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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

3,573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $260.56/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 463 lb · 178 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.13/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 559 lb · 127 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.67/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 475 lb · 121 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,573 3,112 3,370
Feeder cattle 3,573 3,053 3,370
Slaughter cattle — 59 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 959, Heifers 1686, Bulls 928) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, 3.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, 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
323–345 334 18 280.00–332.50 $311.33 $1,040 +41.45
357–395 373 20 282.00–339.00 $329.95 $1,231 +1.28
403 value added 403 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,249 —
400–444 436 36 256.00–327.50 $313.80 $1,368 -6.20
453–484 467 66 287.00–310.00 $299.36 $1,398 -3.12
482–497 value added 487 21 315.00–332.00 $325.97 $1,587 —
511 511 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,533 —
515–548 544 80 241.00–300.00 $286.61 $1,559 -5.13
550–590 569 67 245.00–288.00 $280.18 $1,594 -5.29
553–598 value added 580 5 272.50–285.00 $280.23 $1,625 -32.77
592 592 6 296.00 $296.00 $1,752 —
611–648 value added 622 19 229.00–280.00 $264.23 $1,644 —
625–647 641 52 241.00–267.50 $262.72 $1,684 +11.60
660–698 668 21 200.00–261.00 $247.59 $1,654 -23.94
716 value added 716 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,840 —
720–749 739 54 234.00–249.00 $241.36 $1,784 +1.99
755–760 758 2 212.50–224.00 $218.23 $1,654 -29.27
756–798 value added 780 12 222.00–239.00 $230.15 $1,795 —
827–829 828 18 226.00–248.00 $238.21 $1,972 +21.41
833 value added 833 19 223.00 $223.00 $1,858 —
860–895 884 13 195.00–228.00 $215.48 $1,905 +3.77
947 value added 947 12 196.00 $196.00 $1,856 —
1097 value added 1097 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 225.00 $225.00 $495 —
285 285 1 315.00 $315.00 $898 —
305–331 323 6 271.00–346.00 $327.95 $1,059 +87.95
353–380 360 29 327.00–345.00 $339.36 $1,222 -14.74
405–445 423 15 259.00–327.50 $307.58 $1,301 +46.21
440 value added 440 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 —
455–497 467 45 255.00–311.00 $299.53 $1,399 +4.23
511–535 value added 517 4 252.50–280.00 $259.61 $1,342 -46.39
523–549 542 41 260.00–281.00 $276.35 $1,498 -3.06
569–597 579 29 255.00–284.00 $276.51 $1,601 -9.82
625 value added 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 —
623–646 642 36 100.00–266.00 $251.84 $1,617 -10.96
665–690 671 5 229.00–255.00 $243.46 $1,634 -4.54
680 value added 680 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 —
710–733 724 16 225.00–249.00 $239.90 $1,737 +3.01
757–775 761 5 201.00–240.00 $230.18 $1,752 -1.71
830–840 837 3 223.00–225.00 $223.66 $1,872 +16.16
865 865 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,881 -2.50
908–938 value added 920 5 187.00–206.00 $194.75 $1,792 —
923 923 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 6 281.00 $281.00 $1,037 —
450–456 value added 453 9 305.00–322.00 $308.75 $1,399 —
532 532 14 299.00 $299.00 $1,591 —
551–559 value added 554 12 227.50–282.00 $263.66 $1,461 —
632 value added 632 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,738 —
657 657 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,314 —
705 value added 705 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,685 -23.00
771 value added 771 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,835 —
791 791 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,898 —
881 value added 881 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,894 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 250.00 $250.00 $908 +38.87
451 451 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,037 —
545 545 14 243.00 $243.00 $1,324 +30.50
605–620 617 8 150.00–257.00 $219.86 $1,357 +9.86
720 720 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,577 +17.68
755–785 770 2 175.00–190.00 $182.65 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,013 +0.44
437 437 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,311 +10.00
455 455 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,274 +17.43
500–524 521 8 220.00–264.00 $258.72 $1,348 -6.20
550 value added 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 +55.00
605–625 622 7 245.00–247.00 $246.72 $1,535 +6.94
845 845 1 90.00 $90.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 15 165.00 $165.00 $808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 280.00 $280.00 $658 —
266 266 4 193.00 $193.00 $513 —
315–345 328 17 200.00–270.00 $256.33 $841 +43.83
355–395 370 83 223.00–282.50 $273.52 $1,012 +9.87
399 value added 399 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,073 —
410–446 430 48 230.00–273.00 $262.80 $1,130 +1.68
450–488 463 174 212.50–273.00 $260.76 $1,207 +3.90
478 value added 478 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,205 —
524–545 541 117 180.00–249.00 $242.07 $1,310 +1.45
545–547 value added 547 4 240.00–257.50 $244.36 $1,337 —
551–590 558 61 210.00–248.00 $240.58 $1,342 -1.12
585 value added 585 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,544 +1.00
600–637 634 73 205.00–232.50 $217.52 $1,379 +2.63
655 value added 655 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,238 -38.00
658–695 671 12 203.00–221.00 $207.78 $1,394 -11.57
716 value added 716 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,128 —
708–740 727 16 190.00–207.50 $204.07 $1,484 -4.11
754 754 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,606 +93.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–345 321 10 220.00–269.00 $244.98 $786 -12.38
350–395 378 41 226.00–284.00 $270.36 $1,022 +5.35
423 value added 423 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,132 —
400–434 428 22 225.00–272.00 $257.61 $1,103 +17.02
456–490 473 108 225.00–272.00 $256.57 $1,214 -4.56
453–499 value added 491 13 258.00–278.00 $266.82 $1,310 —
500–546 530 17 223.00–252.50 $240.57 $1,275 +2.49
552–590 559 125 219.00–250.50 $243.22 $1,360 -2.05
585 value added 585 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,389 -18.09
625 value added 625 22 224.00–228.00 $226.55 $1,416 -9.45
600–645 637 62 195.00–238.00 $221.86 $1,413 +9.20
650–658 value added 658 29 223.00–230.00 $223.24 $1,469 —
650–673 660 51 187.00–228.00 $217.51 $1,436 -4.69
710 value added 710 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
705–747 734 52 190.00–216.00 $204.72 $1,503 +2.89
780 780 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,209 -28.69
800–832 820 8 184.00–215.00 $203.66 $1,670 +20.66
845 value added 845 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,458 —
855 855 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,530 —
1015 1015 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 13 200.00–243.00 $231.36 $794 -26.14
360–385 361 39 185.00–271.50 $267.23 $965 +12.04
400–437 417 21 167.50–257.50 $239.71 $1,000 -2.05
453–462 462 48 230.00–260.00 $258.77 $1,196 +1.35
505–547 535 50 220.00–239.75 $238.33 $1,275 +11.94
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
610–645 642 12 205.00–219.00 $217.89 $1,399 +29.02
660–683 677 4 187.00–215.00 $193.82 $1,312 -12.18
750 750 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 value added 429 13 271.00 $271.00 $1,163 —
476 476 10 283.00 $283.00 $1,347 —
507 value added 507 25 257.00 $257.00 $1,303 —
584 value added 584 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,460 —
669 value added 669 15 212.00 $212.00 $1,418 —
746–749 value added 748 80 215.00–222.00 $219.91 $1,645 —
786 value added 786 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,603 —
864 value added 864 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,858 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 150.00 $150.00 $308 —
365–390 369 20 185.00–265.00 $242.55 $895 +35.05
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 -55.00
455–485 456 30 200.00–251.00 $249.19 $1,136 +27.95
543–544 544 27 155.00–233.50 $227.70 $1,239 +12.48
570 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 —
629 629 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,365 +9.57
720–732 727 5 164.00–199.00 $177.86 $1,293 —
875 875 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–336 321 11 315.00–327.50 $320.95 $1,030 +43.63
355–383 370 30 245.00–335.00 $319.48 $1,182 -3.82
400–447 423 71 240.00–322.25 $311.87 $1,319 +1.66
455–491 484 89 241.00–299.00 $274.68 $1,329 +7.52
508–549 539 31 230.00–280.00 $260.52 $1,404 —
564 value added 564 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,523 —
550–586 566 92 223.00–274.00 $252.17 $1,427 -2.65
615–648 631 38 205.00–247.00 $235.59 $1,487 +1.10
654–665 655 15 197.50–228.00 $225.27 $1,476 +14.87
719–749 733 14 193.00–202.50 $200.06 $1,466 -20.29
763 763 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,389 -8.00
825 825 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,341 -12.50
855 855 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,582 —
925 925 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,434 —
990 990 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,436 —
1175 1175 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,528 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 295.00 $295.00 $752 —
318–343 335 56 266.00–346.00 $323.14 $1,083 -18.83
368–392 375 25 270.00–327.50 $312.32 $1,171 -28.38
400–435 422 83 221.00–319.00 $314.78 $1,328 +5.00
465–497 491 70 248.00–297.00 $271.28 $1,332 -2.45
540–547 545 22 212.00–269.00 $262.99 $1,433 -6.24
560–584 564 62 180.00–251.00 $240.89 $1,359 -19.14
629–647 636 26 202.00–235.00 $222.86 $1,417 -12.53
650–688 670 13 150.00–225.00 $196.56 $1,317 -23.20
738–748 740 9 187.50–203.00 $199.52 $1,476 +12.22
780 780 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,365 —
810 810 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,418 -10.00
900 900 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 —
1010 1010 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,434 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–346 343 12 241.00–249.00 $246.39 $845 +21.48
388 388 2 251.00 $251.00 $974 +31.00
424–425 424 11 225.00–255.00 $252.27 $1,070 -15.86
480–495 487 21 200.00–240.00 $235.19 $1,145 +8.12
564–595 566 17 195.00–227.00 $225.02 $1,274 +10.02
735 735 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 260.00 $260.00 $741 —
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 +22.50
367–395 372 9 200.00–265.00 $248.44 $924 +36.44
439 439 8 272.50 $272.50 $1,196 +17.50
495 495 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,040 -23.34
500–524 516 6 200.00–225.00 $208.07 $1,074 -10.47
555–558 557 8 200.00–211.00 $208.26 $1,160 +8.26
652–685 660 4 165.00–215.00 $202.03 $1,333 +44.53
718 718 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 141.00 $141.00 $620 —
483 483 7 165.00 $165.00 $797 —
613 613 4 150.00 $150.00 $920 —
825 825 1 115.00 $115.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,400 —
778 778 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 7 257.50 $257.50 $1,213 —
621 621 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,211 —

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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.