Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

3,595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.34/cwt +14.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 540 lb · 126 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $239.35/cwt -6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 473 lb · 126 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $237.09/cwt -4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,292/hd at 545 lb · 125 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,595	3,807	4,556
Feeder cattle	3,553	3,807	4,490
Slaughter cattle	42	—	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1168, Heifers 1654, Bulls 731) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 35, Heifers 7) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah, Springlake and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–328	325	4	215.00–240.00	$227.38	$739	-11.44
365–393	377	22	226.00–260.00	$251.20	$947	-4.20
415–436	431	22	207.50–260.00	$240.89	$1,038	-8.70
456–497	473	126	210.00–258.00	$239.35	$1,132	-6.36
524–549	545	125	217.00–261.00	$237.09	$1,292	-3.74
552–583 value added	567	30	246.00–257.00	$253.48	$1,437	—
555–588	577	65	212.00–235.00	$226.70	$1,308	+0.29
611 value added	611	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,369	-18.21
600–649	636	91	193.00–244.00	$218.66	$1,391	-1.75
641	641	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,538	+19.59
653–695	659	22	212.00–230.00	$217.26	$1,432	+18.79
654–662	660	29	226.00–253.50	$245.04	$1,617	+46.57
665–666 value added	666	11	187.00–254.50	$223.84	$1,491	+8.84
709–746	735	60	148.00–229.00	$207.91	$1,528	+10.17
755–780	764	12	180.00–213.00	$196.32	$1,500	+8.32
820 value added	820	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,476	-19.75
818–833	827	14	176.00–184.00	$180.30	$1,491	+0.30
832	832	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,340	-9.00
915–928	924	6	169.00–182.00	$177.71	$1,642	+6.71
951 value added	951	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,607	—
1130	1130	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	326	4	226.00–242.50	$231.85	$756	+6.38
360–389	372	24	175.00–260.00	$241.11	$897	-10.24
403–449	436	30	185.00–255.00	$234.15	$1,021	+1.72
450–484	458	54	161.00–253.00	$235.02	$1,076	-1.53
500–548	545	33	207.50–237.00	$235.14	$1,282	+10.66
558 value added	558	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,395	—
550–585	560	50	181.00–245.00	$230.18	$1,289	+1.90
605–648	636	38	137.00–230.00	$219.97	$1,399	+24.95
660–697	676	6	155.00–223.00	$203.98	$1,379	-12.98
715–740	724	8	125.00–220.00	$181.60	$1,315	-7.75
768–785	773	6	130.00–194.50	$183.42	$1,418	—
813–830	817	4	159.00–175.00	$170.94	$1,397	+7.94
850–890	868	4	129.00–160.00	$145.82	$1,266	-8.89
948	948	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,394	-21.00
950	950	4	162.00	$162.00	$1,539	—
1075	1075	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,666	+7.00
1205	1205	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	8	268.00	$268.00	$1,120	—
454–474	465	14	220.00–230.00	$225.82	$1,050	-39.18
477 value added	477	11	265.00	$265.00	$1,264	—
490	490	25	244.00–245.00	$244.56	$1,198	-20.44
505 value added	505	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,126	—
538	538	6	226.00	$226.00	$1,216	+32.00
562	562	16	251.00	$251.00	$1,411	—
733	733	8	216.00	$216.00	$1,583	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	13	132.00–233.00	$197.72	$741	-14.98
400	400	1	199.00	$199.00	$796	-11.82
450–475	457	14	149.00–228.00	$201.76	$922	+1.76
513–530	525	13	160.00–220.00	$209.94	$1,102	-0.06
556–590	565	9	180.00–224.00	$212.11	$1,198	-14.40
620–640	636	7	185.00–190.00	$189.29	$1,204	-10.79
656–670	659	5	120.00–214.00	$194.88	$1,284	—
700–730	715	2	145.00–190.00	$167.03	$1,194	—
760–795	778	2	161.00–187.50	$174.55	$1,358	+12.05

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	150.00	$150.00	$402	—
321–347	325	15	105.00–180.00	$120.81	$393	-54.19
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	-25.16
408–445	426	10	110.00–188.00	$149.72	$638	+37.78
455–490	479	7	110.00–170.00	$122.28	$586	-58.72
556	556	5	170.00	$170.00	$945	—
630–637	635	3	156.00–195.00	$182.10	$1,156	—
685	685	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,028	-46.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1485	1414	4	140.00–155.00	$148.14	$2,095	—
1350–1830	1587	11	155.00–170.00	$163.94	$2,602	—
1345–1890	1601	20	162.00–180.00	$167.22	$2,677	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	2	110.00	$110.00	$649	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–326	320	6	175.00–207.50	$191.58	$613	-18.86
363–395	375	56	176.00–225.00	$214.79	$805	+11.11
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	-78.59
425–448	443	70	161.00–222.00	$208.88	$925	+10.29
455–494	476	113	175.00–216.00	$207.61	$988	+8.21
500–549	540	124	165.50–215.00	$198.56	$1,072	+14.75
543	543	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,005	+1.19
550–595	561	71	150.00–203.00	$195.68	$1,098	+9.08
577	577	13	195.00–201.00	$198.69	$1,146	+12.09
558–591 value added	583	17	189.00–207.00	$193.05	$1,125	—
610–645	639	54	159.00–189.00	$178.49	$1,141	+4.12
657 value added	657	20	189.00	$189.00	$1,242	—
655–664	658	17	180.50–206.00	$188.07	$1,238	+24.44
653–690	662	19	148.00–193.00	$182.57	$1,209	+18.94
708	708	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,274	+10.30
715–745	735	30	164.00–188.00	$171.31	$1,259	+1.61
755 value added	755	30	175.00	$175.00	$1,321	+1.39
755	755	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,193	-1.15
807 value added	807	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,315	-9.62
815	815	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,377	-2.00
816	816	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,069	-40.00
905–937	929	4	139.00–164.00	$157.91	$1,467	+17.91
905–933 value added	930	24	163.00–172.50	$171.34	$1,593	—
969 value added	969	7	168.00	$168.00	$1,628	—
995	995	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,662	—
1050	1050	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,218	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–349	342	21	168.00–227.50	$204.67	$700	+12.60
353	353	3	200.00	$200.00	$706	-4.11
355–385	365	78	184.00–230.00	$224.35	$819	+20.24
405–446	441	107	155.00–220.00	$212.45	$937	+9.79
450–493	473	67	175.00–210.00	$199.14	$942	-2.21
528–546	538	84	170.00–206.00	$196.38	$1,057	+11.30
552	552	17	217.00	$217.00	$1,198	+34.31
551–580	560	79	158.00–213.00	$197.47	$1,106	+14.78
621	621	7	183.00	$183.00	$1,136	+6.74
600–645	629	43	167.50–194.00	$183.41	$1,154	+7.15
659	659	11	200.00	$200.00	$1,318	+20.00
652–695	661	20	155.00–187.00	$183.34	$1,212	+3.34
733–745	735	5	143.00–175.50	$168.92	$1,242	+30.10
760–780	763	6	135.00–163.00	$156.09	$1,191	-4.06
832 value added	832	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,082	—
838	838	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,374	—
850	850	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,436	+44.51
923	923	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,283	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	142.50–205.00	$173.20	$494	—
335	335	5	224.00	$224.00	$750	+61.67
353–389	369	34	149.00–217.00	$202.48	$747	+3.98
401 value added	401	14	207.00	$207.00	$830	—
405–435	421	31	152.00–214.00	$198.25	$835	-1.56
452–499	467	63	160.00–218.00	$200.03	$934	+12.12
500–548	539	15	135.00–199.00	$177.21	$955	-1.62
557–588	568	31	149.00–198.50	$191.70	$1,089	+41.62
600–628	621	16	122.00–176.50	$159.88	$993	-4.30
710	710	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,143	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	189.00	$189.00	$592	+1.42
430	430	16	209.00	$209.00	$899	+18.86
408–444	431	11	210.00–215.00	$213.28	$919	+23.14
461–470	466	20	197.00–205.00	$201.44	$939	—
615 value added	615	17	189.00–213.00	$204.53	$1,258	+44.53
652–668 value added	657	21	183.00–209.00	$200.19	$1,315	+12.19
732–740 value added	736	10	180.00–184.00	$182.01	$1,340	+21.01

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	137.50	$137.50	$454	-42.50
385	385	1	165.00	$165.00	$635	+34.67
410–440	437	15	139.00–180.00	$172.93	$756	—
515–547	544	11	142.00–186.50	$182.67	$994	+28.67
600–620	614	5	126.00–166.00	$155.00	$952	+4.00
685	685	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,103	—
700–748	724	6	97.00–152.00	$132.10	$956	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	6	203.00	$203.00	$936	—
647	647	5	184.00	$184.00	$1,190	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1165	1160	2	163.00–164.00	$163.50	$1,897	—
1235–1405	1320	2	151.00–155.00	$153.13	$2,021	—
1435–1620	1512	3	168.00–172.50	$171.03	$2,586	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	125.00	$125.00	$694	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	182.50	$182.50	$347	—
340–343	342	3	223.00–255.00	$233.60	$799	+1.02
353–396	366	23	228.00–247.00	$236.41	$865	-0.51
415–442	429	51	206.00–245.00	$231.73	$994	-9.24
451–497	488	63	193.00–245.00	$228.26	$1,114	+8.91
501–535	504	32	173.00–214.00	$210.17	$1,059	-8.42
554–586	567	89	195.00–250.00	$214.92	$1,219	+14.12
600–645	627	19	147.00–232.00	$207.36	$1,300	-3.44
651–680	660	39	166.00–221.00	$188.42	$1,244	-2.17
738–743	741	8	171.00–190.00	$182.91	$1,355	+16.33
758–795	770	3	121.00–175.00	$156.42	$1,204	-8.56
825	825	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,114	-29.00
855	855	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,334	+8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–346	338	38	122.50–255.00	$240.81	$814	+1.87
351–390	366	17	166.00–230.00	$219.25	$802	-9.37
415–445	424	83	190.00–254.00	$236.22	$1,002	+6.88
467–492	481	59	175.00–238.00	$218.75	$1,052	-2.49
508–540	521	23	167.50–246.00	$218.79	$1,140	+10.63
555–592	573	31	165.00–210.00	$196.75	$1,127	-14.47
613–643	626	12	165.00–221.00	$196.15	$1,228	+0.15
660–677	664	9	174.00–188.00	$184.50	$1,225	-14.50
730	730	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,146	-4.00
775	775	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,414	+24.50
960	960	1	99.00	$99.00	$950	—
1070	1070	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,124	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	6	230.00	$230.00	$823	+33.09
405–434	426	10	154.00–211.00	$199.09	$848	+6.20
461–492	486	20	200.00–210.00	$201.90	$981	-19.37
550	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	—
600–630	615	2	125.00–190.00	$156.71	$964	-18.29
715	715	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	150.00	$150.00	$502	—
362	362	2	192.50	$192.50	$697	+26.29
403–421	414	8	157.50–195.00	$181.32	$751	-1.47
460–490	487	15	142.50–219.25	$210.28	$1,024	+4.46
535–547	545	6	165.00–213.00	$181.23	$988	+25.73
550	550	1	165.00	$165.00	$908	-2.50
620	620	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,085	+29.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,059	-11.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	2	125.00	$125.00	$685	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.