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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

3,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.42/cwt -3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 554 lb · 201 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.87/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 545 lb · 172 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $220.18/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 642 lb · 168 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,643 4,922 4,232
Feeder cattle 3,619 4,922 4,190
Slaughter cattle 24 — 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

CORRECTION: ADDITION OF SHENANDOAH SALE RESULTS State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1070, Dairy Steers 9, Heifers 1716, Bulls 824) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 18, Heifers 6) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 2.00 to 18.00 lower Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, 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
357–390 373 9 223.00–237.50 $229.31 $855 +2.00
400–445 430 16 175.00–237.50 $218.68 $940 -24.48
455–495 481 86 200.00–267.50 $242.10 $1,165 -8.01
500–547 536 76 180.00–257.50 $241.07 $1,292 -7.17
551–579 561 143 175.00–261.00 $245.80 $1,379 +4.15
609–649 642 151 185.00–231.00 $217.61 $1,397 -5.38
645 value added 645 17 243.00 $243.00 $1,567 +20.38
652 value added 652 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,493 +7.00
661–690 663 24 169.00–221.00 $215.77 $1,431 +0.46
730 value added 730 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,577 +21.00
700–748 734 77 174.00–224.50 $206.27 $1,514 -13.73
773 773 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,585 +20.65
755–782 value added 775 4 175.00–200.00 $193.91 $1,503 -16.02
760–795 775 4 159.00–210.00 $181.97 $1,410 -2.38
829 829 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,757 +24.57
837 value added 837 29 223.00 $223.00 $1,867 +35.88
850–863 860 4 173.00–198.00 $179.18 $1,541 +6.90
862–893 value added 873 14 199.00–218.00 $211.06 $1,843 -13.44
900–920 915 4 147.50–185.00 $175.78 $1,608 -39.22
950 950 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,662 +12.97
1023 1023 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,790 —
1145 1145 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,706 —
1175 1175 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,762 -8.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 145.00–242.50 $210.33 $690 -9.42
350–388 381 10 170.00–230.00 $218.78 $834 -8.36
400–449 434 38 190.00–257.50 $230.95 $1,002 +5.73
450–490 477 31 201.00–232.00 $223.51 $1,066 -7.73
513 value added 513 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,108 —
515–547 543 40 140.00–225.00 $213.95 $1,162 -6.83
553–582 559 22 202.50–228.00 $213.61 $1,194 -10.41
587 value added 587 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,350 -22.49
630–647 641 24 200.00–213.00 $210.03 $1,346 -1.58
665 value added 665 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 -15.00
660–685 667 15 178.00–206.50 $203.46 $1,357 +4.44
700–730 718 4 193.00–211.00 $202.60 $1,455 +5.23
752 value added 752 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,444 —
755–790 759 9 147.50–200.50 $188.07 $1,427 -5.93
895 895 3 175.00–182.00 $179.67 $1,608 +4.90
975 975 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–519 513 15 177.50–224.00 $205.70 $1,055 -36.36
643 value added 643 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,466 -7.51
659 value added 659 15 221.00 $221.00 $1,456 +7.28
710 value added 710 15 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 -3.50
757–789 value added 784 34 205.00–223.00 $220.45 $1,728 -4.24
810 value added 810 6 203.00 $203.00 $1,644 -2.60
857–873 value added 863 15 207.00–207.50 $207.20 $1,788 +26.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 188.00 $188.00 $724 -11.88
455–472 470 7 188.00–199.00 $197.48 $928 -9.52
515–545 527 3 175.00–192.00 $183.13 $965 -13.30
560–585 568 3 145.00–180.00 $167.99 $954 +10.49
620–622 621 3 176.00–194.00 $181.99 $1,130 -8.33
705 705 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 +1.92
803 803 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,478 +24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 100.00–167.50 $134.69 $485 -37.81
446 446 3 195.00 $195.00 $870 —
530 530 1 127.00 $127.00 $673 -30.50
567–578 571 6 157.50–185.00 $175.72 $1,003 -16.36
625–635 630 2 152.50–172.50 $162.58 $1,024 —
666 666 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,016 -28.50
720 720 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,296 +5.69
757 757 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,355 +36.37
820 820 1 117.50 $117.50 $964 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1750 1539 18 175.00–186.00 $180.80 $2,783 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 —
658 value added 658 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,217 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–342 323 22 157.00–212.50 $199.14 $643 -10.79
353–395 377 46 157.50–215.00 $209.61 $790 -0.75
405–443 435 42 140.00–211.00 $199.45 $868 -5.25
450–495 471 155 142.50–220.00 $202.18 $952 +2.81
530 value added 530 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,102 —
507–549 545 169 145.00–218.50 $203.80 $1,111 -3.19
550–570 554 201 135.00–211.00 $193.42 $1,072 -2.20
612–648 638 142 150.00–206.00 $173.62 $1,108 -7.35
650 value added 650 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 -35.00
670–690 677 3 141.00–150.00 $146.94 $995 -27.38
692 692 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,322 +16.68
730–745 736 78 140.00–181.00 $166.79 $1,228 -3.14
746 value added 746 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,261 -12.00
845 845 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 -18.02
873 873 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,580 +8.35
950 950 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,624 +17.11
1075 1075 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–318 316 17 172.50–204.00 $197.30 $623 -8.03
356–395 365 80 147.50–265.00 $208.96 $763 +2.00
427–445 433 49 198.00–217.00 $210.05 $910 +18.72
455–499 483 115 145.00–215.00 $202.43 $978 -4.21
510–549 543 85 166.00–203.75 $200.55 $1,089 -1.79
550–574 563 49 142.50–209.00 $182.63 $1,028 -12.14
615–648 639 42 117.50–187.00 $178.09 $1,138 -3.28
653 value added 653 8 193.00 $193.00 $1,260 —
650–695 662 28 100.00–195.00 $159.10 $1,053 -14.59
708–728 723 11 132.00–155.00 $148.04 $1,070 -22.03
751–790 758 8 143.00–174.00 $163.70 $1,241 +8.70
808–825 813 7 175.00 $175.00 $1,423 +35.00
850 850 1 50.00 $50.00 $425 -107.50
953–993 966 6 143.00–171.00 $161.41 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 100.00 $100.00 $225 -12.50
315–325 320 2 135.00–205.00 $170.55 $546 -9.01
350–366 362 19 140.00–203.00 $183.60 $665 +9.77
428 428 5 140.00 $140.00 $599 -57.03
452–488 460 64 140.00–214.00 $197.67 $909 +43.57
510 value added 510 1 112.50 $112.50 $574 —
533–543 541 21 120.00–194.00 $178.38 $965 -5.32
554–594 562 31 147.50–195.00 $177.90 $1,000 +37.05
627–629 628 6 177.00–179.00 $178.33 $1,120 +9.90
720 720 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,188 +7.18
770 770 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,059 —
880 880 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,254 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 365 9 155.00–198.00 $186.58 $681 +5.77
435–441 441 20 142.50–189.50 $187.18 $825 +2.18
483 483 3 144.00 $144.00 $696 +10.65
543 543 2 135.00 $135.00 $733 -78.00
555 555 19 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 +6.30
634–635 634 10 122.00–169.00 $164.29 $1,042 -13.51
658 658 2 115.00 $115.00 $757 -23.86
724 724 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,209 +20.02
765 765 1 122.50 $122.50 $937 -20.00
920 920 1 60.00 $60.00 $552 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 207.00 $207.00 $693 —
455 455 7 217.00 $217.00 $987 +13.34
535 535 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 -23.00
562 562 34 211.00 $211.00 $1,186 +13.50
563 563 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,160 +8.50
759 value added 759 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,176 -20.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 70.00 $70.00 $371 —
646 646 5 152.50 $152.50 $985 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1515 1416 6 173.00–183.00 $180.40 $2,554 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 105.00 $105.00 $439 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 333 49 190.00–240.00 $228.02 $759 +8.02
385–390 385 11 165.00–225.00 $219.48 $845 -37.88
401–443 420 48 155.00–237.00 $225.49 $947 +4.31
460–495 483 69 170.00–233.00 $220.70 $1,066 -1.32
505–509 507 12 192.00–223.00 $207.56 $1,052 +0.47
554–585 564 103 155.00–217.00 $199.34 $1,124 -18.77
631–648 637 45 165.00–200.25 $184.85 $1,177 -4.43
650–680 660 9 150.00–190.00 $171.31 $1,131 -5.05
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 -26.01
756–795 759 14 135.00–171.00 $165.73 $1,258 +10.47
810–835 831 8 135.00–167.50 $159.77 $1,328 —
950 950 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 122.50 $122.50 $318 —
330–346 338 21 182.00–240.00 $217.53 $735 +4.26
355–380 374 12 191.00–227.50 $221.81 $830 +5.08
410–445 425 61 169.00–238.00 $220.49 $937 -9.10
465–494 489 57 167.50–223.00 $207.87 $1,016 -5.73
505–535 514 18 151.00–225.00 $196.72 $1,011 -7.25
550–586 561 70 165.00–208.00 $194.93 $1,094 +1.13
600–642 626 22 140.00–180.00 $169.38 $1,060 -16.45
652–675 658 22 140.00–174.00 $167.18 $1,100 -2.86
715–740 725 10 148.00–162.50 $154.03 $1,117 -4.82
758 758 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,023 +10.00
855–880 868 2 100.00 $100.00 $868 -36.00
920 920 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -46.94
424–425 424 11 155.00–177.00 $172.99 $733 -11.46
483–495 488 29 137.50–194.00 $181.41 $885 +8.52
535–540 537 3 82.50–164.00 $136.66 $734 -24.85
562–570 567 17 145.00–163.00 $156.71 $889 -25.29
638 638 4 122.00 $122.00 $778 -19.16
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 376 7 152.50–197.50 $191.44 $720 +5.51
450–457 455 16 90.00–183.00 $167.59 $763 +22.67
510–540 530 12 157.50–167.50 $160.44 $850 +30.44
552–570 557 10 138.00–159.00 $152.56 $850 +10.18
648 648 6 145.00 $145.00 $940 +1.85
670 670 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,055 +16.18
723 723 3 100.00 $100.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,082 +1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 137.50 $137.50 $726 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 127.50 $127.50 $504 —
865–895 880 2 70.00–93.00 $81.30 $715 -9.70
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 127.50 $127.50 $676 —
665 665 1 75.00 $75.00 $499 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 9 128.00 $128.00 $760 —

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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.