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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

3,015 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.99/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 441 lb · 116 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $209.62/cwt -7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 542 lb · 108 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.57/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 460 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,015 3,628 2,683
Feeder cattle 3,015 3,486 2,683
Slaughter cattle — 142 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 854, Dairy Steers 366, Heifers 1244, Bulls 551) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Springlake, Winchester and Wythe County.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 335 10 257.50–307.50 $288.44 $966 +36.56
387 387 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,055 +35.49
405–449 437 17 197.50–255.00 $232.91 $1,018 -25.44
456–490 468 37 200.00–277.00 $252.79 $1,183 -2.58
475 value added 475 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,178 —
525–545 541 30 211.00–240.00 $221.09 $1,196 -32.91
551–590 558 78 210.00–259.00 $237.23 $1,324 -2.73
631–642 638 11 211.00–232.00 $218.55 $1,394 -8.57
649 649 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,603 +19.88
650–690 661 70 212.50–242.00 $228.28 $1,509 +1.51
700–749 738 58 213.50–235.00 $222.00 $1,638 +4.91
751–795 760 10 192.50–227.00 $216.65 $1,647 -22.35
823–825 824 6 197.00–225.00 $202.18 $1,666 -27.82
860 860 4 239.00 $239.00 $2,055 +3.00
860–893 880 24 228.00–232.00 $230.48 $2,028 +2.24
935–936 936 5 197.00–199.50 $199.00 $1,863 +9.00
960 960 2 221.00 $221.00 $2,122 —
950–990 970 2 185.00–211.00 $197.73 $1,918 —
1085 value added 1085 3 205.00 $205.00 $2,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 307.50 $307.50 $990 +20.00
363–390 370 27 240.00–272.50 $261.07 $966 +17.17
439–445 440 8 210.00–242.50 $238.39 $1,049 +13.36
459–483 464 40 220.00–241.00 $238.39 $1,106 -1.63
480 value added 480 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,195 —
505–546 543 67 190.00–247.00 $232.73 $1,264 +14.30
565–585 584 16 180.00–262.00 $251.17 $1,467 -11.83
610–630 623 23 209.00–244.00 $234.90 $1,463 -6.10
652 652 19 222.25 $222.25 $1,449 -2.00
705–715 708 3 216.00–219.00 $217.01 $1,536 -6.18
740 value added 740 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,672 —
750–752 751 14 214.50–227.00 $218.06 $1,638 +32.95
800–815 808 2 190.00–197.00 $193.53 $1,564 -17.92
812 value added 812 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,933 —
865 865 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 14 239.00 $239.00 $1,288 -6.00
545–546 value added 546 8 230.00–248.00 $243.51 $1,330 -0.49
560 value added 560 23 243.00 $243.00 $1,361 +15.68
604 value added 604 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,504 +29.00
627 627 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,379 —
623–644 640 15 245.00–248.00 $246.26 $1,576 —
678 678 22 246.00 $246.00 $1,668 -2.12
707 707 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,669 -14.00
733 733 18 246.50 $246.50 $1,807 -3.50
768–770 value added 769 5 231.00–242.00 $237.61 $1,827 +7.61
802 value added 802 23 241.00 $241.00 $1,933 +3.62
849 849 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,766 —
863 value added 863 3 238.00 $238.00 $2,054 —
990 value added 990 10 219.00 $219.00 $2,168 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 267.50 $267.50 $896 +137.50
381 381 5 235.00 $235.00 $895 +23.71
405–448 441 16 172.00–235.75 $228.33 $1,007 +13.98
510–540 529 12 156.00–230.00 $219.57 $1,162 +0.64
633 633 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,241 -13.08
655 655 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 +30.00
795 795 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,550 +28.51
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 187.50 $187.50 $735 -12.50
450–487 462 14 185.00–212.00 $203.38 $940 +15.28
540–545 544 5 165.00–185.00 $177.02 $963 -20.98
560 560 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,075 -17.04
655 655 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,251 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 210.00 $210.00 $588 —
325–338 330 6 170.00–220.00 $210.78 $696 +2.29
376–385 380 31 205.00–227.00 $224.96 $855 +8.98
406–435 419 30 188.00–228.00 $218.47 $915 -8.67
453–475 460 95 188.00–231.00 $214.57 $987 -5.00
501–548 539 88 188.00–227.00 $218.07 $1,175 -3.18
552–570 553 91 198.00–213.00 $206.16 $1,140 -13.84
623–646 640 76 184.00–219.00 $194.70 $1,246 -34.90
651–695 654 29 185.00–220.50 $216.21 $1,414 +26.53
689 689 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,578 +39.32
704 value added 704 9 208.00 $208.00 $1,464 —
713–739 734 19 176.00–198.00 $180.72 $1,326 +2.60
754–770 756 11 155.00–205.00 $197.49 $1,493 -1.21
815–842 833 9 175.00–191.00 $185.78 $1,548 -7.22
970–975 971 5 150.00–183.00 $176.37 $1,713 —
1197 1197 7 170.00 $170.00 $2,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 12 215.00 $215.00 $705 +2.25
350–395 359 49 127.00–233.00 $224.77 $807 +1.15
405–449 441 116 170.00–226.00 $217.99 $961 +0.19
476–478 476 15 212.50–223.00 $220.89 $1,051 -14.57
529 value added 529 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,084 -40.00
500–544 543 102 180.00–233.00 $209.89 $1,140 -30.11
550–580 554 27 187.50–211.00 $206.25 $1,143 -10.70
605–647 642 73 172.00–224.00 $202.66 $1,301 +3.75
650–675 664 4 144.00–191.00 $174.32 $1,157 -29.75
705–735 714 10 148.00–208.00 $175.79 $1,255 -6.02
820–843 835 3 175.00–181.00 $179.04 $1,495 -12.96
965 965 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,448 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,010 +10.00
515–541 value added 539 22 227.00–232.00 $231.57 $1,248 —
530–548 539 6 174.00–220.50 $197.64 $1,065 —
551–576 value added 559 29 229.00–230.00 $229.32 $1,282 —
620–645 value added 631 40 204.00–227.00 $217.83 $1,375 -27.17
608–649 635 6 190.00–214.00 $197.66 $1,255 —
639 639 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,463 —
658–659 658 14 195.00–233.00 $216.70 $1,426 -30.39
723–729 value added 727 13 200.00–219.00 $205.81 $1,496 +30.81
800 800 23 217.00 $217.00 $1,736 —
866 value added 866 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,619 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 209.00 $209.00 $723 +21.11
355–370 359 14 181.00–210.75 $207.75 $746 +1.20
439–443 440 36 201.00–216.25 $213.69 $940 +3.00
455–488 475 5 180.00–196.00 $184.02 $874 +6.06
520–549 543 32 166.00–206.75 $203.50 $1,105 -3.25
616 616 4 195.50 $195.50 $1,204 +0.94
654 654 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,210 +18.85
700 700 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,337 —
815 815 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–385 367 4 139.00–185.00 $172.94 $635 -32.06
440–442 442 16 177.50–199.50 $198.13 $876 +13.13
480 480 1 175.00 $175.00 $840 -19.64
540 540 7 184.00 $184.00 $994 +46.00
553–570 559 3 130.00–191.00 $170.25 $952 -21.75
645–648 647 3 169.00–175.00 $170.99 $1,106 -12.89
690 690 1 129.00 $129.00 $890 —
710 710 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,100 -10.00
770 770 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 8 222.50–300.00 $283.13 $883 +27.93
356–371 366 17 246.00–275.00 $265.29 $971 +2.34
424–435 428 57 213.00–270.00 $241.60 $1,034 +6.63
450–497 486 54 206.00–261.00 $218.89 $1,064 -9.02
506–545 521 28 188.00–254.00 $241.16 $1,256 +23.60
553–582 569 53 180.00–213.00 $196.98 $1,121 -8.22
600–636 627 26 185.00–239.50 $210.49 $1,320 +3.42
650–660 654 12 127.00–190.00 $181.54 $1,187 -8.11
715–740 728 13 167.00–205.00 $197.49 $1,438 +2.18
825 825 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,423 +0.84
853–880 862 3 110.00–124.00 $119.24 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 340 21 241.00–290.00 $249.78 $849 +24.62
350–384 380 9 221.00–260.00 $256.01 $973 +18.45
400–449 425 48 165.00–232.75 $224.83 $956 -7.05
460–491 487 38 181.00–230.00 $219.89 $1,071 +3.05
504–548 521 10 200.00–213.00 $208.17 $1,085 -6.91
560–590 563 60 162.50–215.00 $199.50 $1,123 -4.97
627–645 637 22 185.00–214.00 $200.61 $1,278 +1.12
720–725 721 4 167.00–190.00 $184.22 $1,328 -7.78
840 840 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 230.00 $230.00 $869 —
599 599 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,228 —
659 659 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,120 —
677 value added 677 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 192.50 $192.50 $689 -57.50
425 425 1 158.00 $158.00 $672 -69.50
453–470 462 6 210.00 $210.00 $970 —
570 570 1 170.00 $170.00 $969 -2.34
653 653 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,224 —
725 725 1 123.00 $123.00 $892 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 201.00 $201.00 $870 -6.20
480 480 1 172.00 $172.00 $826 -10.56
513–540 516 8 170.00–192.50 $189.56 $978 +14.56

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 11 196.00 $196.00 $717 —
442 442 3 188.00 $188.00 $831 —
453 453 34 200.00 $200.00 $906 —
538 538 2 172.00 $172.00 $925 —
554 554 61 174.00–184.00 $182.85 $1,013 —
655 655 54 173.25 $173.25 $1,135 —
748 748 25 170.50 $170.50 $1,275 —
820–842 839 13 140.00–150.00 $148.50 $1,246 —
973 973 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,382 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 367 4 190.00 $190.00 $697 —
455–468 467 12 186.00 $186.00 $869 —
555–590 557 23 164.00–184.00 $183.08 $1,020 —
640 640 1 150.00 $150.00 $960 —
653 653 20 173.25 $173.25 $1,131 —
744 744 30 170.50 $170.50 $1,269 —
760 760 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $999 —
851 851 18 150.00 $150.00 $1,276 —
968 968 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,346 —
1145 1145 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,488 —
1285 1285 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,658 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 125.00 $125.00 $412 —
368 368 9 196.00 $196.00 $721 —
415–449 444 14 162.00–182.00 $179.33 $796 —
548 548 9 180.00 $180.00 $986 —
641 641 4 120.00 $120.00 $769 —
655 655 2 100.00 $100.00 $655 —
753 753 2 130.00 $130.00 $979 —
985 985 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,015 —

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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.