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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

2,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.85/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,848/hd at 642 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.51/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 562 lb · 109 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.76/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 561 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,125 2,500 2,480
Feeder cattle 2,125 2,332 2,480
Slaughter cattle — 168 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 753, Heifers 876, Bulls 496) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, 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
340 340 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,114 -12.44
352–377 364 9 355.00–365.00 $359.87 $1,310 +12.41
439 439 6 369.00 $369.00 $1,620 +27.23
450–495 468 38 292.50–350.00 $329.80 $1,543 +1.18
507–549 527 64 282.00–340.00 $316.06 $1,666 +28.04
550–584 561 105 294.00–322.00 $310.76 $1,743 -12.24
618–646 642 113 279.25–300.00 $287.85 $1,848 +6.34
667–693 678 23 272.00–288.00 $276.21 $1,873 +0.99
720–743 739 21 242.00–256.00 $252.01 $1,862 +0.66
755–788 772 19 230.00–256.00 $250.23 $1,932 +47.88
805 805 2 225.00–235.00 $230.00 $1,852 -8.57
855 855 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,796 -24.24
1048 1048 3 202.00 $202.00 $2,117 —
1105 1105 2 198.00 $198.00 $2,188 —
1164 value added 1164 6 194.00 $194.00 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–340 327 10 305.00–365.00 $346.79 $1,134 +1.54
350–390 372 17 320.00–363.00 $344.25 $1,281 +8.71
375 value added 375 26 323.00 $323.00 $1,211 —
425–435 434 13 314.00–353.00 $342.50 $1,486 +92.50
456–497 470 42 307.00–331.00 $325.96 $1,532 +3.15
520–544 540 30 279.00–309.00 $304.27 $1,643 +0.08
561–580 567 17 295.00–317.50 $309.16 $1,753 +15.66
600–633 630 29 250.00–308.00 $292.60 $1,843 +17.97
651–670 655 17 267.50–290.00 $286.18 $1,874 -13.82
715–739 735 6 220.00–250.00 $245.14 $1,802 -2.72
765–785 768 8 218.00–245.00 $233.45 $1,793 +8.45
848 848 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,908 —
927 value added 927 16 205.00 $205.00 $1,900 —
985 985 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 340.00–345.00 $342.50 $1,353 —
444–446 445 20 331.00–340.00 $335.06 $1,491 +22.41
460 460 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,486 +26.99
500–520 510 2 240.00–306.00 $273.65 $1,396 -0.22
553–555 554 6 297.00–312.50 $304.76 $1,688 +19.80
612–638 623 6 252.50–288.00 $271.79 $1,693 +31.75
880 880 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,650 +14.91
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 value added 467 26 333.00 $333.00 $1,555 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,203 +30.00
450 450 12 296.00 $296.00 $1,332 +44.24
545 545 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,431 -27.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,799 +15.00
655 value added 655 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–340 333 4 265.00–299.00 $290.33 $967 +2.81
369–395 381 12 286.00–317.50 $302.55 $1,153 +9.62
419–441 429 26 275.00–302.50 $288.57 $1,238 +11.26
460–493 474 60 235.00–280.00 $270.82 $1,284 +2.81
533–549 544 63 251.00–270.50 $264.06 $1,436 +19.69
551–579 562 109 230.00–264.50 $262.51 $1,475 +8.26
600–641 634 73 228.00–286.00 $240.47 $1,525 -2.57
666 666 23 247.00–249.00 $247.61 $1,649 +67.61
713–735 727 16 180.00–235.00 $223.65 $1,626 -0.39
752–795 762 9 190.00–208.00 $203.82 $1,553 +32.82
815 815 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,687 -16.72
880 880 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,830 -2.00
970 970 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 322 7 272.50–315.00 $306.58 $987 +21.68
360–381 368 25 295.00–313.00 $308.58 $1,136 +18.93
410–441 433 38 235.00–307.00 $295.53 $1,280 +32.05
450–486 463 83 254.00–281.00 $274.04 $1,269 +4.40
520 value added 520 11 262.00 $262.00 $1,362 +30.99
534–539 535 37 255.50–270.00 $266.84 $1,428 +19.16
551–589 573 70 223.00–271.50 $263.47 $1,510 +25.97
622 value added 622 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,599 +49.62
620–646 636 32 227.00–248.00 $240.44 $1,529 +3.20
767–775 771 4 200.00–204.00 $201.99 $1,557 -15.17
820 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 281.00 $281.00 $913 +21.69
359–390 363 14 220.00–309.00 $295.33 $1,072 +10.05
427–435 428 8 230.00–285.00 $278.01 $1,190 +19.85
451–495 466 46 245.00–287.00 $261.63 $1,219 +0.92
515–547 537 20 263.00–265.00 $263.57 $1,415 +52.54
553–586 564 25 230.00–263.00 $243.63 $1,374 -7.76
646–647 646 7 222.00–235.00 $231.28 $1,494 +2.94
662 662 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,642 +56.02
735 735 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,345 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 —
382 382 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,093 +8.77
447 447 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,198 +11.00
453–480 462 3 205.00–245.00 $231.15 $1,068 +6.86
536 536 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,206 -13.48
557 557 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,309 —
620–635 632 5 185.00–216.00 $209.92 $1,327 -7.58
720 720 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,242 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–349 334 17 330.00–375.00 $351.54 $1,174 +12.67
365–398 383 9 320.00–347.50 $339.55 $1,300 +2.05
410–435 424 31 225.00–349.00 $332.09 $1,408 +3.93
450–498 488 46 285.00–340.00 $307.18 $1,499 +9.10
512–545 534 29 275.00–321.00 $312.24 $1,667 +13.59
560–590 575 45 235.00–287.50 $275.68 $1,585 -4.28
620–630 625 20 258.00–287.50 $264.81 $1,655 +4.86
653–671 663 20 254.00–280.00 $264.56 $1,754 +30.82
730 730 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,584 +20.04
755 755 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,729 +8.29
800 800 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,940 +33.50
850 850 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,640 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–340 331 11 351.00–360.00 $357.67 $1,184 +16.29
357–387 366 17 315.00–354.00 $334.28 $1,223 +31.11
402–438 420 33 290.00–349.00 $337.06 $1,416 +15.09
455–495 483 48 250.00–317.00 $298.06 $1,440 -1.40
500–525 515 3 255.00–298.00 $275.42 $1,418 +0.04
551–598 566 54 275.00–288.00 $278.73 $1,578 +1.23
620–636 634 10 242.50–285.00 $275.44 $1,746 +23.78
655–675 662 14 247.50–277.50 $256.35 $1,697 —
735–737 737 6 216.00–242.50 $238.09 $1,755 +29.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 347.50 $347.50 $1,282 +42.50
410 410 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 —
471–485 479 15 309.00–319.00 $312.93 $1,499 +78.11
555–568 561 11 250.00–294.00 $269.34 $1,511 —
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,418 —
665 665 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,862 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 320.00–330.00 $324.81 $1,049 —
410–415 412 3 215.00–295.00 $268.12 $1,105 -27.36
495 495 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 +21.80
515 515 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,184 -12.22
585 585 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,521 +14.61
640 640 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 14 352.00 $352.00 $1,260 —

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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.