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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

5,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.70/cwt -12.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 677 lb · 219 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.07/cwt +13.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 534 lb · 205 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.28/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 561 lb · 183 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,035 4,394 4,609
Feeder cattle 4,953 4,394 4,581
Slaughter cattle 82 — 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1603, Dairy Steers 78, Heifers 2363, Bulls 909) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 29, Bullocks 2) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, light cattle 1.00 to 5.00 higher and heavy cattle 5.00 to 14.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall, Monterey, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 281.00 $281.00 $981 +20.60
350–386 379 21 250.00–282.50 $270.27 $1,024 +7.39
405–443 432 26 217.50–274.00 $264.29 $1,142 -0.60
450–493 470 134 210.00–274.00 $260.93 $1,226 +0.92
529–549 545 151 231.00–267.00 $249.62 $1,360 -1.98
550–595 559 161 165.00–257.00 $247.58 $1,384 +0.24
559 559 12 263.00 $263.00 $1,470 +15.66
578–593 value added 589 10 241.00–244.00 $241.88 $1,425 —
603–634 value added 626 25 199.00–260.00 $244.05 $1,528 -6.95
628 628 30 238.00–241.00 $238.40 $1,497 +0.19
613–645 638 70 185.00–242.00 $234.20 $1,494 -4.01
650–676 657 77 217.00–241.00 $235.64 $1,548 -18.36
675–683 value added 680 7 229.00–236.00 $233.02 $1,585 —
700–743 733 57 210.00–235.00 $223.76 $1,640 -6.45
706–743 value added 734 18 228.00–246.00 $243.01 $1,784 +5.51
748 748 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,840 +15.79
753–799 772 86 192.50–246.00 $227.69 $1,758 -12.31
797 value added 797 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,953 —
802–847 828 22 202.00–242.00 $215.86 $1,787 -3.86
855 855 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,949 -4.00
852–868 863 9 234.00–240.00 $235.98 $2,037 +3.98
853–872 value added 868 9 239.00–249.50 $247.21 $2,146 —
905–915 908 3 214.00–217.50 $216.32 $1,964 -6.18
921 value added 921 5 227.00 $227.00 $2,091 +23.00
953–965 958 4 200.00–227.00 $207.90 $1,992 +27.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 224.00 $224.00 $549 —
300–347 334 13 210.00–265.00 $237.06 $792 -19.03
362–393 369 19 239.00–272.50 $264.63 $976 +4.72
400–443 428 36 230.00–270.00 $255.48 $1,093 +13.79
457–495 465 53 203.00–265.00 $254.18 $1,182 +1.29
501–548 544 97 190.00–243.00 $239.19 $1,301 +3.26
553–568 563 10 190.00–243.00 $230.20 $1,296 -33.80
591 591 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,424 -17.86
628–640 639 66 219.00–237.00 $234.60 $1,499 +11.29
647 647 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,553 +16.69
660 value added 660 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,287 -51.00
660–698 671 22 206.00–238.00 $220.18 $1,477 -15.38
736–745 737 20 206.00–224.00 $220.30 $1,624 -13.92
765 value added 765 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,683 +5.00
750–794 773 11 192.00–240.00 $214.73 $1,660 -1.17
810–811 811 8 233.00–247.00 $245.25 $1,989 —
853 value added 853 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,894 —
920 920 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,840 —
960 960 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,910 +24.00
1050 1050 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,265 -5.00
543 value added 543 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,243 -37.00
550 value added 550 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 -9.68
584 584 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,454 —
619 619 22 252.00 $252.00 $1,560 -4.00
610–634 value added 628 20 205.00–242.50 $233.39 $1,466 -22.68
651–664 value added 658 11 214.00–242.00 $226.59 $1,491 -31.41
674 674 14 235.00 $235.00 $1,584 +3.00
723 value added 723 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,648 -12.50
729 729 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,793 +7.00
762 762 3 115.00 $115.00 $876 -122.21
836–843 value added 841 21 234.00–248.00 $238.64 $2,007 -2.29
843 843 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 339 6 202.50–223.00 $219.90 $745 —
358 358 3 205.00 $205.00 $734 -24.68
435–449 443 13 182.50–239.00 $214.87 $952 +8.32
470–490 476 5 140.00–220.00 $189.13 $900 -10.87
503–540 521 8 140.00–206.00 $191.92 $1,000 -14.34
550–595 565 16 130.00–233.00 $198.41 $1,121 -31.59
618 618 2 155.00 $155.00 $958 -67.50
652–688 668 8 170.00–214.00 $188.23 $1,257 -19.18
700 700 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,183 —
765–769 767 2 172.50–232.50 $202.58 $1,554 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,875 —
1240–1485 1337 7 162.00–180.00 $173.82 $2,324 —
1260–1670 1479 13 178.00–188.00 $184.54 $2,729 —
1330–1705 1526 20 175.00–193.00 $184.74 $2,819 —
1310–1675 1527 8 178.50–185.00 $180.32 $2,753 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
462 462 2 210.00 $210.00 $970 +37.50
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -67.74
550–590 564 9 167.50–220.50 $212.07 $1,196 +22.07
660–668 665 6 175.00–212.00 $199.77 $1,328 -8.23
735 735 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,521 +72.46
750–780 765 2 147.50–165.00 $156.08 $1,194 -27.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,070 —
563 563 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,323 —
665 665 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–347 335 24 195.00–235.00 $221.68 $743 -5.20
360–395 374 42 200.00–258.00 $239.93 $897 +11.80
387 value added 387 3 230.00 $230.00 $890 —
405–444 432 76 180.00–234.00 $229.58 $992 -1.92
443 value added 443 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,045 —
450–492 465 177 187.50–244.00 $232.02 $1,079 +3.44
472 472 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,128 +10.42
518 value added 518 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,186 —
500–548 534 195 173.00–230.00 $226.93 $1,212 +12.98
538 538 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,237 +16.05
550 550 27 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 +2.99
554–595 565 110 185.00–228.50 $216.52 $1,223 -5.49
590 value added 590 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,392 —
600–646 635 141 191.00–223.00 $210.14 $1,334 +3.78
651–668 value added 657 37 224.00–226.00 $225.29 $1,480 -6.67
674–677 675 14 214.00–223.00 $221.06 $1,492 +3.99
650–692 682 168 160.00–210.00 $202.71 $1,382 -14.36
703 703 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,476 +11.77
700–737 732 56 177.00–219.00 $196.74 $1,440 -1.49
751–775 760 9 190.00–217.00 $197.57 $1,502 +0.97
800 value added 800 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,696 —
834 834 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,518 -8.81
870–877 874 2 157.50–170.00 $163.78 $1,431 -21.22
920 920 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,564 -8.00
998 998 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,737 +1.50
1020 1020 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,683 —
1165 1165 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 1 202.50 $202.50 $563 —
310–338 329 29 195.00–247.50 $233.90 $770 +6.04
351–395 365 82 200.00–261.50 $242.55 $885 +6.29
410–448 433 47 155.00–236.00 $224.30 $971 +1.31
450–497 467 171 140.00–243.00 $229.46 $1,072 -7.45
540 value added 540 1 152.50 $152.50 $824 —
505–549 544 165 85.00–230.25 $222.80 $1,212 +1.72
552–582 564 32 157.00–228.00 $216.37 $1,220 -7.44
598 value added 598 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,029 —
600–647 value added 633 40 232.00–234.00 $233.43 $1,478 —
615–642 634 88 172.00–212.50 $208.83 $1,324 -7.51
661–681 668 10 213.00–217.00 $215.28 $1,438 -1.23
668–670 value added 668 12 159.00–219.00 $208.98 $1,396 —
717 value added 717 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,384 —
708–734 726 12 171.00–196.00 $191.10 $1,387 -6.30
750–793 771 10 157.00–205.00 $185.48 $1,430 +2.48
820 820 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,484 +5.96
831 value added 831 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,521 —
863 863 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,467 —
925 925 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,702 +28.66
1000 1000 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,600 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 1 225.00 $225.00 $554 —
292 292 1 150.00 $150.00 $438 —
318–334 328 5 190.00–212.50 $203.76 $668 -1.24
357–390 370 26 145.00–240.00 $219.30 $811 +7.13
425–430 427 3 145.00–160.00 $154.96 $662 -46.37
450–469 455 44 167.50–231.00 $211.90 $964 -2.44
460 value added 460 1 174.00 $174.00 $800 —
538–548 541 34 170.00–225.50 $211.46 $1,144 -0.50
557–585 566 21 170.00–193.00 $186.03 $1,053 -33.97
600–644 625 32 147.50–223.00 $195.74 $1,223 +9.47
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 +10.87
725–733 728 6 120.00–188.00 $165.17 $1,202 -42.33
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 value added 30 10 186.00 $186.00 $56 —
260 260 2 208.00 $208.00 $541 —
391 391 12 234.00 $234.00 $915 ±0.00
432–443 440 27 232.00–234.00 $232.51 $1,023 +12.94
527–545 value added 531 9 207.00–233.00 $227.07 $1,206 +42.07
503–548 541 12 222.00 $222.00 $1,201 +16.00
568 568 2 120.00 $120.00 $682 -115.00
554–592 value added 569 27 223.00–239.00 $234.89 $1,337 -7.21
617 617 18 236.00 $236.00 $1,456 +6.00
650–687 662 18 222.00–224.00 $223.31 $1,478 -0.69
738 value added 738 13 201.00 $201.00 $1,483 -20.14
771 value added 771 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,619 -16.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 value added 518 19 225.00 $225.00 $1,166 —
550 550 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,248 —
635 value added 635 32 242.00 $242.00 $1,537 —
659 659 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,384 —
733 value added 733 23 218.00 $218.00 $1,598 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 7 234.00 $234.00 $889 +14.00
459–460 459 27 166.00–234.00 $228.95 $1,051 +9.08
505–546 541 33 135.00–220.50 $210.43 $1,138 -0.07
590 590 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,115 +7.08
625–633 632 10 179.00–196.00 $194.32 $1,228 +21.77
725 725 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,211 -7.17
850 850 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,582 —
1295 1295 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,292 —
1190–1530 1335 22 174.00–190.00 $181.09 $2,418 —
1325–1370 1348 2 161.00–169.00 $165.07 $2,225 —
1390–1480 1427 3 187.00–192.00 $188.99 $2,697 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 117.50 $117.50 $300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 3 265.00 $265.00 $588 —
305–323 318 9 250.00–279.00 $268.58 $854 +15.25
352–390 370 25 212.00–275.00 $258.51 $956 +11.94
413–440 428 70 220.00–267.00 $249.92 $1,070 +2.45
451–495 483 85 210.00–267.00 $237.54 $1,147 -2.44
500–540 530 41 142.50–244.00 $231.34 $1,226 -7.21
551–582 564 98 196.00–239.00 $221.67 $1,250 +7.28
605–640 631 52 177.50–226.00 $215.11 $1,357 +1.71
650–685 657 16 174.00–197.50 $186.89 $1,228 -0.28
732–740 735 11 179.50–202.50 $184.49 $1,356 -8.03
755–785 770 3 120.00–164.00 $134.95 $1,039 -7.05
810 810 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,316 -2.50
826 value added 826 4 172.50 $172.50 $1,425 —
875–899 887 2 162.00–170.00 $166.05 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–344 337 36 150.00–266.00 $260.04 $876 +15.83
355–390 370 19 204.00–260.00 $240.10 $888 -0.47
400–443 420 70 150.00–260.00 $247.35 $1,039 +1.49
456–489 482 82 151.00–260.00 $231.62 $1,116 -2.28
509–548 537 36 201.00–230.00 $225.53 $1,211 -0.91
553–584 572 62 165.00–227.50 $210.36 $1,203 -7.75
600–647 630 23 125.00–222.00 $203.95 $1,285 -18.70
651–695 671 11 165.00–193.00 $180.82 $1,213 -22.31
708–747 724 6 176.00–191.00 $180.89 $1,310 +7.21
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 -69.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 8 215.00 $215.00 $727 —
441 441 18 235.00 $235.00 $1,036 —
508 508 8 227.50 $227.50 $1,156 —
587 587 12 228.00 $228.00 $1,338 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–390 371 4 152.50–200.00 $177.91 $660 -7.09
405–425 418 3 180.00–223.00 $209.12 $874 -12.88
480–490 483 15 183.00–195.00 $193.34 $934 -3.29
533 533 2 187.50 $187.50 $999 +17.50
555–557 555 10 170.00–193.00 $190.69 $1,058 +1.80
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 1 197.00 $197.00 $688 —
393 393 2 217.50 $217.50 $855 —
400–440 418 3 137.50–167.50 $153.60 $642 -62.59
450–465 458 4 200.00–224.00 $212.20 $972 +67.20
504–547 523 10 132.50–210.00 $188.78 $987 +2.84
555–570 558 6 185.00–188.00 $187.49 $1,046 -18.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 7 216.00 $216.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 127.50 $127.50 $529 —
700 700 1 89.00 $89.00 $623 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1465 1268 2 133.00–136.00 $134.27 $1,703 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 1 125.00 $125.00 $960 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 160.00 $160.00 $733 —
559 559 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,001 —
601 601 4 158.00 $158.00 $950 —
659 659 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,061 —
753 753 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,092 —
831 831 15 146.00 $146.00 $1,213 +1.00
941 941 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,412 —
1115 1115 17 147.00 $147.00 $1,639 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 6 162.00 $162.00 $919 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 166.00 $166.00 $901 —

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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.