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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

2,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $271.60/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,717/hd at 632 lb · 180 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.77/cwt -10.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 554 lb · 128 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.76/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,538/hd at 639 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,447 2,738 2,647
Feeder cattle 2,447 2,645 2,647
Slaughter cattle — 93 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 886, Heifers 1029, Bulls 532) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Radiant, 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
320–348 341 4 300.00–315.00 $311.48 $1,062 +6.48
382–388 385 7 307.00–310.00 $308.27 $1,187 -6.24
425–434 432 5 277.50–315.00 $307.62 $1,329 -23.48
460–497 463 70 285.00–316.00 $289.87 $1,342 -19.90
505–547 542 27 208.00–307.00 $293.63 $1,591 +9.60
550–582 552 105 246.00–292.50 $285.86 $1,578 -13.90
600 value added 600 14 271.00 $271.00 $1,626 -43.00
601–642 635 166 245.00–288.00 $271.65 $1,725 -7.10
650–695 663 34 247.00–279.00 $276.60 $1,834 -6.24
663–678 value added 670 27 267.00–270.00 $268.35 $1,798 —
710–734 732 59 231.00–251.00 $237.84 $1,741 -11.13
1065 1065 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 265.00 $265.00 $835 -46.06
356–395 363 15 265.00–335.00 $317.09 $1,151 -6.08
422–435 429 10 235.00–312.00 $284.78 $1,222 -21.82
457–490 464 53 265.00–296.00 $284.37 $1,319 -20.55
520–547 545 30 209.00–306.00 $279.45 $1,523 -14.07
556–590 559 38 270.00–285.00 $284.50 $1,590 +16.82
588 588 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,764 +32.32
605–638 634 27 170.00–269.00 $259.08 $1,643 -15.85
650–675 663 13 225.00–286.00 $270.02 $1,790 +4.16
715–749 737 16 191.00–236.00 $211.58 $1,559 -32.71
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
840 840 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 5 270.00–300.00 $287.68 $926 -4.82
385 385 2 252.50 $252.50 $972 -47.67
429–440 430 9 225.00–295.00 $287.05 $1,234 -19.84
470–473 471 10 230.00–260.00 $239.04 $1,126 -0.96
530–545 541 14 234.00–285.00 $248.48 $1,344 -13.34
565 565 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,172 —
605–639 630 12 197.00–275.00 $228.01 $1,436 -20.98
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —
715 715 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,287 —
790 790 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,323 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,024 +7.42
405 405 1 230.00 $230.00 $932 —
453–498 473 14 175.00–260.00 $225.78 $1,068 -32.44
533–543 541 8 220.00–230.00 $222.47 $1,204 -26.80
550–551 551 7 238.00–241.00 $240.57 $1,326 —
580 value added 580 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —
600–645 633 5 165.00–270.00 $224.34 $1,420 -35.66
660 660 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,485 —
765 765 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 18 276.00 $276.00 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 value added 511 4 167.50 $167.50 $856 —
644 value added 644 4 145.00 $145.00 $934 —
707 value added 707 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 363 22 233.00–296.50 $279.01 $1,013 -11.45
431–448 443 29 235.00–287.50 $264.87 $1,173 -30.22
455–490 466 79 192.50–294.00 $267.53 $1,247 -8.85
525–546 541 62 245.50–267.00 $254.85 $1,379 +1.40
552–585 554 125 220.00–261.00 $252.79 $1,400 -10.47
555 value added 555 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,399 —
630–649 639 106 231.00–244.00 $240.76 $1,538 -4.54
659–665 660 10 227.00–232.50 $231.39 $1,527 —
715–738 735 26 191.00–218.00 $211.71 $1,556 -3.24
770 770 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,694 —
810 810 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,377 -45.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 255.00 $255.00 $714 +25.00
320–338 332 3 217.00–265.00 $232.42 $772 -60.08
350–395 355 52 240.00–285.00 $269.92 $958 -27.09
420–447 445 81 231.00–294.00 $274.66 $1,222 -10.04
453 value added 453 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,155 —
450–495 464 51 191.00–287.00 $255.42 $1,185 -32.78
500–544 541 84 190.00–257.25 $251.30 $1,360 -8.62
545 value added 545 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,379 —
562–580 563 14 245.00–255.00 $254.26 $1,431 -1.81
610–647 639 30 195.00–246.00 $235.80 $1,507 -7.39
650 650 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,586 +8.45
685 value added 685 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,569 —
705–733 723 5 210.00–230.00 $214.39 $1,550 -10.29
752–768 759 9 217.00–235.00 $226.91 $1,722 +26.91
825–845 829 5 170.00–218.00 $208.21 $1,726 -4.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–341 338 9 240.00–255.00 $251.47 $850 +3.47
352–390 356 22 225.00–280.00 $264.92 $943 -23.27
423–448 438 24 229.00–267.00 $255.11 $1,117 +7.36
453–475 458 22 175.00–255.00 $237.51 $1,088 -39.64
500–543 530 18 205.00–245.00 $234.49 $1,243 -13.77
553 553 13 250.75 $250.75 $1,387 +9.20
623–640 626 6 170.00–240.00 $228.07 $1,428 -1.41
658–668 663 5 210.00–235.00 $221.53 $1,469 -5.97
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 -11.00
759–765 760 5 182.50–212.50 $206.46 $1,569 —
810 810 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,215 —
975 975 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 value added 454 12 303.00 $303.00 $1,376 —
529 value added 529 15 274.00 $274.00 $1,449 —
540 540 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,058 —
758 758 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,516 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 230.00 $230.00 $736 —
395 395 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,057 -3.03
433–448 444 7 230.00–258.00 $250.19 $1,111 -25.06
470 470 1 192.50 $192.50 $905 -33.50
528–545 531 5 185.00–235.00 $224.74 $1,193 +0.30
573 573 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,089 -50.00
600–645 630 4 170.00–235.00 $208.90 $1,316 -1.10
662 662 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,506 +0.50
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 7 217.50 $217.50 $972 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 210.00 $210.00 $657 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 276.00 $276.00 $787 —
340–349 346 16 300.00–326.00 $308.91 $1,069 -14.27
370–395 380 11 255.00–312.00 $297.38 $1,130 -23.22
400–433 418 35 265.00–310.00 $284.39 $1,189 -12.95
450–489 485 33 215.00–305.00 $275.23 $1,335 -16.78
500–507 506 13 267.50–284.00 $282.75 $1,431 +9.21
550–578 569 60 240.00–276.00 $261.52 $1,488 -2.81
610–625 623 20 237.50–250.00 $245.59 $1,530 -11.29
658–681 671 19 218.00–257.00 $235.42 $1,580 +0.04
726–729 728 19 188.00–228.00 $213.30 $1,553 -7.70
750 750 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,410 -30.00
820 820 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,361 —
865 865 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,449 —
900 900 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,602 +15.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–346 338 21 251.00–326.00 $309.69 $1,047 -11.48
372–395 378 5 250.00–300.00 $272.25 $1,029 -57.68
417–433 419 37 275.00–302.00 $284.89 $1,194 -21.82
465–499 486 40 250.00–295.00 $272.17 $1,323 -13.85
510–528 524 8 224.00–255.00 $233.95 $1,226 +7.71
555–571 566 40 217.00–268.00 $257.82 $1,459 -6.25
625–643 637 22 224.00–259.00 $231.27 $1,473 -17.98
653 653 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,476 -8.00
728 728 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,369 —
758 758 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,402 -10.99
858 858 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,510 —
943 943 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,509 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 250.00 $250.00 $898 —
438–441 439 9 242.00–275.00 $256.72 $1,127 -27.98
490 490 1 197.50 $197.50 $968 —
530–532 531 8 230.00–242.50 $237.82 $1,263 +9.83
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 -80.00
628 628 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,319 —
763 763 8 177.50 $177.50 $1,354 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,067 -12.50
401 401 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,093 +47.73
485–497 495 6 220.00–252.50 $247.19 $1,224 +29.18
500–530 515 2 183.00–220.00 $200.96 $1,035 -62.48
567 567 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,304 -9.99
680 680 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,523 +23.72
790 790 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,485 +43.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,296 —
667 667 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,474 —
753 753 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,626 -5.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 210.00 $210.00 $756 —
465 465 2 190.00 $190.00 $884 -40.00

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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.