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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

4,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.01/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 556 lb · 197 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.23/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 469 lb · 162 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.08/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 539 lb · 153 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,394 4,521 3,015
Feeder cattle 4,394 4,439 3,015
Slaughter cattle — 82 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1638, Heifers 1952, Bulls 804) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 14.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, 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
330–335 334 5 260.00–262.00 $260.40 $870 -27.28
370–393 388 12 220.00–271.00 $262.88 $1,020 -28.16
420–433 423 38 232.50–268.00 $264.89 $1,120 +2.68
460 value added 460 3 215.00 $215.00 $989 -38.00
455–485 472 80 221.00–268.00 $260.01 $1,227 +12.76
515–548 538 114 219.00–267.00 $251.60 $1,354 +6.57
550–573 560 87 225.00–262.00 $247.34 $1,385 +5.35
627 value added 627 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,574 +2.00
600–649 641 123 175.00–261.00 $238.21 $1,527 -1.17
667 667 25 254.00 $254.00 $1,694 +27.24
660–697 674 58 170.00–252.00 $245.76 $1,656 +2.54
700 value added 700 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,662 —
712 712 25 249.00 $249.00 $1,773 +17.86
718–748 739 72 220.00–238.00 $230.21 $1,701 -0.93
753–790 765 8 197.50–232.00 $219.55 $1,680 +7.97
772 772 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,853 +28.42
810–840 827 11 218.50–220.00 $219.72 $1,817 +6.37
856 856 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,986 -4.53
933 value added 933 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,903 —
935 935 5 222.50 $222.50 $2,080 —
955–960 958 3 167.50–205.00 $179.96 $1,724 -9.04
981 value added 981 6 208.00 $208.00 $2,040 —
1162 value added 1162 3 186.00 $186.00 $2,161 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 value added 436 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,134 —
440 440 2 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
485–488 487 9 243.00–254.00 $251.57 $1,225 -6.43
497 value added 497 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,228 —
510 510 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,306 +7.00
528 value added 528 30 266.00 $266.00 $1,404 —
554–569 value added 559 23 245.00–261.00 $249.68 $1,396 -4.32
633 633 16 256.00 $256.00 $1,620 +4.00
631–647 value added 641 53 254.00–259.00 $256.07 $1,641 +5.92
650 650 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,508 -17.00
655 value added 655 9 258.00 $258.00 $1,690 -0.40
713 value added 713 28 240.50 $240.50 $1,715 -10.50
733 733 23 239.00 $239.00 $1,752 —
773 value added 773 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,677 -22.72
779–788 780 48 205.00–241.00 $237.21 $1,850 —
803–805 804 15 220.00–222.50 $221.33 $1,779 —
813–844 value added 833 92 240.00–241.25 $240.93 $2,007 —
899 899 45 230.00 $230.00 $2,068 —
943 value added 943 4 223.00 $223.00 $2,103 —
955–965 value added 956 16 209.00–220.00 $218.61 $2,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 320 15 225.00–275.00 $256.09 $819 -11.40
350–380 371 29 252.50–274.00 $259.91 $964 +12.77
385 value added 385 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,036 —
410–447 428 30 195.00–260.00 $241.69 $1,034 -10.63
450–493 461 54 235.00–260.00 $252.89 $1,166 +10.73
498 value added 498 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,340 —
510 value added 510 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,250 -14.13
504–548 542 81 190.00–255.00 $235.93 $1,279 +0.82
572 572 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,510 +37.18
550–577 574 9 232.50–262.00 $258.86 $1,486 +32.04
615–645 629 4 212.50–230.00 $223.31 $1,405 -15.42
656 value added 656 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,614 —
652–686 659 64 233.00–243.00 $235.56 $1,552 +2.72
722 value added 722 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,697 +7.00
710–748 742 25 229.00–243.00 $234.22 $1,738 +16.34
759 759 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,822 +73.73
760 value added 760 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 —
755–773 767 3 207.50–220.00 $215.90 $1,656 +49.63
848 848 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,993 +17.74
870 870 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,966 +27.00
954 954 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,670 —
1130 1130 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,412 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 431 8 118.00–215.00 $194.27 $837 -1.73
463 463 2 172.50 $172.50 $799 -30.90
505–536 533 11 215.00–218.00 $217.74 $1,161 +26.92
579 579 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,100 +55.00
670 670 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,394 -12.00
693 value added 693 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,192 —
712–720 714 4 130.00–148.00 $134.54 $961 -73.46
765–785 772 3 122.50–214.50 $183.30 $1,415 —
908 value added 908 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–365 364 6 227.00–235.00 $229.68 $836 +13.93
415–435 429 4 159.00–225.00 $206.55 $886 +65.34
462 462 5 200.00 $200.00 $924 -27.00
515–548 536 5 165.00–220.00 $206.26 $1,106 -8.74
550 550 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 +44.45
585 value added 585 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,000 —
628 628 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,397 +36.14
673 value added 673 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,043 —
683–695 686 4 188.00–214.00 $207.41 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 24 248.00 $248.00 $1,607 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–325 321 9 218.00–228.00 $226.88 $728 -1.10
370–393 381 25 192.00–238.00 $228.13 $869 -4.72
405–427 425 35 185.00–237.00 $231.50 $984 +3.22
455–495 469 157 192.00–241.00 $228.58 $1,072 +6.03
484 value added 484 5 185.00 $185.00 $895 —
507–546 530 66 185.00–235.00 $213.95 $1,134 -6.20
551–588 556 197 189.00–228.50 $222.01 $1,234 +1.52
600–649 641 119 175.00–219.00 $206.36 $1,323 +0.67
650–688 657 74 193.00–221.50 $217.07 $1,426 +6.49
668–695 value added 680 22 225.00–238.00 $231.96 $1,577 —
711–743 732 47 183.00–221.00 $198.23 $1,451 +0.13
735 value added 735 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,676 -5.58
750–765 753 25 167.00–212.50 $196.60 $1,480 -12.98
791 value added 791 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,701 +2.00
815–835 830 4 181.00–194.00 $190.81 $1,584 +25.81
855 value added 855 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,667 —
858 858 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,587 +3.60
941 941 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,675 -6.00
975 975 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 34 177.50–238.00 $227.86 $763 -3.38
360 value added 360 1 232.50 $232.50 $837 —
355–392 367 56 220.00–245.50 $236.26 $867 +5.57
421–449 436 67 185.00–244.00 $222.99 $972 -2.87
453–480 461 132 213.00–240.75 $236.91 $1,092 +14.97
501–545 539 153 185.00–230.00 $221.08 $1,192 +1.57
550–588 568 43 170.00–238.00 $223.81 $1,271 +9.71
611–646 627 25 194.00–229.00 $216.34 $1,356 +13.45
646 646 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,479 +26.11
650–670 652 56 175.00–225.00 $216.51 $1,412 +8.47
710–740 721 24 157.50–211.00 $197.40 $1,423 -0.97
735 735 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,683 +30.63
755 755 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,382 -2.16
810–830 817 3 172.50–180.00 $175.04 $1,430 +12.54
908–918 914 5 122.50–177.00 $155.34 $1,420 +20.34
1035 1035 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 238.00 $238.00 $804 —
385 385 4 234.00 $234.00 $901 —
426–448 436 13 211.00–234.00 $219.57 $957 -18.43
455–479 value added 468 17 200.00–220.00 $213.05 $997 —
459–479 474 20 205.00–240.00 $231.53 $1,097 -9.47
505 value added 505 6 185.00 $185.00 $934 -62.00
532 532 15 237.00 $237.00 $1,261 —
545 545 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,123 —
552–572 value added 555 31 222.50–246.00 $242.10 $1,344 +5.77
561 561 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,318 -8.00
590 590 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,345 -15.00
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 —
623 623 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,433 -3.00
608–643 value added 632 69 208.50–243.00 $237.39 $1,500 +8.39
657 657 15 224.00 $224.00 $1,472 -4.00
710–717 value added 711 28 214.00–222.00 $221.14 $1,572 +2.88
725 725 6 211.00 $211.00 $1,530 —
729 729 9 226.00 $226.00 $1,648 —
778 value added 778 66 226.25 $226.25 $1,760 +11.25
790 790 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 —
909 value added 909 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 205.00 $205.00 $713 +24.88
359–367 364 14 160.00–235.00 $212.17 $772 -0.80
435–447 442 20 162.50–211.00 $201.33 $890 -14.60
455–490 458 35 140.00–232.00 $214.34 $982 +6.78
510–547 542 23 139.00–221.50 $211.96 $1,149 +4.09
550 550 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 -17.41
610–630 621 4 177.00–194.00 $186.27 $1,157 -4.11
673–685 676 4 135.00–207.50 $189.13 $1,279 -2.15
697 value added 697 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,324 —
710 710 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,473 +49.76
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 220.50 $220.50 $728 —
382 382 2 220.00 $220.00 $840 +25.00
425–435 430 2 145.00–195.00 $170.29 $732 +25.29
450–453 453 13 170.00–224.00 $219.87 $996 +35.87
541 541 9 210.50 $210.50 $1,139 +26.50
577–596 588 8 170.00–190.00 $181.92 $1,070 —
615–620 618 2 160.00–185.00 $172.55 $1,066 —
660 660 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,195 +44.42
730 730 3 162.50–180.00 $174.17 $1,271 —
760 760 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 +25.00
845 845 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 57.50 $57.50 $190 —
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 6 245.00–255.00 $253.33 $811 -22.44
350–381 374 14 235.00–250.00 $246.57 $922 -23.36
405–430 426 48 225.00–260.00 $247.47 $1,054 +4.71
450–498 483 84 160.00–262.00 $239.98 $1,159 +10.46
502–549 534 65 208.00–242.50 $238.55 $1,274 +12.58
550–588 569 69 160.00–226.00 $214.39 $1,220 -1.95
613–649 632 71 145.00–233.00 $213.40 $1,349 -3.54
660–690 677 3 150.00–215.00 $187.17 $1,267 -17.75
700–732 725 7 180.00–200.00 $192.52 $1,396 +11.38
750 750 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 -23.00
820 820 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,353 +3.81
980 980 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,568 —
1050 1050 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 219.00 $219.00 $613 —
303–345 324 20 212.50–252.00 $244.21 $791 +10.27
359–398 374 32 187.50–257.00 $240.57 $900 -2.95
403–448 420 53 178.00–255.00 $245.86 $1,033 +9.22
450–488 482 68 120.00–249.00 $233.90 $1,127 +12.70
503–547 541 34 180.00–233.00 $226.44 $1,225 +67.37
565–575 567 37 135.00–222.50 $218.11 $1,237 +10.77
621–644 631 27 205.00–235.00 $222.65 $1,405 +29.63
660–695 680 3 187.00–212.50 $203.13 $1,381 +27.65
705–725 712 3 122.50–200.00 $173.68 $1,237 +24.86
770 770 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,378 +21.50
805–810 808 2 107.50–147.50 $127.56 $1,031 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 210.00 $210.00 $718 —
355 355 1 185.00 $185.00 $657 —
420 420 5 222.00 $222.00 $932 —
455–496 491 15 155.00–202.50 $196.63 $965 +96.63
535 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 -20.00
552–555 552 10 170.00–191.00 $188.89 $1,043 -1.40
610 610 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,092 +24.00
775 775 1 86.00 $86.00 $666 —
5435 5435 2 164.00 $164.00 $8,913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 227.50 $227.50 $796 +18.50
422–443 432 12 187.50–234.00 $216.19 $934 +10.11
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 -22.41
525–545 533 7 160.00–204.00 $185.94 $991 +17.81
569 569 7 206.00 $206.00 $1,172 +33.50
645 645 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,177 —
650–670 664 5 117.50–205.00 $175.80 $1,167 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 229.00 $229.00 $802 —
460 460 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,067 —
558 value added 558 11 224.00 $224.00 $1,250 —
628–639 637 9 166.00–198.00 $173.02 $1,102 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 6 162.50 $162.50 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 127.50 $127.50 $497 —
545 545 1 132.50 $132.50 $722 —
635 635 1 107.50 $107.50 $683 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,225 —

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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.