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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

2,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.88/cwt -8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 554 lb · 154 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.96/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 542 lb · 136 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.53/cwt -11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 638 lb · 127 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,495 2,264 2,038
Feeder cattle 2,495 2,173 2,038
Slaughter cattle — 91 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 772, Heifers 1177, Bulls 546) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 10.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, 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
345 345 2 230.00 $230.00 $794 +2.50
373–393 379 7 235.00–239.75 $238.34 $903 +8.02
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 -38.34
460–487 473 37 230.00–248.75 $244.79 $1,158 +6.69
530–549 548 84 205.00–241.00 $233.27 $1,278 -2.80
561–588 565 53 214.00–241.00 $237.44 $1,342 +0.98
607 value added 607 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,451 —
600–646 640 41 210.00–242.00 $227.43 $1,456 -4.94
650–657 651 103 208.00–237.00 $222.86 $1,451 -13.05
663 663 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,492 -10.91
718 value added 718 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,673 —
722–747 735 64 201.00–231.00 $216.79 $1,593 -10.04
780 value added 780 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,560 -29.22
820–841 834 6 198.00–220.00 $212.79 $1,775 +5.60
1055 1055 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,820 —
1190 1190 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,476 -36.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 234.00 $234.00 $812 —
350–395 373 2 145.00–220.00 $184.77 $689 -58.82
405–445 429 13 175.00–237.00 $226.90 $973 -3.81
450–474 455 45 224.00–250.50 $244.79 $1,114 +3.64
518 value added 518 9 201.00 $201.00 $1,041 —
528–549 545 90 184.00–231.25 $224.77 $1,225 -0.35
555–575 564 19 225.00–237.00 $227.04 $1,281 -6.89
615–648 632 30 140.00–219.75 $214.41 $1,355 -24.50
656–685 662 5 182.00–221.00 $212.93 $1,410 -15.24
732–745 735 9 206.00–229.00 $223.82 $1,645 -2.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 355 5 195.00–220.00 $214.72 $762 -24.02
427–441 438 19 185.00–234.00 $228.54 $1,001 +0.90
480 480 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,013 +29.09
505–533 527 14 173.00–223.50 $214.42 $1,130 +21.80
558–580 567 6 149.00–190.00 $168.14 $953 —
600–648 639 7 140.00–195.00 $186.47 $1,192 -18.08
700 700 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,288 -16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 21 245.00 $245.00 $1,600 —
668 668 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,603 —
823 823 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,794 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 —
463–470 465 5 180.00–232.00 $190.91 $888 -14.88
500–545 538 6 180.00–189.50 $188.03 $1,012 —
570 570 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,163 +27.10
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 +55.00
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350 -4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 214.00 $214.00 $728 -0.21
358–395 376 36 185.00–210.00 $206.04 $775 -5.78
430–448 433 14 190.00–209.00 $204.96 $887 -6.11
451–484 465 74 192.00–209.00 $205.65 $956 +0.38
505–549 544 67 165.00–222.00 $205.80 $1,120 +0.55
552–575 553 149 150.00–195.00 $193.27 $1,069 -9.28
577 value added 577 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,223 —
617–648 638 127 154.00–194.00 $186.53 $1,190 -11.43
651–680 657 24 143.00–196.00 $178.57 $1,173 -5.87
700–743 739 28 153.00–196.00 $179.26 $1,325 -1.68
750–755 754 4 153.00–187.00 $161.46 $1,217 -20.54
852 852 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,525 —
963 value added 963 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,782 -16.00
1073 1073 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 323 8 175.00–200.00 $194.78 $629 -26.11
350–386 362 54 165.00–219.75 $213.11 $771 -4.71
408–449 444 102 146.00–214.00 $204.63 $909 -6.77
450–489 463 55 172.00–212.00 $202.07 $936 -9.10
510–545 542 136 180.00–212.00 $200.96 $1,089 -1.70
550–572 565 15 143.00–186.00 $180.12 $1,018 -25.12
620–633 630 44 156.00–189.50 $182.69 $1,151 -10.93
652–695 657 19 125.00–197.00 $192.56 $1,265 +6.72
710–735 718 8 168.00–186.00 $175.82 $1,262 +17.88
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–386 362 19 152.50–205.00 $192.52 $697 -5.01
400–440 428 18 138.00–199.00 $179.43 $768 -14.49
451–460 452 25 145.00–199.00 $190.20 $860 -17.56
520–547 538 42 131.00–200.00 $187.49 $1,009 -13.05
621–644 632 17 157.50–203.00 $193.87 $1,225 +38.87
655 655 2 150.00 $150.00 $982 -32.86
722–733 729 5 120.00–155.00 $133.87 $976 -23.63
780 780 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,287 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–390 381 3 150.00–157.50 $154.94 $590 -27.56
415 415 1 132.00 $132.00 $548 +7.00
450–490 456 9 100.00–183.00 $164.06 $748 -16.44
515–520 518 2 137.00–155.00 $145.96 $756 -24.61
580 580 2 162.00 $162.00 $940 +82.00
605 605 1 103.00 $103.00 $623 -54.50
670–695 683 2 130.00–140.00 $135.09 $923 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 value added 527 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,054 —
644 644 8 175.00 $175.00 $1,127 -14.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 1 102.50 $102.50 $102 —
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 75.00 $75.00 $428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 6 265.00 $265.00 $737 —
323–346 342 16 202.00–225.00 $218.67 $748 -12.53
350–395 372 11 145.00–235.00 $213.67 $795 -23.86
417–433 428 34 215.00–234.00 $226.87 $971 -0.50
455–495 485 72 170.00–227.00 $214.78 $1,042 -5.85
500 500 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,130 +17.44
552–585 562 64 182.00–226.00 $206.75 $1,162 +6.01
617–648 625 37 180.00–215.00 $196.11 $1,226 +6.51
664–695 669 8 170.00–210.00 $193.31 $1,293 +1.94
710–728 724 4 170.00–187.50 $174.29 $1,262 +3.29
759 759 4 166.50 $166.50 $1,264 -3.50
840 840 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,281 —
855 855 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–348 339 38 210.00–220.00 $216.30 $733 -13.54
356–395 368 12 162.50–241.00 $224.62 $827 -1.75
400–446 415 55 218.00–232.00 $228.41 $948 -5.33
455–493 491 44 160.00–218.25 $215.36 $1,057 -7.09
508–537 526 31 157.00–222.00 $214.11 $1,126 +3.31
553–593 559 28 147.50–221.00 $197.70 $1,105 -9.50
613–627 625 15 172.50–185.50 $183.65 $1,148 -2.31
671 671 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,255 +0.61
700 700 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,183 —
750 750 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 —
910 910 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,228 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 —
415–422 421 6 147.00–190.00 $182.93 $770 -5.70
472–488 482 8 170.00–182.50 $177.91 $858 -22.09
505–525 515 2 151.00–202.00 $176.00 $906 -11.13
552–573 561 7 104.00–175.00 $159.43 $894 -27.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 167.50 $167.50 $591 -20.00
435 435 1 165.00 $165.00 $718 -40.00
530 530 1 161.00 $161.00 $853 -40.40
551–580 557 5 128.00–176.00 $166.00 $925 —
610 610 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,080 +18.00

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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.