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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

3,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.17/cwt +28.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 470 lb · 116 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $264.24/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 571 lb · 111 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.64/cwt +17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 634 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,214 1,963 2,670
Feeder cattle 3,168 1,963 2,641
Slaughter cattle 46 — 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1018, Heifers 1409, Bulls 741) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 20) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 1.00 to 29.00 higher Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, 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
330–343 339 3 192.50–277.50 $249.89 $847 +7.89
359–390 373 14 255.00–292.50 $280.69 $1,047 +12.47
431–443 434 16 265.00–295.00 $288.62 $1,253 +36.29
455–495 463 51 220.00–307.00 $285.71 $1,323 +13.37
516–548 534 30 255.00–301.00 $283.32 $1,513 +30.00
550–583 564 76 247.00–267.00 $260.85 $1,471 +3.36
564–599 value added 585 35 258.00–290.00 $271.60 $1,589 —
606–649 value added 633 17 245.00–260.00 $249.23 $1,578 +43.23
600–648 640 49 210.00–266.00 $250.10 $1,601 +7.61
643 643 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,608 +7.51
652–687 668 76 217.50–256.75 $249.87 $1,669 -11.13
686 value added 686 19 254.00 $254.00 $1,742 +13.18
708 value added 708 31 230.00 $230.00 $1,628 —
715–748 739 41 217.00–236.00 $227.54 $1,682 +2.17
757 757 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,817 +60.00
763–775 766 15 208.00–230.00 $220.91 $1,692 +40.91
807–842 value added 823 47 213.00–223.00 $218.20 $1,796 +9.20
823–846 840 12 216.00–218.00 $216.49 $1,819 +8.50
862 862 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,888 —
878 878 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,932 —
945 945 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,777 +6.32
985 985 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,970 —
1131 1131 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 255.00 $255.00 $790 —
363–390 374 20 285.00–311.00 $296.97 $1,111 +44.80
425 value added 425 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,275 —
423–445 431 13 270.00–290.00 $288.03 $1,241 +8.04
459–476 463 51 283.00–309.00 $293.58 $1,359 +42.01
500–545 534 32 234.00–295.00 $265.64 $1,419 +4.03
550–565 552 49 200.00–277.00 $263.94 $1,457 +17.45
622–644 633 30 235.00–254.00 $246.34 $1,559 +16.86
650–690 670 10 180.00–255.00 $222.89 $1,493 -18.31
685 value added 685 8 234.00 $234.00 $1,603 —
715–745 735 3 165.00–215.00 $198.79 $1,461 -21.29
751–765 753 6 224.00–226.00 $224.34 $1,689 -2.66
833 833 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,783 +50.02
985 985 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–498 value added 491 29 295.00–303.00 $298.19 $1,464 —
532 value added 532 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,436 —
540 540 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 -10.00
550–591 value added 571 20 250.00–275.00 $262.95 $1,501 —
588 588 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,558 —
636 value added 636 24 253.00 $253.00 $1,609 —
674 674 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,631 —
753–765 value added 760 27 216.00–220.00 $218.39 $1,660 —
803 803 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,831 —
838 value added 838 9 198.00 $198.00 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 125.00–270.00 $197.04 $774 -18.10
448 448 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,198 —
454–490 459 9 182.50–256.00 $242.28 $1,112 +31.01
548 548 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,096 +12.50
555–563 559 9 213.00–225.00 $219.62 $1,228 +57.12
582 value added 582 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,193 —
645 645 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,213 -6.96
718 718 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,418 —
750–765 755 3 200.00–207.00 $202.36 $1,528 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,814 —
1370–1785 1564 25 168.00–181.00 $175.20 $2,740 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 460 2 207.50–210.00 $208.74 $960 +7.56
550–570 559 7 215.00–220.00 $217.19 $1,214 —
642 642 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,271 —
670 670 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,374 +20.00
765 765 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,568 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 value added 433 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,169 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–338 329 17 217.50–240.00 $232.81 $766 +25.18
361–390 373 30 215.00–240.00 $237.72 $887 +10.49
419–449 439 83 200.00–249.00 $239.02 $1,049 +9.29
457–490 475 65 220.00–244.00 $238.93 $1,135 +17.65
491 value added 491 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,262 —
505–549 544 74 217.00–245.00 $234.99 $1,278 +38.16
550–590 563 88 175.00–238.00 $229.76 $1,294 +11.36
616–641 value added 627 22 208.00–219.00 $213.89 $1,341 +18.89
606–648 636 73 190.00–220.00 $209.66 $1,333 +16.57
652–697 664 88 197.00–227.50 $211.17 $1,402 +17.40
711 value added 711 12 194.00 $194.00 $1,379 —
708–743 731 18 171.00–205.50 $192.52 $1,407 +21.14
754 754 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,583 +39.50
755–765 760 17 195.00–201.00 $200.29 $1,522 +29.79
855 855 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,560 +67.50
855 855 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,603 +72.50
925 925 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,734 —
1078 1078 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,736 —
1295 1295 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–325 323 10 235.00–255.00 $242.50 $783 +27.50
350–385 364 68 210.00–273.00 $247.33 $900 +15.85
405–448 434 95 155.00–269.00 $245.84 $1,067 +16.82
450–490 468 103 221.00–249.00 $244.43 $1,144 +27.12
485 value added 485 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,261 —
535 value added 535 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,289 —
508–549 543 69 190.00–241.50 $230.31 $1,251 +19.65
553–590 556 66 200.00–236.00 $232.95 $1,295 +25.83
560 value added 560 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 —
613–646 637 43 190.00–212.50 $208.29 $1,327 +14.57
653 value added 653 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,306 —
655–685 660 11 117.00–207.50 $185.04 $1,221 +35.04
710 710 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 +28.99
728–740 732 9 160.00–201.00 $172.06 $1,259 +6.05
751–760 754 8 172.50–197.00 $187.74 $1,416 +54.06
815 815 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–347 344 11 180.00–237.00 $219.81 $756 —
374 374 6 207.00 $207.00 $774 -6.22
416–443 432 31 202.50–247.50 $223.45 $965 +18.71
458–466 461 19 217.50–230.00 $224.68 $1,036 +8.10
505–542 524 23 150.00–223.00 $207.13 $1,085 +14.99
550–557 553 19 217.50–229.75 $225.20 $1,245 +25.25
605–641 638 15 202.50–207.00 $205.31 $1,310 +24.91
650 650 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,144 +18.00
715 715 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,055 —
785–798 794 3 165.00–172.50 $170.03 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–446 value added 439 21 263.00–269.00 $265.81 $1,167 —
491 491 10 259.00 $259.00 $1,272 +34.88
596 value added 596 37 234.00 $234.00 $1,395 —
832 value added 832 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,498 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 167.00 $167.00 $559 —
356–370 360 4 152.50–165.00 $161.78 $582 -20.79
440 440 1 195.00 $195.00 $858 +3.53
492 492 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,033 —
533 533 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,050 +12.89
658 658 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,323 —
712 712 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,139 —
840 840 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1555 1420 20 167.00–182.50 $176.40 $2,505 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–349 344 14 262.50–307.00 $303.64 $1,045 +45.96
360–395 371 11 282.50–305.00 $294.11 $1,091 -2,071.38
418–430 422 58 245.00–295.00 $288.00 $1,215 +19.35
452–495 490 64 267.00–300.00 $281.91 $1,381 +25.03
525–548 544 37 222.00–265.00 $251.18 $1,366 -4.06
550–581 569 53 230.00–253.00 $241.18 $1,372 +10.32
609–645 630 31 200.00–238.00 $226.26 $1,425 +14.74
650–680 659 40 185.00–223.00 $219.25 $1,445 +18.27
705–740 731 26 194.00–217.50 $205.46 $1,502 +6.02
750–778 765 4 160.00–212.00 $180.96 $1,384 -11.54
805–840 823 2 165.00–190.00 $177.77 $1,463 -3.91
855 855 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,197 —
920 920 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,159 -11.49
973 973 2 122.50 $122.50 $1,192 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–349 339 34 147.50–307.00 $290.00 $983 +47.67
355–378 373 9 282.50–295.00 $292.36 $1,091 +19.54
409–440 418 52 235.00–290.00 $280.76 $1,174 +2.83
470–494 486 69 243.00–301.50 $272.00 $1,322 +19.55
510–527 523 4 242.00–250.00 $248.05 $1,297 +8.39
557–578 564 55 224.00–253.00 $235.40 $1,328 -0.40
618–637 622 25 206.00–235.50 $227.51 $1,415 +25.89
651–665 653 20 185.00–217.50 $207.37 $1,354 +10.37
727–748 737 21 194.00–210.00 $198.70 $1,464 +51.32
750 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 +32.50
815 815 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,487 +60.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 235.00 $235.00 $771 +25.00
419–442 428 16 200.00–256.00 $244.39 $1,046 +69.39
460 460 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,012 —
514 514 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,028 -23.63
554 554 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,280 +46.00
850 850 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 200.00 $200.00 $860 -6.00
488–495 489 12 190.00–225.00 $195.90 $958 -12.10
560 560 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,114 +10.38
895 895 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 251.00 $251.00 $916 —
647 647 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–375 360 3 126.00–127.50 $126.98 $457 —
800 800 1 73.00 $73.00 $584 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
153 153 2 137.50 $137.50 $210 —
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 —

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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.