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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

2,738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.76/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 565 lb · 231 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.54/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 636 lb · 217 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.26/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 555 lb · 172 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,738 3,643 3,371
Feeder cattle 2,645 3,643 3,320
Slaughter cattle 93 — 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1013, Heifers 1091, Bulls 541) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 82, Heifers 11) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 4.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 305.00 $305.00 $961 -70.00
360–390 374 8 300.00–324.00 $314.51 $1,176 +0.29
415 415 5 307.50–337.00 $331.10 $1,374 -10.31
455–475 464 64 270.00–321.00 $309.77 $1,437 -14.86
505–545 535 28 165.00–311.00 $284.03 $1,520 -23.23
553–585 565 231 287.50–311.00 $299.76 $1,694 +4.49
603 value added 603 11 314.00 $314.00 $1,893 +9.48
605–646 638 206 220.00–292.00 $278.75 $1,778 +6.73
651–690 662 66 217.50–295.00 $282.84 $1,872 -5.45
710–740 735 72 237.50–256.50 $248.97 $1,830 -4.58
750–783 770 8 247.50–250.00 $248.95 $1,917 —
819 819 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,957 +20.51
835 value added 835 19 253.00 $253.00 $2,113 +11.00
850–870 857 3 231.00–232.00 $231.66 $1,985 +1.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 293.00–328.00 $311.06 $964 -28.92
365–378 373 14 301.00–331.00 $323.17 $1,205 -8.57
415–430 425 11 285.00–320.00 $306.60 $1,303 -9.48
454–475 456 43 215.00–315.00 $304.92 $1,390 -21.63
515–548 542 76 280.00–300.00 $293.52 $1,591 +3.11
565–585 573 5 257.00–277.00 $267.68 $1,534 -19.36
615–638 634 27 263.00–279.00 $274.93 $1,743 +3.89
656–658 657 7 265.00–267.00 $265.86 $1,747 +35.11
718–738 730 7 243.00–248.00 $244.29 $1,783 -14.02
853 853 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,842 -11.68
902 902 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,930 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1560 1470 4 165.00–175.50 $172.71 $2,539 —
1535 1535 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,717 —
1205–1890 1546 75 182.00–210.00 $192.49 $2,976 —
1649 1649 2 195.00 $195.00 $3,216 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 292.50 $292.50 $892 —
361–385 365 6 165.00–329.00 $300.17 $1,096 -27.33
425–436 435 18 287.50–308.00 $306.89 $1,335 +86.89
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 -64.98
515–522 520 10 255.00–264.00 $261.82 $1,361 +1.80
602–620 611 4 246.00–250.00 $248.99 $1,521 +29.06
800 800 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 value added 506 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,594 +31.36
544 544 11 308.00 $308.00 $1,676 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–372 366 3 280.00–287.50 $285.08 $1,043 +27.18
452–480 458 5 195.00–275.00 $258.22 $1,183 -12.81
538–540 539 7 235.00–255.00 $249.27 $1,344 +4.27
605 605 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,573 +20.16
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–345 336 7 280.00–292.50 $289.21 $972 -0.31
364–395 369 24 227.50–299.00 $290.46 $1,072 +10.36
419–440 422 17 272.50–299.00 $295.09 $1,245 +31.50
454–495 464 94 240.00–306.00 $276.38 $1,282 -2.21
520–545 543 52 222.50–262.00 $253.45 $1,376 -9.60
552–580 555 172 236.00–267.00 $263.26 $1,461 +2.26
625–645 641 126 220.00–250.00 $245.30 $1,572 +2.06
715–745 732 27 175.00–233.00 $214.95 $1,573 -26.54
815–845 830 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,785 —
860 860 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,849 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 230.00 $230.00 $678 —
328 328 2 292.50 $292.50 $959 +19.64
359–388 364 67 260.00–310.50 $297.01 $1,081 +11.18
436–445 440 19 259.00–306.00 $284.70 $1,253 +19.74
454–498 460 106 220.00–295.00 $288.20 $1,326 +17.51
520–549 545 98 220.00–265.00 $259.92 $1,417 +8.17
550–595 553 19 175.00–264.00 $256.07 $1,416 -4.23
605–644 631 46 155.00–257.00 $243.19 $1,535 +3.39
650–660 659 9 235.00–240.00 $235.55 $1,552 -3.73
710–741 727 15 175.00–236.00 $224.68 $1,633 -9.97
755 755 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 -20.58
815–845 838 4 172.50–225.00 $212.23 $1,778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 248.00 $248.00 $851 +14.22
362–395 370 23 230.00–303.00 $288.19 $1,066 -7.36
415–446 441 12 240.00–251.50 $247.75 $1,093 -26.98
450–495 453 40 195.00–284.00 $277.15 $1,255 +20.87
520–548 543 21 200.00–260.50 $248.26 $1,348 -13.34
562–585 566 6 225.00–245.00 $241.55 $1,367 -25.45
625–628 627 4 220.00–239.00 $229.48 $1,439 -13.25
655 655 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,490 —
738 738 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,557 +15.99
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–373 366 5 235.00–295.00 $270.53 $990 -21.03
425–435 434 11 220.00–283.50 $275.25 $1,195 +12.53
458 458 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,035 +76.00
508–548 539 11 220.00–227.00 $224.44 $1,210 -10.01
563 563 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,351 —
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 -5.00
655 655 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,487 +32.06
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1520 1429 11 181.00–209.00 $193.54 $2,766 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,134 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–343 338 11 319.00–330.00 $323.18 $1,092 -12.79
350–380 360 6 309.00–327.50 $320.60 $1,154 -15.39
405–440 426 28 200.00–315.00 $297.34 $1,267 -5.90
453–489 483 37 250.00–305.00 $292.01 $1,410 -3.49
500–544 516 45 250.00–290.00 $273.54 $1,411 -7.86
550–590 566 66 246.00–273.00 $264.33 $1,496 -10.56
610–638 629 26 251.50–265.00 $256.88 $1,616 -8.16
653–695 663 30 200.00–243.00 $235.38 $1,561 +6.47
738 738 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,631 +12.31
755 755 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,646 +8.96
910 910 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 324 4 305.00–337.00 $321.17 $1,041 +5.74
351–390 359 36 286.00–344.00 $329.93 $1,184 -0.76
405–422 416 34 277.00–315.00 $306.71 $1,276 -7.76
465–497 487 45 270.00–295.00 $286.02 $1,393 -6.17
538–544 543 8 225.00–230.00 $226.24 $1,228 -72.34
550–585 564 27 229.00–277.50 $264.07 $1,489 +2.27
610–626 623 6 230.00–253.00 $249.25 $1,553 -5.12
658–690 668 9 220.00–243.00 $234.00 $1,563 +19.38
755–766 761 7 177.50–221.00 $195.99 $1,491 —
840 840 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,512 +13.60
931 931 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,396 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 +20.00
405–435 413 4 205.00–280.00 $224.77 $928 -64.74
465–473 470 3 190.00–275.00 $218.01 $1,025 -42.21
501–525 507 7 250.00–268.00 $263.44 $1,336 +24.88
553–566 560 9 239.00–242.00 $239.99 $1,344 +17.49
660–690 678 4 165.00–215.00 $200.28 $1,358 +40.28
785 785 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 190.00 $190.00 $661 -110.00
430–443 434 9 255.00–300.00 $284.70 $1,236 -2.40
546–548 547 8 220.00–236.00 $227.99 $1,247 -14.51
588 588 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,117 -52.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 value added 559 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,467 —
755 755 14 221.00 $221.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,122 +20.00

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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.