Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 3, 2023

1,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $206.32/cwt -5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 462 lb · 67 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.32/cwt -8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 562 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.48/cwt ≈ $1,091/hd at 480 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,289	2,647	1,445
Feeder cattle	1,228	2,647	1,424
Slaughter cattle	61	—	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 476, Heifers 601, Bulls 151) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 33) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Too few for trend due to light holiday trading. Report includes sales from Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall and Shenandoah.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	235.00	$235.00	$877	+4.91
404–437	431	12	221.00–256.00	$233.57	$1,007	+4.71
508–535	525	27	222.50–254.00	$233.50	$1,226	-19.50
548 value added	548	9	248.00	$248.00	$1,359	—
555–587	573	16	249.00–254.00	$251.12	$1,439	+6.12
575 value added	575	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,386	—
607–648	629	41	215.00–252.00	$233.14	$1,466	-8.86
622–647 value added	637	15	221.00–247.00	$231.16	$1,472	—
658–672	662	4	228.00–233.00	$231.73	$1,534	+3.66
672	672	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,546	+1.93
718–743	731	13	197.00–224.00	$212.14	$1,551	+0.99
769–770	769	5	201.00–215.00	$212.20	$1,632	-2.38
782 value added	782	14	216.00	$216.00	$1,689	—
838 value added	838	11	219.00	$219.00	$1,835	—
870 value added	870	6	214.00	$214.00	$1,862	+2.00
925	925	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,850	—
1153 value added	1153	2	183.00	$183.00	$2,110	—
1210 value added	1210	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,323	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	1	197.00	$197.00	$579	—
366–383	376	25	236.00–240.00	$239.01	$899	+1.11
425–430	426	7	210.00–236.00	$232.25	$989	+2.99
453–480	457	43	215.00–238.00	$236.53	$1,081	-0.25
500 value added	500	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—
535–543	542	12	187.50–222.50	$217.33	$1,178	-8.55
552–560	554	23	214.00–230.00	$226.27	$1,254	-4.72
562–566 value added	566	9	220.00–225.00	$220.55	$1,248	—
636–642	639	9	209.50–228.00	$219.82	$1,405	+1.69
717–745	731	4	188.00–223.00	$200.75	$1,467	+20.75
754	754	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,516	+5.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449 value added	449	15	249.00	$249.00	$1,118	—
466	466	10	253.00	$253.00	$1,179	—
515	515	14	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—
541	541	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,277	—
550–586	559	26	222.50–245.00	$233.93	$1,308	-18.07
602 value added	602	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,469	—
670 value added	670	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,481	—
806	806	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,701	—
851 value added	851	20	203.00	$203.00	$1,728	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1575	1479	9	174.00–191.00	$182.62	$2,701	—
1335–1660	1498	2	150.00–171.00	$161.64	$2,421	—
1430–1795	1601	16	175.00–197.00	$186.89	$2,992	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	1	160.00	$160.00	$454	—
361–387	369	5	167.00–223.00	$201.50	$744	+0.05
415–432	426	6	204.00–221.00	$209.52	$893	-1.33
476	476	8	198.00	$198.00	$942	+2.50
565	565	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,079	-7.79
635	635	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,226	+1.38
671–675	673	2	178.00–185.00	$181.49	$1,221	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373 value added	373	8	160.00	$160.00	$597	—
479–480	479	3	167.00–170.00	$168.00	$805	—
650–662	658	3	187.50–200.00	$191.62	$1,261	—
752	752	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,361	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	5	221.00	$221.00	$771	+11.07
378–393	380	9	206.00–212.50	$206.75	$786	-1.90
433–435	434	14	200.50–208.00	$203.72	$884	+1.06
469	469	9	209.00	$209.00	$980	-10.00
497	497	10	237.00	$237.00	$1,178	+18.00
502–545	505	13	172.50–198.00	$195.88	$989	—
551–595	561	59	187.00–224.00	$200.16	$1,123	-7.46
580 value added	580	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,247	—
627–638 value added	629	15	206.00–216.00	$213.97	$1,346	—
642	642	13	188.00	$188.00	$1,207	-2.87
676	676	9	185.00	$185.00	$1,251	+24.00
708–729	722	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,300	+15.05
752–787	764	6	173.00–175.00	$174.31	$1,332	-2.52
799 value added	799	8	198.00	$198.00	$1,582	+17.00
895	895	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,387	—
905–942	930	3	171.00–180.00	$173.92	$1,617	—
997 value added	997	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,844	—
1043 value added	1043	4	179.00	$179.00	$1,867	—
1078	1078	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–349	342	24	209.00–229.00	$225.29	$770	+37.94
357–390	363	11	209.00–219.00	$217.05	$788	-17.62
400	400	2	232.50	$232.50	$930	+21.92
447	447	2	201.00	$201.00	$898	-9.58
451–498	462	67	175.00–217.00	$206.32	$953	-5.88
530–542	536	32	185.00–207.00	$193.65	$1,038	-5.33
555–567	559	13	180.00–202.00	$197.10	$1,102	-2.75
625–634	631	20	189.00–201.00	$195.63	$1,234	+2.45
663 value added	663	9	206.00	$206.00	$1,366	—
716 value added	716	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,439	—
735	735	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,257	-5.89
762	762	1	130.00	$130.00	$991	—
867	867	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382 value added	382	11	237.50	$237.50	$907	—
391	391	12	215.00	$215.00	$841	+6.00
474	474	15	240.00	$240.00	$1,138	—
453–486	479	25	203.00–218.00	$215.17	$1,031	—
473–498 value added	486	17	234.00–235.00	$234.54	$1,140	—
549 value added	549	12	230.00	$230.00	$1,263	—
562 value added	562	8	212.00	$212.00	$1,191	—
572	572	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,304	+22.00
648 value added	648	19	208.00	$208.00	$1,348	—
668 value added	668	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,403	—
726	726	10	204.00	$204.00	$1,481	—
721–749 value added	735	20	185.00–206.00	$195.30	$1,435	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–355	353	9	170.00–219.00	$195.04	$688	-9.76
426–430	427	5	170.00–195.00	$189.96	$811	+9.12
466	466	8	185.00	$185.00	$862	-15.57
511–541	537	13	181.00–192.50	$185.40	$996	+4.28
567	567	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,191	-13.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1350	1270	4	169.00–180.00	$177.17	$2,250	—
1280–1665	1425	28	178.00–197.00	$186.59	$2,659	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363 value added	363	9	155.00	$155.00	$563	—
437	437	2	183.00	$183.00	$800	+53.00
518	518	3	183.00	$183.00	$948	-1.80
655	655	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	—
715	715	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	-32.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–373	371	19	221.00–234.00	$224.37	$832	-3.63
402–430	410	10	172.50–229.00	$220.41	$904	-11.44
455–496	482	14	168.00–224.50	$199.48	$961	-10.48
510–536	528	4	155.00–175.00	$167.08	$882	-52.97
556–571	563	9	186.00–210.00	$198.13	$1,115	-4.57
600–635	629	7	150.00–203.00	$183.89	$1,157	+5.74
653	653	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,188	-22.33
711–725	720	3	145.00–155.00	$151.71	$1,092	-13.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	233.00	$233.00	$769	+9.96
365–370	368	3	240.00	$240.00	$883	+11.04
421–425	422	8	221.00–225.00	$222.01	$937	+3.48
475–486	484	5	206.00–217.50	$215.24	$1,042	+6.33
504–538	514	10	181.00–226.00	$211.88	$1,089	-37.12
573–581	578	10	195.00–219.00	$209.48	$1,211	+13.12
616–635	624	5	171.00–195.50	$185.52	$1,158	+5.28
655	655	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,369	+11.36
746	746	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,201	-1.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	1	167.50	$167.50	$663	—
435	435	3	184.00	$184.00	$800	+0.77
623–625	625	7	159.00–165.00	$164.15	$1,026	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	165.00	$165.00	$512	—
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	+5.26
493	493	8	208.00	$208.00	$1,025	+36.67
560	560	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,086	+21.39

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	7	191.00	$191.00	$951	—

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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.