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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

2,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.14/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 559 lb · 162 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.80/cwt +8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 463 lb · 147 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.30/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 543 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,511 2,815 2,165
Feeder cattle 2,480 2,815 2,119
Slaughter cattle 31 — 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 844, Heifers 1130, Bulls 506) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 23, Heifers 8) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 382 8 230.00–272.50 $250.15 $956 -2.10
417–448 443 16 229.50–270.00 $238.24 $1,055 +22.27
458–498 472 46 219.00–265.00 $245.49 $1,159 +4.05
486 486 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,215 +8.56
513 513 10 244.50 $244.50 $1,254 +4.49
506–535 524 37 209.00–256.00 $249.72 $1,309 +9.71
551 551 23 260.00 $260.00 $1,433 +18.35
550–590 560 139 209.00–263.00 $243.85 $1,366 +2.20
601–634 623 39 240.50–241.50 $241.18 $1,503 +56.18
605–647 635 79 200.00–236.00 $229.03 $1,454 -3.15
656–698 677 44 185.00–238.00 $230.66 $1,562 -1.03
680–696 693 5 210.00–220.00 $218.04 $1,511 -13.65
720–732 726 31 195.00–205.00 $201.57 $1,463 +0.81
758–766 763 6 190.00–207.00 $201.37 $1,536 —
820–841 837 5 176.00–201.00 $196.10 $1,641 +14.71
860 860 6 199.75 $199.75 $1,718 +49.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–335 331 6 200.00–235.00 $225.78 $747 -19.22
355–390 367 23 222.50–274.00 $250.64 $920 +3.28
420–447 440 41 225.00–250.00 $243.68 $1,072 +9.92
450–473 466 7 236.00–240.00 $238.90 $1,113 +0.87
470 value added 470 3 180.00 $180.00 $846 -51.00
517–544 532 33 160.00–243.00 $236.39 $1,258 +2.73
550–585 570 32 165.00–239.00 $216.69 $1,235 +14.94
608–643 633 34 170.00–238.00 $227.21 $1,438 +7.21
660–667 666 22 190.00–251.50 $245.96 $1,638 +56.42
674 value added 674 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,415 —
705 705 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 +20.00
754 754 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,591 —
819 819 8 199.00 $199.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–390 361 4 197.50–225.00 $217.57 $785 +38.30
420–445 436 7 150.00–235.00 $221.64 $966 -6.63
473 473 4 195.00 $195.00 $922 +34.65
530–535 533 2 185.00–222.00 $203.41 $1,084 -10.65
555–590 565 13 182.50–218.00 $198.48 $1,121 +28.48
605–649 634 9 175.00–190.00 $185.00 $1,173 -3.60
650–690 669 5 140.00–182.50 $169.25 $1,132 —
700–715 707 3 173.00–185.00 $180.12 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,157 +16.00
555 555 14 244.00 $244.00 $1,354 —
657 value added 657 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,491 —
746 value added 746 7 211.00 $211.00 $1,574 —
898 value added 898 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,769 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1510 1495 4 178.00–180.00 $179.25 $2,680 —
1515–1815 1659 19 176.00–190.00 $181.06 $3,004 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 192.50 $192.50 $587 —
445 445 2 187.50 $187.50 $834 +22.47
495 495 1 198.00 $198.00 $980 +22.00
525–540 535 3 190.00–195.00 $193.36 $1,034 -5.58
570–595 583 2 188.00–208.00 $198.21 $1,156 —
615 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 +40.00
695 695 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 227.50 $227.50 $780 +26.26
350–375 362 23 207.00–237.50 $226.39 $820 +18.16
420–440 431 13 167.00–230.00 $214.95 $926 +5.97
455–491 473 114 199.50–229.50 $220.08 $1,041 +5.58
540–545 543 104 201.00–218.50 $211.84 $1,150 -1.42
535–545 545 26 219.00–222.50 $219.13 $1,194 +5.87
553–595 563 49 177.50–218.00 $208.20 $1,172 +5.85
589 589 13 230.50 $230.50 $1,358 +28.15
600–649 642 66 184.50–201.50 $196.71 $1,263 +7.10
650–690 653 26 191.00–198.00 $197.43 $1,289 +7.11
705–747 735 11 125.00–184.00 $175.68 $1,291 -4.81
758 value added 758 12 198.00 $198.00 $1,501 —
760–790 780 3 171.00–198.50 $179.93 $1,403 +10.41
800 800 2 172.00–179.00 $175.50 $1,404 —
842 value added 842 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,549 —
925 925 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,434 +12.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 5 197.50–230.00 $222.07 $748 +8.36
360 value added 360 2 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
354–385 368 80 141.00–249.75 $237.81 $875 +12.42
410–445 429 17 125.00–236.00 $214.41 $920 +4.63
452 value added 452 4 164.00 $164.00 $741 -58.00
450–493 463 143 177.50–238.50 $227.53 $1,053 +10.64
505–540 533 53 146.00–230.00 $217.08 $1,157 +7.55
550–573 555 50 143.00–240.00 $215.48 $1,196 +31.98
620–649 635 30 184.50–216.00 $199.87 $1,269 +8.42
675 675 1 147.50 $147.50 $996 -10.44
728–743 734 17 167.00–205.00 $185.98 $1,365 +21.38
780 780 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,443 —
837–845 839 4 165.00–176.00 $173.23 $1,453 +39.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–349 347 15 175.00–244.00 $232.40 $806 —
355–370 357 16 187.50–235.00 $227.79 $813 +19.28
400–445 424 31 150.00–238.00 $226.46 $960 +36.46
450–491 470 33 115.00–238.00 $213.13 $1,002 +5.74
510–540 519 9 96.00–210.00 $190.27 $988 -14.83
550–595 557 15 140.00–198.00 $191.80 $1,068 +54.30
600–635 616 12 160.00–229.00 $197.90 $1,219 +29.60
653–665 657 3 180.00–206.00 $197.23 $1,296 +42.27
873 873 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,060 +10.00
510 510 13 232.00 $232.00 $1,183 +37.00
549 value added 549 14 240.00 $240.00 $1,318 —
573 573 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,312 —
655–657 655 14 203.00–213.00 $205.15 $1,344 —
672 value added 672 15 212.00 $212.00 $1,425 +34.03
752 value added 752 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,421 —
841 value added 841 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,497 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 228.00 $228.00 $793 —
427–440 429 6 135.00–185.00 $176.46 $757 +23.46
453–475 460 3 139.00–166.00 $148.29 $682 -30.51
542 542 4 182.00 $182.00 $986 +50.58
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 -18.40
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 +6.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1375 1360 2 171.00–172.00 $171.51 $2,333 —
1235–1555 1439 6 181.00–188.00 $184.76 $2,659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–330 328 7 247.50–250.00 $248.92 $816 -11.87
370–390 380 16 220.00–247.00 $236.72 $900 +25.83
410–440 422 40 172.50–250.00 $230.22 $972 -3.21
473–495 487 47 198.00–241.00 $227.77 $1,109 -3.82
510–543 541 27 177.50–234.00 $228.88 $1,238 +10.75
555–577 562 36 205.00–241.00 $225.82 $1,269 +12.25
618–648 633 22 184.00–225.00 $198.88 $1,259 -3.54
658–667 660 20 163.00–216.00 $208.45 $1,376 +6.91
705–730 718 4 165.00–169.00 $167.03 $1,199 -34.97
755–790 761 7 170.00–196.00 $189.45 $1,442 +10.74
853–860 857 6 165.00–175.00 $169.98 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–349 342 29 225.00–254.00 $246.93 $845 -7.67
365–390 383 7 167.50–239.00 $211.60 $810 -19.19
400–441 418 44 167.50–240.00 $231.62 $968 +0.48
465–492 488 49 195.00–236.25 $226.41 $1,105 -3.18
503–530 504 22 160.00–241.00 $237.13 $1,195 +18.97
550–592 563 45 160.00–232.00 $213.77 $1,204 +3.46
615–639 631 15 177.50–200.00 $195.39 $1,233 +5.11
663 663 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,333 —
710–720 716 4 160.00–179.00 $173.76 $1,244 —
805 805 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,393 +45.50
930 930 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,302 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 139.00 $139.00 $528 -71.41
415 415 4 216.00 $216.00 $896 —
475 475 2 192.50–224.00 $208.25 $989 +41.47
515–520 517 3 180.00–190.00 $183.35 $948 —
565 565 1 164.00 $164.00 $927 -3.50
730 730 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 200.00 $200.00 $870 —
543 543 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,072 -10.00

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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.