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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

3,643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.87/cwt -13.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 561 lb · 273 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.60/cwt -8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,776/hd at 637 lb · 222 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.12/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 555 lb · 205 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,643 4,629 5,246
Feeder cattle 3,643 4,584 5,246
Slaughter cattle — 45 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1495, Heifers 1561, Bulls 587) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 10.00 lower with instances up to 17.00 lower Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, 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
224 224 5 390.00 $390.00 $874 +20.00
292 292 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,110 —
335 335 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,256 —
350–395 370 3 295.00–330.00 $314.22 $1,163 -23.19
395 value added 395 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,323 —
400–449 429 10 300.00–355.00 $341.41 $1,465 +4.77
437 value added 437 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,453 —
454–491 469 80 288.00–350.00 $324.63 $1,523 -2.24
481 value added 481 33 344.00 $344.00 $1,655 —
500–548 511 35 285.00–317.00 $307.26 $1,570 -15.33
508–540 value added 528 7 258.00–325.00 $298.91 $1,578 -19.09
551–595 559 240 271.00–325.00 $295.27 $1,651 -12.36
557–588 value added 574 33 247.50–310.00 $291.99 $1,676 —
606 606 9 308.00 $308.00 $1,866 +18.00
625–627 value added 627 35 254.00–306.00 $304.52 $1,909 +35.52
605–645 641 178 210.00–305.00 $272.02 $1,744 -14.95
655–660 657 48 273.00–295.00 $288.29 $1,894 +2.29
664–685 value added 675 18 200.00–287.00 $260.87 $1,761 —
701–745 738 84 235.50–275.00 $253.55 $1,871 -0.06
738 value added 738 26 270.25 $270.25 $1,994 —
759 value added 759 7 257.00 $257.00 $1,951 —
808 value added 808 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,955 +7.00
800–845 819 6 200.00–236.00 $218.49 $1,789 -9.03
858–859 859 9 218.00–236.00 $230.00 $1,976 -0.53
910–925 918 2 200.00–220.00 $209.92 $1,927 +0.87
1048 value added 1048 6 214.00 $214.00 $2,243 —
1075 1075 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 3 330.00–345.00 $339.98 $1,085 +36.23
359 value added 359 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,167 —
365–368 367 5 322.00–371.00 $331.74 $1,217 -11.01
402–448 428 18 260.00–340.00 $316.08 $1,353 -24.47
429–433 value added 431 12 307.00–316.00 $310.73 $1,339 —
452–483 462 53 296.00–337.00 $326.55 $1,509 +4.60
521–534 value added 532 22 282.50–310.00 $305.10 $1,623 —
503–545 538 61 222.50–301.00 $290.41 $1,562 -7.14
554–582 565 18 257.50–317.50 $287.04 $1,622 +6.96
570 value added 570 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,670 —
603–633 625 38 260.00–282.00 $271.04 $1,694 -12.15
644 value added 644 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,475 —
678 value added 678 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,898 —
670–685 680 3 225.00–242.50 $230.75 $1,569 -32.43
716 value added 716 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,761 -16.00
710–745 720 28 224.00–271.00 $258.31 $1,860 +35.09
760–784 773 8 202.50–250.00 $240.29 $1,857 +17.26
807–845 837 18 185.00–250.00 $238.81 $1,999 +9.16
851–860 853 4 200.00–237.00 $227.68 $1,942 —
938–948 943 4 197.50–220.00 $208.81 $1,969 +6.31
1068 value added 1068 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 value added 446 15 327.00 $327.00 $1,458 —
482–489 value added 485 19 335.00–347.00 $339.46 $1,646 —
505–546 value added 530 25 250.00–332.00 $283.64 $1,503 —
550–591 value added 569 40 306.00–324.00 $313.29 $1,783 —
626–630 value added 627 11 289.00–303.00 $299.16 $1,876 —
613–648 641 16 304.00–307.00 $304.54 $1,952 -3.46
671–672 value added 672 19 272.00–281.00 $277.21 $1,863 +4.68
880 value added 880 6 235.00 $235.00 $2,068 —
929 value added 929 23 233.00 $233.00 $2,165 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 2 285.00 $285.00 $940 —
392 392 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,284 +3.24
435 435 1 220.00 $220.00 $957 -87.23
458–472 468 10 250.00–323.00 $304.98 $1,427 +20.23
520–525 523 2 255.00–265.00 $260.02 $1,360 -38.33
530 value added 530 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,246 —
562–594 576 13 212.00–280.00 $260.81 $1,502 +30.81
638–645 640 3 200.00–230.00 $219.93 $1,408 -21.33
655 655 5 225.00–240.00 $237.00 $1,552 —
705 value added 705 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,234 —
730 730 3 205.00–229.00 $213.00 $1,555 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–395 377 5 250.00–260.00 $257.90 $972 -36.45
420 420 1 197.50 $197.50 $830 -91.44
458–490 467 12 215.00–292.00 $271.03 $1,266 +1.03
530 530 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 -35.00
550–556 555 8 187.50–251.00 $243.14 $1,349 -49.36
610–648 639 7 217.50–246.00 $239.84 $1,533 -23.95
745 745 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,594 —
785 785 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,554 -28.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–595 value added 570 10 285.00–295.00 $289.17 $1,648 —
651 value added 651 10 286.00 $286.00 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
500 500 1 195.00 $195.00 $975 -45.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 320.00 $320.00 $768 —
318–345 322 9 242.50–307.00 $289.52 $932 +9.52
354–390 368 34 240.00–305.00 $280.10 $1,031 -19.38
377 value added 377 3 314.00 $314.00 $1,184 —
420 value added 420 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,172 —
423–435 425 14 233.00–287.50 $263.59 $1,120 -15.74
452–494 467 139 232.00–288.00 $278.59 $1,301 -4.97
479 value added 479 35 288.00 $288.00 $1,380 —
531–541 value added 536 20 255.00–293.50 $272.93 $1,463 —
500–547 543 58 232.00–267.75 $263.05 $1,428 -6.90
550–597 555 203 230.00–270.00 $261.00 $1,449 -1.72
583 583 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,592 +18.00
600–648 value added 620 17 235.00–280.00 $253.93 $1,574 -12.07
608–647 636 151 200.00–271.00 $243.24 $1,547 -7.36
660–684 668 22 230.00–251.00 $241.29 $1,612 -3.98
700–735 709 18 236.00–244.00 $241.49 $1,712 +12.87
746 value added 746 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,686 —
750–780 756 18 176.00–212.50 $204.20 $1,544 -15.80
833 value added 833 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,791 —
880 880 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,971 +64.00
1034 value added 1034 4 203.00 $203.00 $2,099 —
1085 1085 3 162.50 $162.50 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 2 317.50 $317.50 $759 +7.50
330–348 336 9 250.00–300.00 $272.86 $917 -8.76
350–387 358 44 232.00–309.00 $285.83 $1,023 -19.94
413–426 423 20 237.50–293.00 $264.96 $1,121 -13.82
423 value added 423 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,058 ±0.00
460 value added 460 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,270 -16.50
453–498 466 132 238.00–289.50 $270.69 $1,261 -8.87
508–543 537 20 238.00–265.00 $251.75 $1,352 -12.15
545 value added 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 —
550–590 554 119 230.00–264.00 $260.30 $1,442 +6.14
600–647 638 46 190.00–250.00 $239.80 $1,530 -8.20
653–690 659 8 230.00–248.00 $239.28 $1,577 -0.72
661 value added 661 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,514 —
700–730 702 23 161.00–241.00 $234.65 $1,647 +12.76
750–770 762 6 208.00–229.00 $220.58 $1,681 -4.42
794 value added 794 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,509 —
890 890 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,713 —
970 970 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–348 346 4 230.00–235.00 $233.78 $809 -66.01
351–395 359 23 260.00–310.00 $295.55 $1,061 +7.56
430–449 448 40 252.50–277.00 $274.73 $1,231 -4.89
460–485 477 6 240.00–264.00 $256.28 $1,222 -4.72
488 value added 488 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,330 —
500–549 540 55 220.00–264.00 $261.60 $1,413 +5.42
564 564 11 267.00 $267.00 $1,506 +24.31
610–644 633 15 227.50–250.00 $242.73 $1,536 +8.04
716–735 719 7 160.00–201.00 $195.01 $1,402 +20.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 value added 425 14 309.00 $309.00 $1,313 —
426 426 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,214 -20.00
460–491 value added 469 21 290.00–294.00 $292.80 $1,373 —
530–549 value added 544 26 272.50–288.50 $282.82 $1,539 +3.82
558 value added 558 5 269.50 $269.50 $1,504 —
654–669 value added 663 20 252.00–269.00 $266.43 $1,766 —
778 value added 778 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,735 +2.00
811 value added 811 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,736 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–374 369 7 282.50–295.00 $291.56 $1,076 +41.56
408–448 445 23 150.00–272.50 $262.72 $1,169 +5.68
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 -109.41
525–548 542 12 200.00–248.00 $234.45 $1,271 +6.02
609 609 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,309 +17.00
670–685 678 2 190.00–200.00 $194.94 $1,322 —
910 910 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 value added 621 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,646 —
828 value added 828 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–483 481 5 220.00–239.00 $235.25 $1,132 +35.25
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 339 19 150.00–365.00 $335.97 $1,139 -0.76
350–393 373 17 284.00–374.00 $335.99 $1,253 +1.54
414–446 430 42 290.00–333.00 $303.24 $1,304 -11.63
473–495 486 54 174.00–335.00 $295.50 $1,436 -16.03
504–543 513 34 265.00–302.00 $281.40 $1,444 -6.02
552–585 564 57 180.00–297.50 $274.89 $1,550 -14.32
600–638 627 25 255.00–278.00 $265.04 $1,662 -2.39
652–678 665 10 208.00–242.00 $228.91 $1,522 -26.77
725–735 730 2 200.00–217.50 $208.69 $1,523 -17.73
757–770 764 6 198.00–220.00 $209.04 $1,597 +19.04
806–818 814 3 193.00–195.00 $194.34 $1,582 -15.66
850 850 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,632 —
960–970 965 2 180.00–187.50 $183.73 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 330 21 255.00–344.00 $315.43 $1,041 -17.81
357–395 377 11 310.00–370.00 $330.69 $1,247 -6.25
400–442 422 51 295.00–325.00 $314.47 $1,327 -3.00
455–498 487 53 237.50–329.00 $292.19 $1,423 -5.73
508–546 542 19 253.00–303.00 $298.58 $1,618 +20.20
552–580 562 25 240.00–276.00 $261.80 $1,471 -19.68
565 value added 565 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,582 —
623–643 636 20 200.00–266.00 $254.37 $1,618 -11.77
640 value added 640 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 —
653–676 663 5 187.50–241.00 $214.62 $1,423 -20.38
705–736 728 9 190.00–209.00 $193.41 $1,408 -8.59
815–830 823 2 150.00–182.50 $166.40 $1,369 -31.10
1000 1000 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 +112.95
412–438 432 20 230.00–305.00 $287.10 $1,240 +19.83
490–494 492 2 200.00 $200.00 $984 -40.82
535 535 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,297 -28.50
552–590 567 7 235.00–250.00 $242.26 $1,374 -14.86
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,008 —
413–425 415 6 275.00–292.50 $289.51 $1,201 -6.49
473–491 481 7 235.00–291.00 $260.22 $1,252 -24.57
505–541 525 7 180.00–270.00 $238.56 $1,252 +11.22
565 565 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,257 -39.65
660 660 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 —
725 725 1 127.50 $127.50 $924 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 -30.00
515 515 1 175.00 $175.00 $901 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
934 934 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,634 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
897 897 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,749 —

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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.