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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

2,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.77/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 556 lb · 133 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.13/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,581/hd at 557 lb · 129 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.52/cwt +3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 638 lb · 125 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,424 2,964 2,495
Feeder cattle 2,361 2,919 2,495
Slaughter cattle 63 45 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 840, Heifers 1056, Bulls 465) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 36, Heifers 27) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, 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
330–340 334 5 287.50–322.50 $301.90 $1,008 -5.11
366–395 368 12 315.00–321.00 $320.46 $1,179 +22.86
420–432 423 33 280.00–310.00 $307.52 $1,301 +14.64
450–474 466 57 279.00–300.00 $290.83 $1,355 +7.90
525–537 536 9 257.50–278.00 $275.77 $1,478 -0.11
551–570 555 117 272.00–290.00 $282.56 $1,568 +4.29
555–580 572 12 292.00–303.00 $299.44 $1,713 +21.17
624–645 642 100 245.00–288.00 $251.60 $1,615 -14.54
650–660 652 25 253.00–270.00 $266.56 $1,738 +14.40
658–672 662 49 270.00–284.00 $278.97 $1,847 +3.02
720–746 735 62 239.00–248.00 $241.47 $1,775 +5.13
751–787 770 12 226.00–241.00 $238.04 $1,833 -2.29
768–773 771 20 250.00 $250.00 $1,928 +9.67
815–845 825 3 214.00–234.00 $220.83 $1,822 -25.17
852 value added 852 10 240.00 $240.00 $2,045 —
865 865 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,912 —
935 935 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,034 —
1120 1120 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 330 4 280.00–325.00 $309.61 $1,022 +52.03
355–361 360 11 295.00–318.00 $315.94 $1,137 +15.18
405–448 439 32 204.00–294.50 $286.88 $1,259 -20.76
457–495 466 18 225.00–294.00 $269.05 $1,254 -13.04
500–546 540 56 232.50–282.00 $270.37 $1,460 +7.06
551–582 557 24 190.00–283.00 $271.74 $1,514 +13.63
597 value added 597 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,672 —
620–640 631 29 247.00–265.00 $252.94 $1,596 +12.01
705–745 726 4 208.00–242.50 $230.67 $1,675 +0.43
775 775 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,666 +33.00
800 800 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,820 +24.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–333 332 6 225.00–285.00 $244.88 $813 +85.83
410–449 443 7 250.00–284.00 $279.51 $1,238 +17.85
458 458 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 ±0.00
505–539 534 30 230.00–276.00 $257.90 $1,377 +27.72
566 566 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,228 +4.83
610–613 612 5 204.00–250.00 $240.84 $1,474 +31.84
715–723 720 3 215.00–216.00 $215.33 $1,550 +25.33
763 763 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,660 +73.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,536 +7.00
613 613 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,618 +3.00
633 value added 633 12 281.00 $281.00 $1,779 —
894 value added 894 10 245.00 $245.00 $2,190 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1286–1798 1514 36 190.00–200.00 $195.18 $2,955 -1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 280.00 $280.00 $983 +155.00
430–442 441 8 125.00–270.00 $252.31 $1,113 -5.52
515 515 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 -80.00
556 556 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,446 —
605 605 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–333 322 17 277.50–290.00 $288.48 $929 +3.60
369–390 371 27 220.00–296.00 $287.25 $1,066 +11.62
400–433 426 14 231.00–282.50 $274.79 $1,171 +10.00
460–487 465 84 244.00–270.50 $261.31 $1,215 +1.16
507–548 532 6 212.50–245.00 $230.66 $1,227 -16.53
535 535 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,364 +7.81
552–590 556 133 222.00–255.00 $246.77 $1,372 -0.39
600–627 623 24 251.00–257.00 $256.04 $1,595 +0.04
605–647 641 101 229.50–245.50 $234.36 $1,502 +1.02
650–665 659 4 220.00–240.00 $229.01 $1,509 -0.25
718 718 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,651 +29.00
720–748 734 21 210.00–223.00 $216.13 $1,586 -1.97
773 773 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,878 +30.71
845 845 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,529 -42.96
854 854 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,947 +21.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 277.50 $277.50 $930 +2.50
350–390 362 49 220.00–299.00 $291.48 $1,055 +16.91
400–435 423 18 227.00–282.00 $262.88 $1,112 -1.03
451–490 456 82 220.00–271.50 $262.12 $1,195 +2.35
465 value added 465 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 —
519–542 539 74 227.00–248.50 $245.69 $1,324 -1.26
553–595 558 49 210.00–251.00 $244.87 $1,366 -0.47
630 630 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,550 +11.18
633–645 640 46 180.00–246.00 $232.32 $1,487 -2.50
650–658 657 8 160.00–230.00 $221.34 $1,454 -4.21
720–734 731 9 217.00–242.50 $236.92 $1,732 +18.30
757–768 759 11 200.00–220.00 $216.10 $1,640 -8.29
870 870 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,488 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 195.00 $195.00 $536 -47.50
318–348 341 15 200.00–257.50 $232.06 $791 +20.24
350–374 371 14 180.00–279.00 $260.45 $966 +8.27
425 425 2 187.50 $187.50 $797 -26.95
452–475 455 40 200.00–259.50 $247.79 $1,127 -4.37
530–548 542 31 210.00–236.50 $231.60 $1,255 +0.79
558–576 566 14 234.50–247.00 $241.55 $1,367 +21.55
615–635 625 8 200.00–245.00 $224.00 $1,400 +4.73
725 725 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,515 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 241.00 $241.00 $839 —
425 425 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,037 +24.52
526 value added 526 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,320 —
548 548 15 255.00 $255.00 $1,397 +12.00
600 value added 600 26 249.00 $249.00 $1,494 -13.00
660 value added 660 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,630 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
364 364 5 257.50 $257.50 $937 +17.50
450–470 452 13 227.00–247.00 $245.40 $1,109 +7.70
539–547 542 7 185.00–224.00 $207.14 $1,123 -31.86
553 553 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,244 +23.78
620 620 2 160.00–217.50 $188.75 $1,170 -36.25
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1073–1490 1294 27 186.00–200.00 $195.53 $2,530 +0.32
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 197.50 $197.50 $737 —
500 500 1 167.50 $167.50 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 329 9 318.00–320.00 $319.78 $1,052 +31.00
354–375 371 19 295.00–323.00 $317.41 $1,178 +17.44
417–428 424 38 287.00–307.50 $299.25 $1,269 +9.93
468–499 485 61 168.00–282.00 $266.26 $1,291 +5.61
507–546 524 12 225.00–269.00 $260.68 $1,366 +14.79
550–574 557 55 232.00–286.00 $265.60 $1,479 +16.20
625–648 628 34 234.00–247.00 $240.52 $1,510 +10.10
652–658 653 11 240.00–254.00 $251.44 $1,642 +43.19
735 735 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,558 +41.85
750–760 755 2 180.00–200.00 $190.07 $1,435 +47.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 341 18 250.00–319.00 $302.11 $1,030 -6.46
350–380 370 9 242.00–312.50 $303.13 $1,122 +21.50
409–425 416 27 272.50–306.00 $296.92 $1,235 +18.21
475–492 485 36 250.00–273.00 $264.42 $1,282 +5.02
500–545 529 22 260.00–272.00 $264.18 $1,398 +19.82
557–583 568 20 247.00–266.00 $256.09 $1,455 +12.91
600–631 625 5 240.00–262.00 $244.23 $1,526 +8.11
665 665 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 +17.90
730–740 735 2 185.00–196.00 $190.54 $1,400 +37.46
860 860 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,698 +45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–426 424 10 250.00–260.00 $254.02 $1,077 +16.02
487–492 488 11 243.00–257.50 $253.52 $1,237 +26.02
505–530 518 2 252.50–260.00 $256.16 $1,327 +98.16
555–575 571 5 244.00–252.00 $245.56 $1,402 +24.48
685 685 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,115 +69.22
535–548 544 13 180.00–237.50 $223.57 $1,216 +38.57
605 605 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,349 +43.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,084 -19.00
658 658 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,500 +11.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,568 —

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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.