Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

1,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.63/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 538 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.68/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 541 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.86/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 466 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,199	2,221	387
Feeder cattle	1,110	2,221	368
Slaughter cattle	89	—	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 521, Bulls 98) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 60, Heifers 29) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, ranging 31.00 lower to 20.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Staunton and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	373	3	249.00–272.50	$261.92	$977	+36.13
400–434	427	5	231.00–262.50	$256.60	$1,096	+50.92
455–471	462	18	234.00–257.50	$245.89	$1,136	+3.51
528–547	544	16	200.00–238.00	$231.13	$1,257	-4.18
550–580	559	26	195.00–240.00	$230.52	$1,289	+11.71
615–631	629	8	190.00–225.00	$220.72	$1,388	-4.27
634 value added	634	14	229.00	$229.00	$1,452	-15.25
650–675	663	15	203.00–217.50	$213.16	$1,413	-0.46
710–740	728	21	185.00–207.00	$201.87	$1,470	-33.25
777	777	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,554	+9.00
1005	1005	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	150.00–180.00	$165.00	$512	—
365–393	375	11	210.00–270.00	$254.68	$955	+26.29
400	400	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,000	—
425–445	437	22	207.50–255.00	$243.96	$1,066	+9.92
465–480	468	5	201.00–252.50	$241.94	$1,132	+3.81
545	545	16	236.00	$236.00	$1,286	+20.80
555	555	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,382	+22.38
556	556	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,268	+1.38
625–628	627	3	162.50–200.00	$174.96	$1,097	-21.44
650–680	668	6	165.00–201.00	$183.71	$1,227	-37.33
715	715	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,373	+5.79
758–773	764	9	147.50–190.00	$174.67	$1,334	-30.57
820	820	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,168	-32.50
850	850	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,126	-32.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	16	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	+24.00
551	551	17	260.00	$260.00	$1,433	—
649	649	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,564	—
661	661	11	230.00	$230.00	$1,520	—
729 value added	729	15	220.00	$220.00	$1,604	+3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,556	—
1440–1760	1580	11	167.00–178.00	$173.53	$2,742	—
1440–1815	1611	15	167.00–181.00	$175.40	$2,826	—
1335–1895	1627	33	171.00–175.00	$173.80	$2,828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	82.50	$82.50	$239	—
352–381	371	10	102.50–210.00	$168.75	$626	—
425	425	1	200.00	$200.00	$850	+21.00
451–490	459	5	97.50–219.00	$193.05	$886	-7.93
515	515	1	145.00	$145.00	$747	—
640	640	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,229	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	75.00	$75.00	$206	—
350–368	359	4	50.00–202.50	$124.34	$446	-14.81
440–445	443	3	135.00–202.50	$180.17	$798	—
460	460	1	50.00	$50.00	$230	-107.16
505	505	1	191.00	$191.00	$965	-36.50
617–630	621	3	80.00–170.00	$139.58	$867	-24.38

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	85.00	$85.00	$438	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	200.00	$200.00	$640	-8.50
350–395	364	16	155.00–217.00	$207.05	$754	-3.83
400–446	428	29	157.50–214.00	$196.48	$841	-2.92
450–483	466	40	199.00–222.00	$214.86	$1,001	+4.88
525–548	538	70	165.00–208.00	$202.63	$1,090	-4.83
560–585	572	6	167.50–210.00	$198.67	$1,136	-0.30
605–640	633	10	175.00–200.00	$181.55	$1,149	+5.38
645	645	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,406	+41.83
653–660	656	37	179.00–203.00	$186.31	$1,222	+11.65
713–734	732	21	173.00–200.00	$175.50	$1,285	+27.30
755	755	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,223	+7.67
815–821	820	6	142.50–152.50	$144.16	$1,182	—
850	850	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,360	±0.00
945	945	2	122.50	$122.50	$1,158	—
1065	1065	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–338	330	15	209.00–210.00	$209.20	$690	+20.78
358–377	371	22	213.00–216.00	$215.34	$799	+4.77
434–440	435	19	168.00–218.00	$211.10	$918	+1.21
450–495	456	30	132.50–217.00	$203.66	$929	-11.35
515–545	541	48	135.00–209.00	$200.68	$1,086	+0.61
585–595	588	4	186.00–205.00	$200.19	$1,177	+9.58
633–648	641	13	182.00–184.50	$183.36	$1,175	+9.06
665–685	675	2	120.00–142.00	$130.84	$883	-45.71
694 value added	694	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,041	—
747	747	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,203	-0.57
785	785	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,236	-2.50
905	905	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	127.50	$127.50	$306	—
280	280	1	100.00	$100.00	$280	—
330	330	1	127.50	$127.50	$421	-62.50
365–394	374	13	175.00–212.50	$196.54	$735	+19.77
430–446	441	22	117.50–205.00	$200.18	$883	+51.13
510–530	523	3	125.00–180.00	$162.13	$848	-4.27
557–590	563	6	165.00–189.00	$184.80	$1,040	+0.73
610	610	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,052	+20.50
657	657	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,058	—
773–790	779	3	115.00–157.50	$143.13	$1,115	+33.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	137.50	$137.50	$543	—
462	462	19	228.00	$228.00	$1,053	—
554	554	16	231.00	$231.00	$1,280	+86.00
631	631	14	218.00	$218.00	$1,376	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,606	—
1210–1580	1395	10	165.00–180.00	$171.91	$2,398	—
1261–1605	1420	15	170.00–174.50	$171.44	$2,434	—
1445–1505	1478	3	170.00–176.00	$173.03	$2,557	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	200.00	$200.00	$670	—
466–475	468	5	170.00–180.00	$177.97	$833	—
505	505	1	170.00	$170.00	$858	+0.56

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	1	80.00	$80.00	$604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	10	238.00–281.00	$248.52	$852	+35.96
360–378	374	4	157.50–275.00	$246.69	$923	+33.66
410–430	416	39	187.50–240.00	$230.86	$960	+8.02
455–483	478	32	195.00–257.50	$228.35	$1,092	+14.66
500–545	531	7	185.00–205.00	$196.29	$1,042	+25.29
551–590	557	25	150.00–228.00	$210.06	$1,170	+11.35
623–635	628	8	150.00–199.00	$183.12	$1,150	+5.78
675	675	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,046	-23.20
740–745	743	3	142.50–145.00	$143.33	$1,065	-26.54
755–795	775	2	172.50–190.00	$181.48	$1,406	+32.48
845	845	1	95.00	$95.00	$803	-68.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	130.00	$130.00	$312	—
300–349	339	20	238.00–267.50	$249.83	$847	+34.24
373–390	376	5	239.00–262.00	$257.23	$967	+22.51
417–445	421	22	167.50–262.50	$239.03	$1,006	+20.08
477–485	482	22	226.50–247.50	$234.06	$1,128	+21.62
505–545	523	3	177.50–219.00	$200.29	$1,048	-2.39
559–560	560	18	205.00–219.00	$208.11	$1,165	+15.86
600–635	618	2	177.50–190.00	$183.93	$1,137	+9.02
656–665	658	5	157.50–167.50	$165.48	$1,089	-15.82
790	790	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,146	—
850	850	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,105	+37.50
950	950	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,235	+35.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	147.50	$147.50	$324	—
335	335	1	135.00	$135.00	$452	—
365–395	382	13	122.50–207.50	$191.78	$733	—
470	470	3	175.00	$175.00	$822	-6.67
538	538	4	197.50	$197.50	$1,063	+4.34

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	2	100.00–243.00	$172.75	$739	-13.25
495	495	1	100.00	$100.00	$495	-35.00
700–705	703	2	60.00–100.00	$80.07	$563	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	3	140.00	$140.00	$868	-20.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	60.00	$60.00	$332	—

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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.