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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

1,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $233.81/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,484/hd at 635 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.66/cwt -12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 559 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $197.26/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 539 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,424 3,260 3,644
Feeder cattle 1,383 3,260 3,537
Slaughter cattle 41 — 107

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 441, Heifers 633, Bulls 309) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 8) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 14.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah Valley, 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
327–342 333 5 230.00–255.00 $244.73 $815 -20.27
380–395 390 3 220.00–267.50 $239.65 $935 +3.33
441–443 441 10 248.50–258.00 $250.41 $1,104 +1.04
457–498 465 40 243.00–271.00 $262.48 $1,221 +14.26
510–548 538 11 231.00–260.00 $241.05 $1,297 +8.25
550–595 563 61 245.00–247.00 $245.07 $1,380 +1.15
622 value added 622 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,574 +10.07
607–644 635 53 216.00–245.00 $229.59 $1,458 +6.86
645 645 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 +22.27
669–680 671 10 185.00–241.00 $226.61 $1,521 +4.44
684 value added 684 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,628 -8.60
730–746 741 24 187.50–226.00 $213.23 $1,580 +9.46
762 value added 762 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,600 -9.45
760–795 773 9 185.00–210.50 $203.72 $1,575 -22.28
824–846 value added 833 23 206.00–209.00 $207.81 $1,731 +3.81
890 890 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,593 -27.00
914 value added 914 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,718 -2.00
1080 1080 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 235.00 $235.00 $740 -1.50
378–381 379 11 230.00–250.00 $240.87 $913 +21.23
405–444 434 10 210.00–266.00 $248.12 $1,077 +13.69
450–478 470 22 248.00–274.00 $261.69 $1,230 +25.49
510–548 543 21 172.50–249.00 $238.61 $1,296 +8.38
555–580 570 9 224.00–235.00 $233.02 $1,328 +11.37
595 value added 595 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,294 -11.10
632–640 634 10 224.50–230.00 $226.16 $1,434 +9.91
655 655 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,467 +20.35
722–735 726 3 207.00–212.00 $208.69 $1,515 -0.31
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1860 1611 33 167.00–186.00 $178.54 $2,876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,488 -4.00
639 639 10 248.00 $248.00 $1,585 -8.00
768 768 7 171.00 $171.00 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 367 3 152.50–260.00 $204.14 $749 +44.14
405 405 1 240.00 $240.00 $972 +120.00
456 456 6 194.00 $194.00 $885 +0.50
545 545 1 152.50 $152.50 $831 -25.12
564 564 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,066 +139.00
705 705 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,040 -50.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
435 435 1 80.00 $80.00 $348 -70.00
460 460 2 162.50 $162.50 $748 +42.50
513 513 3 170.00 $170.00 $872 +17.55
580–585 583 2 152.50–231.00 $191.58 $1,117 +34.58
685 685 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,254 +7.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 319 15 170.00–214.00 $177.45 $566 -12.32
363–390 374 26 152.50–204.00 $186.83 $699 -3.33
405–448 437 29 101.00–199.00 $191.99 $839 +0.08
454–493 468 41 179.00–218.00 $200.16 $937 -1.08
526–546 541 33 155.00–203.00 $197.59 $1,069 +4.82
554–585 559 63 175.00–214.00 $192.66 $1,077 -11.90
635–649 644 58 166.00–197.00 $179.37 $1,155 -3.32
653–670 657 9 158.00–201.00 $188.18 $1,236 -3.22
715 value added 715 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,366 +1.37
700–740 720 17 148.00–176.00 $156.69 $1,128 -11.11
758–770 762 3 142.00–145.00 $143.01 $1,090 -3.49
833 833 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,083 -23.34
872 872 3 137.50 $137.50 $1,199 -22.50
923 923 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,200 -15.00
1000 1000 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 323 7 145.00–175.00 $170.96 $552 -19.45
366–390 369 23 150.00–211.00 $189.88 $701 -683.70
405–440 431 52 132.50–213.00 $189.04 $815 -7.01
450–493 471 33 173.00–216.00 $194.42 $916 -6.88
532–544 539 56 187.00–208.00 $196.12 $1,057 +6.38
544 value added 544 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,142 +4.06
554–590 567 7 122.00–192.00 $176.87 $1,003 -20.56
610–632 628 23 101.00–170.50 $156.17 $981 -15.30
655–661 658 9 180.00–200.00 $188.93 $1,243 +11.40
730–740 739 7 137.50–171.00 $143.73 $1,062 -7.51
753 753 2 131.00 $131.00 $986 —
820 820 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,128 -6.65
1145 1145 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 205.00 $205.00 $707 +37.56
353–375 369 9 127.50–175.00 $169.78 $626 +4.78
420–430 422 6 194.00–195.00 $194.83 $822 +13.83
452–475 459 16 101.00–185.00 $157.98 $725 -17.09
530–540 532 18 140.00–193.00 $163.14 $868 -7.28
620–648 639 6 142.50–154.00 $150.28 $960 -16.12
705 705 1 141.00 $141.00 $994 -9.00
838 838 3 112.50 $112.50 $943 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 210.00 $210.00 $762 +6.00
484 484 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,060 —
749 749 6 125.00 $125.00 $936 -65.00
776 776 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,117 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 3 81.00–152.50 $129.52 $483 -10.48
466 466 4 147.00 $147.00 $685 +0.85
525 525 7 152.00 $152.00 $798 +38.70
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1500 1369 8 170.00–185.00 $178.73 $2,447 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–327 327 4 205.00–250.00 $238.80 $781 +10.06
354–395 374 15 219.00–267.50 $238.06 $890 +18.97
405–435 420 20 214.00–237.50 $230.27 $967 +14.55
474–494 485 13 180.00–240.00 $228.80 $1,110 +23.04
507–543 529 33 220.00–234.00 $231.21 $1,223 +17.20
569–579 573 14 225.50–228.00 $226.40 $1,297 +18.97
615–643 637 26 149.00–222.00 $211.77 $1,349 +20.80
660–695 680 4 135.00–188.00 $159.69 $1,086 -27.31
746 746 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,261 +41.00
762 762 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,524 +70.98
828 828 7 145.00–170.00 $155.71 $1,289 -8.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 331 8 187.50–220.00 $213.54 $707 -21.52
350–378 364 23 175.00–256.00 $236.62 $861 +8.53
400–445 423 26 167.50–242.50 $228.30 $966 +8.10
473–495 476 24 207.50–230.00 $228.65 $1,088 +14.98
500–520 504 7 145.00–232.00 $219.17 $1,105 +37.68
552–595 557 22 204.00–235.00 $220.40 $1,228 +24.28
600–649 633 13 178.00–220.00 $194.39 $1,230 +9.18
655–670 663 2 180.50–199.00 $189.65 $1,257 +20.42
745 745 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 +2.52
760 760 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,284 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,003 —
528 528 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,167 —
639 639 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,201 +55.50
758 758 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,167 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–430 428 3 50.00–175.00 $133.14 $570 -26.86
470 470 1 161.00 $161.00 $757 +15.46
531 531 4 148.00 $148.00 $786 —
566 566 3 149.00 $149.00 $843 -3.50
1065 1065 1 81.00 $81.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 175.00 $175.00 $945 —
740 740 1 51.00 $51.00 $377 —

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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.