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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

5,161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.20/cwt -9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 557 lb · 297 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.18/cwt +11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 632 lb · 288 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.42/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 467 lb · 254 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,161 5,145 6,108
Feeder cattle 5,022 5,145 6,052
Slaughter cattle 139 — 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1799, Heifers 2297, Bulls 926) State Graded Slaughter cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 97) Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: State Graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 9.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Shenandoah, 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
325–335 328 3 270.00–271.00 $270.34 $887 +0.34
350–394 383 35 162.50–292.50 $257.68 $987 -5.48
402–448 427 37 225.00–266.00 $253.84 $1,084 -5.70
451–499 476 122 202.50–273.00 $251.28 $1,196 -7.25
525–549 546 66 181.00–270.00 $252.73 $1,380 +11.83
550–598 557 231 201.00–260.00 $243.40 $1,356 -0.70
569–580 value added 573 17 261.00–265.00 $262.43 $1,504 —
602 602 37 259.50 $259.50 $1,562 —
615–641 635 165 140.00–237.00 $229.51 $1,457 -0.91
633–640 value added 639 86 220.00–263.00 $259.04 $1,655 +25.31
652 value added 652 7 242.50 $242.50 $1,581 +3.77
650–680 659 66 180.00–241.00 $230.11 $1,516 +9.40
705–748 734 74 170.00–231.00 $212.84 $1,562 +2.41
700–749 value added 741 26 162.50–252.00 $239.00 $1,771 +3.37
758–777 764 13 200.00–232.00 $222.46 $1,700 +13.21
799 value added 799 11 202.00 $202.00 $1,614 -23.18
800–843 823 12 152.50–228.00 $213.95 $1,761 -4.06
863 value added 863 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,985 +3.50
866 866 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,983 +7.21
900–904 903 8 185.00–206.00 $200.77 $1,813 —
953 953 4 215.00 $215.00 $2,049 —
1228 1228 2 142.50 $142.50 $1,750 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 value added 496 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,141 -19.00
525–548 value added 538 7 235.00–255.00 $246.64 $1,327 -21.84
552 552 14 260.00 $260.00 $1,435 +29.00
551–564 560 27 251.00–264.00 $259.73 $1,454 +28.73
600–628 606 39 253.00–254.00 $253.21 $1,534 +31.21
617 value added 617 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,419 -13.65
660 value added 660 17 238.00 $238.00 $1,571 ±0.00
657–697 668 32 247.00–250.00 $247.88 $1,656 +27.88
662–693 686 40 253.00–260.00 $258.48 $1,773 +38.48
700 value added 700 4 172.50 $172.50 $1,208 -61.50
727 727 9 217.50 $217.50 $1,581 —
753–758 754 19 185.00–241.00 $232.11 $1,750 —
761–780 value added 768 14 234.00–240.00 $237.82 $1,826 —
788 788 14 245.00 $245.00 $1,931 —
880 880 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,848 +11.00
882–892 value added 892 48 209.00–230.00 $229.13 $2,044 —
917 917 3 233.00 $233.00 $2,137 —
1029 1029 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,976 —
1075 1075 12 176.00 $176.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 220.00 $220.00 $638 —
338–348 341 7 219.00–260.00 $248.04 $846 +14.81
355–395 373 29 205.00–262.00 $249.63 $931 -10.53
405–447 431 26 150.00–261.00 $243.18 $1,048 -4.04
455–491 468 56 150.00–269.00 $240.88 $1,127 -6.01
510–540 536 35 132.50–238.00 $229.10 $1,228 -0.01
550–567 555 44 218.00–249.00 $231.37 $1,284 +7.34
575 value added 575 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,518 +121.00
618–642 637 30 150.00–222.00 $210.76 $1,343 -6.07
650–665 659 29 200.00–231.50 $221.68 $1,461 +7.47
675 value added 675 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,370 -46.12
683 683 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,366 -14.21
712–742 730 12 175.00–239.00 $212.75 $1,553 -3.14
751–780 755 7 186.00–196.00 $194.52 $1,469 -7.50
807–839 829 10 207.50–230.00 $223.43 $1,852 +40.43
904–920 905 14 226.00–230.00 $229.71 $2,079 —
1021 1021 9 215.00 $215.00 $2,195 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 110.00–185.00 $145.74 $466 -24.26
370–390 377 6 190.00–225.00 $209.14 $788 +5.62
419–438 428 8 55.00–165.00 $145.27 $622 -13.44
450–481 465 13 200.00–231.00 $216.57 $1,007 -3.07
535–548 540 7 185.00–207.00 $192.52 $1,040 —
557 557 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,220 +9.38
625–640 634 12 185.00–221.00 $198.17 $1,256 +66.17
663–665 664 3 191.00–192.50 $191.50 $1,272 +28.95
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 -15.00
761–780 764 6 195.00–202.00 $200.81 $1,534 +10.81
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,578 —
1350–1620 1490 26 172.50–191.00 $182.95 $2,726 —
1370–1770 1542 15 172.00–190.00 $182.03 $2,807 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–435 428 6 110.00–167.50 $129.50 $554 -75.50
456–487 468 8 182.50–210.00 $193.24 $904 +38.90
565 565 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 +21.01
625 625 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,172 —
670 670 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,394 +12.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 value added 470 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,058 —
513 value added 513 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 +15.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 115.00 $115.00 $305 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–345 328 22 228.00–236.00 $230.43 $756 +5.15
373–388 379 53 196.00–234.00 $225.90 $856 +0.91
410–438 430 82 160.00–230.00 $224.41 $965 +1.75
451–490 467 254 165.00–250.00 $220.42 $1,029 -3.42
503–505 value added 505 14 216.00–223.00 $221.50 $1,119 +24.00
500–545 534 143 100.00–229.25 $220.64 $1,178 -7.44
551–573 557 297 183.00–226.00 $215.20 $1,199 -8.83
607–617 value added 612 20 200.00–207.00 $203.53 $1,246 -5.50
618–646 641 161 188.00–218.00 $203.66 $1,305 +3.57
651 651 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,400 -4.44
650–690 656 32 125.00–198.00 $187.58 $1,231 -31.86
658 value added 658 49 233.00 $233.00 $1,533 +1.76
720 720 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 +25.11
705–738 732 43 177.50–199.00 $192.11 $1,406 -2.78
738 value added 738 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,384 —
765 765 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,561 +28.30
773 value added 773 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,330 -28.00
757–785 779 9 152.50–180.00 $174.06 $1,356 -1.64
807–843 829 15 152.50–204.00 $182.92 $1,516 +13.94
833 value added 833 10 186.00 $186.00 $1,549 —
880–893 value added 888 14 165.00–206.00 $191.49 $1,700 +23.99
945 945 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,616 +16.00
965 965 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,303 —
1085 1085 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 3 100.00–150.00 $132.75 $378 -12.25
320–340 335 20 175.00–231.00 $222.47 $745 +3.97
357–395 372 80 100.00–243.50 $223.86 $833 -8.60
405–448 432 56 100.00–231.00 $214.76 $928 -11.97
450–485 463 159 145.00–230.00 $218.59 $1,012 +0.28
500–548 537 89 160.00–227.50 $211.23 $1,134 -0.27
548 value added 548 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,151 +28.71
550–582 564 50 131.00–220.00 $210.85 $1,189 -9.35
575 value added 575 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,049 —
603 value added 603 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,206 —
616–647 634 78 160.00–214.00 $194.06 $1,230 -9.95
667–690 678 6 152.50–182.50 $171.51 $1,163 -31.31
700–745 736 31 51.00–206.00 $185.08 $1,362 -1.32
810–835 830 5 185.00–201.00 $197.88 $1,642 +62.88
998 998 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 228.00 $228.00 $782 —
378–396 391 7 226.00–231.00 $229.62 $898 —
488 value added 488 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,030 -21.12
497 497 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,123 —
522 522 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,154 —
538 538 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,194 —
553 553 19 228.00 $228.00 $1,261 —
569–573 value added 571 40 202.50–228.00 $223.14 $1,274 -4.86
581 581 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,307 —
606–617 613 27 204.00–229.00 $222.85 $1,366 —
617–635 value added 630 39 198.00–226.00 $213.62 $1,346 -21.30
662 662 16 220.00 $220.00 $1,456 —
699 value added 699 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,363 —
713 713 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,462 —
730 value added 730 22 218.00 $218.00 $1,591 —
751 value added 751 8 206.00 $206.00 $1,547 -21.50
755 755 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,336 —
848 848 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,696 +18.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 145.00 $145.00 $362 +10.00
315–349 338 6 162.50–183.00 $176.63 $597 +31.32
354–390 362 17 120.00–215.00 $197.97 $717 +8.21
432–449 445 32 162.00–215.00 $205.37 $914 -1.95
450–475 462 16 150.00–191.00 $176.24 $814 +3.81
515–540 535 42 100.00–213.50 $192.64 $1,031 -13.69
588 588 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,223 +38.03
620–645 634 9 150.00–195.00 $170.84 $1,083 -34.16
674 674 11 197.50 $197.50 $1,331 +13.83
720 720 1 127.50 $127.50 $918 -47.61
5645 5645 4 185.00 $185.00 $10,443 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,787 —
1020–1240 1130 11 131.00–167.00 $153.66 $1,736 —
1075–1665 1307 79 170.00–185.00 $178.79 $2,337 —
1110–1590 1362 6 170.00–183.00 $176.83 $2,408 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 182.50 $182.50 $672 +37.50
415 415 2 180.00 $180.00 $747 +56.33
456–488 462 11 147.50–201.00 $190.72 $881 +16.27
530–547 546 19 165.00–206.00 $196.73 $1,074 +63.47
641 641 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,147 +16.96
683–695 687 3 137.50–165.00 $146.77 $1,008 —
715 715 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 value added 489 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 137.50 $137.50 $595 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 5.00 $5.00 $16 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–343 324 30 215.00–285.00 $262.63 $851 +20.76
358–395 367 29 150.00–287.50 $255.75 $939 +19.48
410–448 427 55 200.00–257.50 $239.98 $1,025 +7.38
455–497 483 75 170.00–255.00 $228.00 $1,101 -6.22
500–543 530 96 175.00–231.00 $221.21 $1,172 -9.37
550–576 566 97 192.00–227.00 $210.44 $1,191 -3.06
610–648 635 56 182.50–222.00 $210.29 $1,335 +4.38
650–680 665 40 170.00–193.00 $184.52 $1,227 -6.56
735 735 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,286 +0.09
750–770 757 7 180.00–187.50 $184.97 $1,400 -0.03
868 868 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,324 —
948 948 2 127.50 $127.50 $1,209 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 185.00 $185.00 $453 —
328–335 331 15 205.00–265.00 $251.70 $833 +10.72
365–386 379 16 100.00–268.00 $238.62 $904 +3.83
400–448 417 63 165.00–258.00 $228.03 $951 -3.58
450–498 483 60 175.00–245.00 $217.80 $1,052 +0.93
505–549 535 43 155.00–218.00 $211.64 $1,132 +4.26
559–585 565 42 150.00–212.50 $194.59 $1,099 -3.78
625–647 641 23 160.00–207.50 $198.22 $1,271 +14.54
652–675 659 9 125.00–202.00 $158.52 $1,045 -19.64
705–738 721 5 100.00–160.00 $142.90 $1,030 -8.80
823 823 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,374 +27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 155.00 $155.00 $442 —
333 333 3 210.00 $210.00 $699 +65.00
363–365 364 3 170.00–190.00 $183.31 $667 +2.31
443–445 444 16 157.50–185.00 $174.72 $776 -26.28
450–455 453 2 150.00–157.50 $153.77 $697 -11.20
532–543 537 12 175.00–178.00 $176.26 $947 +3.26
645 645 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,048 —
652–673 663 4 145.00–155.00 $149.92 $994 +17.57
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 200.00 $200.00 $750 -55.00
480–495 487 9 172.50–194.00 $182.22 $887 -7.48
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 -49.69
566–575 567 11 148.00–208.00 $180.38 $1,023 +10.38
603–635 611 4 100.00–193.00 $124.16 $759 -52.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 9 166.00 $166.00 $888 -4.00
649 649 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 9 135.00 $135.00 $625 —

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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.