Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

4,629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.82/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,735/hd at 562 lb · 431 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.08/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 558 lb · 397 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.65/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 636 lb · 300 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,629	2,125	4,610
Feeder cattle	4,584	2,125	4,610
Slaughter cattle	45	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1964, Heifers 2000, Bulls 620) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 37, Heifers 8) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 12.00 higher with instances up to 17.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Springlake 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
225	225	1	370.00	$370.00	$832	—
365–383	379	7	320.00–350.00	$337.41	$1,279	-22.46
435–439	438	9	320.00–341.00	$336.64	$1,474	-32.36
451–498	475	129	225.00–336.00	$326.87	$1,553	-2.93
502 value added	502	5	318.00	$318.00	$1,596	—
505–541	533	13	304.00–325.00	$322.59	$1,719	+6.53
510–545	533	29	290.00–320.00	$308.71	$1,645	-7.35
551–585	561	388	275.00–320.00	$307.63	$1,726	-3.13
565–571	569	43	316.00–325.00	$319.54	$1,818	+8.78
611 value added	611	7	269.00	$269.00	$1,644	—
629	629	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,824	+2.15
605–646	637	283	245.00–302.00	$286.97	$1,828	-0.88
653	653	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,868	+9.79
650–695	670	176	205.00–290.00	$279.84	$1,875	+3.63
730	730	14	266.00	$266.00	$1,942	+13.99
700–745	739	161	229.00–265.00	$253.61	$1,874	+1.60
750–790	762	11	226.00–255.00	$238.12	$1,814	-12.11
802 value added	802	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,885	—
800–828	821	5	210.00–232.50	$227.52	$1,868	-2.48
850–856	854	8	216.00–244.00	$230.53	$1,969	+20.53
913–945	924	3	207.00–213.00	$209.05	$1,932	—
999	999	8	221.00	$221.00	$2,208	—
1040	1040	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,080	-2.00
1098 value added	1098	6	230.00	$230.00	$2,525	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	350.00	$350.00	$998	—
315–345	330	2	275.00–330.00	$303.75	$1,002	-43.04
365–375	367	13	316.00–351.00	$342.75	$1,258	-1.50
400–449	442	61	280.00–348.00	$340.55	$1,505	-1.95
455–482	465	51	275.00–330.00	$321.95	$1,497	-4.01
500–548	534	86	270.00–307.00	$297.55	$1,589	-6.72
555–590	572	7	170.00–300.00	$280.08	$1,602	-29.08
625–648	644	27	245.00–285.00	$283.19	$1,824	-9.41
651–695	662	14	240.00–274.00	$263.18	$1,742	-23.00
703–720	710	7	200.00–241.00	$223.22	$1,585	-21.92
739 value added	739	8	262.00	$262.00	$1,936	—
750–765	755	4	170.00–246.00	$223.03	$1,684	-10.42
815–845	839	10	210.00–234.00	$229.65	$1,927	+4.65
945	945	2	202.50	$202.50	$1,914	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,219	—
412	412	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,339	—
471–483	475	38	235.00–327.00	$301.85	$1,434	—
501–505	502	32	316.00–336.00	$329.09	$1,652	-5.91
568	568	5	309.00	$309.00	$1,755	—
560–598	572	37	310.00–332.00	$324.21	$1,854	—
622	622	48	308.00	$308.00	$1,916	—
657	657	5	288.00	$288.00	$1,892	—
688–693 value added	691	13	271.00–275.00	$272.53	$1,883	—
716 value added	716	14	263.00	$263.00	$1,883	—
779 value added	779	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,675	—
940	940	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,880	—
968	968	3	218.00	$218.00	$2,110	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	250.00	$250.00	$575	—
360–385	369	14	287.50–340.00	$324.26	$1,197	-18.24
415–449	441	17	260.00–331.00	$307.23	$1,355	-27.83
455–470	459	12	220.00–310.00	$284.75	$1,307	-38.25
525–548	537	12	290.00–305.00	$298.35	$1,602	+24.70
570	570	4	190.00–267.50	$230.00	$1,311	-74.76
635–640	636	4	240.00–245.00	$241.26	$1,534	-30.53
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	245.00	$245.00	$845	—
368–385	372	4	292.50–295.00	$294.35	$1,095	-18.15
420–438	434	4	270.00–295.00	$288.94	$1,254	—
460	460	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,242	-26.00
533	533	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,492	+17.50
556	556	9	292.50	$292.50	$1,626	—
632–645	643	13	262.50–271.00	$263.79	$1,696	—
754	754	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,704	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1490	1378	2	160.00–174.00	$167.57	$2,309	—
1420–1775	1599	23	180.00–200.00	$188.37	$3,012	—
1480–1905	1700	12	174.00–191.00	$184.70	$3,140	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	220.00	$220.00	$902	—
510	510	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	280.00	$280.00	$910	-10.33
360–390	381	19	260.00–309.00	$299.48	$1,141	-3.07
418–448	435	20	225.00–297.50	$279.33	$1,215	-9.24
461–495	470	155	235.00–300.00	$283.56	$1,333	+12.74
515	515	18	260.00	$260.00	$1,339	-4.06
515–545	534	81	234.00–282.50	$269.95	$1,442	+5.89
550–590	556	364	215.00–276.00	$262.72	$1,461	+0.21
566–585	578	33	255.00	$255.00	$1,474	-7.51
617 value added	617	13	266.00	$266.00	$1,641	—
625	625	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,475	-4.47
608–649	637	268	230.00–260.48	$250.60	$1,596	+10.13
650–675	652	20	220.00–257.50	$245.27	$1,599	-2.34
710–748	735	53	196.00–242.00	$228.62	$1,680	+4.97
753	753	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,657	+16.18
768	768	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,597	+4.18
825–845	842	7	219.00–230.00	$228.46	$1,924	+21.46
850	850	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,360	-48.00
918	918	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	310.00	$310.00	$769	—
253	253	2	230.00	$230.00	$582	—
323–348	334	17	255.00–317.50	$281.62	$941	-24.96
366–390	369	44	260.00–312.00	$305.77	$1,128	-2.81
411 value added	411	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,028	—
400–447	432	38	240.00–307.00	$278.78	$1,204	-16.75
460	460	4	210.00	$210.00	$966	-64.04
451–495	461	177	213.00–293.50	$279.56	$1,289	+5.52
480 value added	480	3	292.50	$292.50	$1,404	—
500–549	543	134	247.50–279.00	$263.90	$1,433	-2.94
557–593	568	21	229.00–272.50	$254.16	$1,444	-9.31
602–649	636	60	236.00–255.00	$248.00	$1,577	+7.56
650	650	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	—
724–745	730	8	200.00–230.50	$221.89	$1,620	—
768	768	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,728	+23.01
830–844	841	8	200.00–215.00	$207.13	$1,742	+17.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	100.00	$100.00	$160	—
260	260	1	175.00	$175.00	$455	—
328–349	345	30	265.00–305.00	$299.79	$1,034	+18.79
350–395	362	35	215.00–302.00	$287.99	$1,043	-7.34
412–449	442	80	202.00–307.00	$279.62	$1,236	+1.61
454–455	454	7	258.00–270.00	$261.00	$1,185	-0.63
515–548	541	51	232.00–267.50	$256.18	$1,386	-7.39
584–595	588	6	165.00–267.50	$242.69	$1,427	-0.94
615–640	635	8	220.00–248.00	$234.69	$1,490	+3.41
658–670	661	4	135.00–240.00	$213.39	$1,411	-34.61
705	705	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	-8.00
755	755	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	15	303.00	$303.00	$1,160	—
448	448	12	305.00	$305.00	$1,366	—
518	518	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,450	—
533 value added	533	3	279.00	$279.00	$1,487	—
597	597	44	258.00	$258.00	$1,540	—
623 value added	623	6	264.00	$264.00	$1,645	—
646	646	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,537	—
702	702	7	234.00	$234.00	$1,643	—
760 value added	760	13	221.00	$221.00	$1,680	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339–346	342	7	255.00–270.00	$261.50	$894	+11.50
390	390	1	250.00	$250.00	$975	-36.00
405–449	440	5	255.00–257.50	$257.04	$1,131	-10.96
455–485	462	10	220.00–268.00	$259.41	$1,198	+28.26
525–540	531	7	170.00–242.00	$228.43	$1,213	+3.43
550–568	562	9	225.00–238.00	$229.24	$1,288	-5.76
618	618	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,224	-11.92
765	765	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,358	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1460	1383	6	125.00–194.00	$178.79	$2,473	—
1360–1565	1463	2	183.00–188.00	$185.68	$2,716	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	165.00	$165.00	$421	—
325	325	2	220.00	$220.00	$715	—
380	380	1	215.00	$215.00	$817	—
478	478	2	200.00	$200.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	200.00–220.00	$209.74	$604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–326	321	10	334.00–338.00	$336.73	$1,081	-14.81
350–390	365	13	320.00–349.00	$334.45	$1,221	-5.10
410–445	428	37	245.00–334.00	$314.87	$1,348	-17.22
473–491	485	58	275.00–334.00	$311.53	$1,511	+4.35
503–549	530	21	220.00–300.00	$287.42	$1,523	-24.82
556–585	562	83	280.00–309.00	$289.21	$1,625	+13.53
610–633	628	37	255.00–290.00	$267.43	$1,679	+2.62
652–659	656	26	242.00–262.00	$255.68	$1,677	-8.88
705–710	708	8	165.00–250.00	$226.42	$1,603	+9.42
750	750	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,425	-39.00
810	810	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,701	-32.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	330	7	332.00–335.00	$333.24	$1,100	-24.43
351–395	363	22	280.00–365.00	$336.94	$1,223	+2.66
421–449	430	64	232.00–339.50	$317.47	$1,365	-19.59
452–481	469	40	265.00–323.00	$297.92	$1,397	-0.14
500–545	520	21	200.00–307.00	$278.38	$1,448	+2.96
550–569	557	32	250.00–285.00	$281.48	$1,568	+2.75
600–648	631	28	220.00–283.00	$266.14	$1,679	-9.30
680	680	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,598	-21.35
725	725	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,464	-36.09
760	760	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,501	—
810	810	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	65.00–300.00	$187.05	$604	—
370	370	1	255.00	$255.00	$944	-92.50
420–445	431	5	200.00–309.00	$267.27	$1,152	-77.73
468–475	470	3	237.50–242.50	$240.82	$1,132	-72.11
547	547	15	271.00	$271.00	$1,482	—
550–563	557	4	225.00–290.00	$257.12	$1,432	-12.22
615–647	639	4	200.00–225.00	$218.98	$1,399	—
650	650	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	+95.00
700	700	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,330	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	297.50	$297.50	$997	-27.31
414	414	5	296.00	$296.00	$1,225	+27.88
474–490	477	9	240.00–297.50	$284.79	$1,358	+4.79
515–525	520	3	182.50–275.00	$227.34	$1,182	-2.66
560–595	567	11	200.00–276.00	$262.15	$1,486	+2.15
630	630	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,670	+25.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	240.00	$240.00	$648	—
465	465	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,116	—

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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.