Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

3,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.66/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 566 lb · 173 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $276.30/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 564 lb · 111 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $252.71/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 641 lb · 108 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,100	2,424	3,050
Feeder cattle	3,065	2,361	3,004
Slaughter cattle	35	63	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1064, Heifers 1337, Bulls 664) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 5) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 11.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah, 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
285	285	11	285.00	$285.00	$812	—
300–345	318	5	210.00–339.00	$292.71	$931	-9.19
372–395	380	11	285.00–313.00	$304.99	$1,159	-15.47
415–429	423	16	301.00–320.00	$308.74	$1,306	+1.22
444–449 value added	446	15	297.50–314.00	$308.46	$1,376	—
454–475 value added	457	8	270.00–309.00	$303.93	$1,389	—
462–495	469	39	264.00–295.00	$284.01	$1,332	-6.82
510	510	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	-15.77
515–543	528	38	237.50–302.00	$283.28	$1,496	+7.51
525–536 value added	531	14	288.00–297.00	$293.19	$1,557	—
552–598	563	106	250.00–300.00	$277.42	$1,562	-5.14
588 value added	588	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,485	—
600	600	6	287.00	$287.00	$1,722	—
615–643 value added	627	15	165.00–256.00	$248.44	$1,558	—
620–649	646	87	199.00–264.00	$251.08	$1,622	-0.52
650–662	656	50	245.00–272.00	$264.46	$1,735	-2.10
675–682	677	20	270.00–274.00	$272.99	$1,848	-5.98
703	703	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,722	+3.53
738 value added	738	13	245.00	$245.00	$1,808	—
700–748	741	30	233.00–245.00	$240.16	$1,780	-1.31
752–792	758	20	221.00–246.00	$240.50	$1,823	+2.46
755–780 value added	773	43	207.50–247.50	$234.89	$1,816	—
813–845	821	17	216.00–230.00	$226.12	$1,856	+5.29
825	825	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,906	+10.17
865–870	868	2	196.00–197.50	$196.75	$1,708	-24.25
886 value added	886	26	238.00	$238.00	$2,109	-2.00
915–940	928	2	180.00–230.00	$205.34	$1,906	-12.16
930 value added	930	2	227.50	$227.50	$2,116	—
998 value added	998	16	230.00	$230.00	$2,295	—
1030	1030	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,967	—
1165	1165	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	125.00	$125.00	$269	—
255–292	269	12	205.00–300.00	$269.61	$725	—
310–347	338	7	210.00–316.00	$269.50	$911	-40.11
360–380	367	14	250.00–335.00	$307.37	$1,128	-8.57
408–448	439	21	250.00–315.00	$280.94	$1,233	-5.94
450–469 value added	456	16	260.00–298.00	$285.78	$1,303	—
450–495	470	41	195.00–290.00	$282.36	$1,327	+13.31
475	475	14	315.00	$315.00	$1,496	+45.95
528	528	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,030	-75.37
510–549	544	50	257.50–284.50	$280.62	$1,527	+10.25
558–586	574	7	250.00–281.00	$268.08	$1,539	-3.66
618	618	3	264.00	$264.00	$1,632	+11.06
635–644	643	17	241.00–257.00	$256.07	$1,647	+3.13
650–675	668	10	230.00–265.00	$248.33	$1,659	—
681 value added	681	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,553	—
705–749	739	15	235.00–239.00	$236.58	$1,748	+5.91
853	853	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,919	—
1001–1043	1014	12	110.00–202.50	$164.46	$1,668	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,182	—
485 value added	485	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—
501–545	527	10	305.00	$305.00	$1,607	+5.00
571	571	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,456	—
596	596	17	264.00	$264.00	$1,573	—
617–647 value added	623	10	211.00–255.00	$245.86	$1,532	-35.14
708	708	44	251.00	$251.00	$1,777	—
840	840	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,974	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,000	+45.12
350–395	373	2	272.50–285.00	$278.37	$1,038	—
450–480	462	19	205.00–287.00	$259.15	$1,197	+19.15
520–540	532	3	214.00–240.00	$227.94	$1,213	-29.96
557–565	559	8	221.00–275.00	$261.36	$1,461	+44.36
600–640	620	2	195.00–234.00	$215.13	$1,334	-25.71

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,799	—
1415–1570	1474	4	186.00–193.00	$188.61	$2,780	—
1380–1830	1602	25	179.00–202.00	$189.68	$3,039	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593 value added	593	18	276.00	$276.00	$1,637	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	272.50	$272.50	$995	-7.50
425–443	437	6	270.00–277.00	$274.73	$1,201	+22.42
575	575	4	258.00	$258.00	$1,484	-2.00
610	610	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,479	-29.50
650	650	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,534	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	60.00	$60.00	$246	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	10	272.00	$272.00	$721	—
310–328	322	20	274.00–295.00	$281.08	$905	-7.40
350–395	373	62	235.00–300.00	$282.26	$1,053	-4.99
420–448	434	52	225.00–266.00	$255.01	$1,107	-19.78
460–495	469	89	236.00–261.50	$256.65	$1,204	-4.66
527–528 value added	528	15	211.00–251.00	$232.35	$1,227	—
500–543	532	36	217.50–240.00	$236.30	$1,257	+5.64
543	543	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,347	-7.00
550–595	558	138	240.00–255.00	$247.09	$1,379	+0.32
590	590	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,268	-31.77
596–597 value added	597	34	239.00–244.00	$240.76	$1,437	—
620–638 value added	637	13	220.00–245.00	$243.13	$1,549	—
610–647	643	88	225.00–241.00	$233.77	$1,503	-0.59
650–682	658	56	200.00–259.00	$234.46	$1,543	+5.45
670	670	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,514	-3.01
705–748	738	27	205.00–236.00	$226.88	$1,674	+10.75
740 value added	740	26	225.00	$225.00	$1,665	—
751–785	759	17	170.00–214.00	$206.87	$1,570	-36.13
843	843	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,989	+55.00
863	863	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,899	-8.00
868 value added	868	20	222.00	$222.00	$1,927	—
970	970	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	5	277.50	$277.50	$813	—
315–322	321	15	263.00–280.00	$267.34	$858	-10.16
352–390	361	55	237.50–296.75	$278.26	$1,005	-13.22
410–433	426	19	165.00–259.00	$247.85	$1,056	-15.03
457 value added	457	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,142	±0.00
452–491	465	96	222.00–283.00	$251.04	$1,167	-11.08
510–549	545	73	176.00–271.00	$243.42	$1,327	-2.27
558–570	561	27	233.00–246.00	$240.17	$1,347	-4.70
574 value added	574	12	234.00	$234.00	$1,343	—
626 value added	626	18	255.00	$255.00	$1,596	—
600–647	642	43	225.00–244.00	$234.22	$1,504	+1.90
657–665	658	13	200.00–238.00	$234.58	$1,544	+13.24
710–730	721	12	220.00–229.00	$225.85	$1,628	-11.07
750–765	757	6	215.00–218.00	$217.01	$1,643	+0.91
860–875	870	3	167.50–211.00	$196.67	$1,711	+25.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	215.00	$215.00	$613	+20.00
325	325	1	185.00	$185.00	$601	-47.06
350–375	360	22	185.00–275.00	$261.15	$940	+0.70
415–444	437	13	200.00–235.00	$227.34	$993	+39.84
450–495	456	43	200.00–248.00	$238.08	$1,086	-9.71
514–541	535	30	215.00–249.50	$242.98	$1,300	+11.38
555–580	569	14	160.00–241.00	$225.25	$1,282	-16.30
605–638	626	8	135.00–220.00	$205.56	$1,287	-18.44
660–665	662	3	222.00–229.00	$224.35	$1,485	—
740	740	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,554	+1.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	225.00	$225.00	$765	+25.00
375	375	1	245.00	$245.00	$919	-12.50
444	444	6	220.00	$220.00	$977	—
450–463	461	8	170.00–245.00	$235.86	$1,087	-9.54
525	525	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,168	+15.36
552	552	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,159	-15.00
630	630	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,292	+16.25
670	670	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442 value added	442	7	270.00	$270.00	$1,193	—
577	577	6	276.00	$276.00	$1,593	—
645	645	6	246.00	$246.00	$1,587	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	5	217.50	$217.50	$1,555	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,450	—
1160	1160	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,088	—
1360–1590	1445	3	194.00–200.00	$198.08	$2,862	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,687	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	-22.50
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	27	150.00–323.00	$295.39	$969	-24.39
350–387	371	34	261.00–322.50	$303.28	$1,125	-14.13
413–445	425	75	235.00–305.00	$291.36	$1,238	-7.89
465–497	483	61	212.50–301.00	$277.41	$1,340	+11.15
500–545	520	40	240.00–283.00	$273.04	$1,420	+12.36
551–580	564	50	225.00–265.00	$253.83	$1,432	-11.77
620–646	629	31	223.00–256.00	$246.82	$1,552	+6.30
655–665	664	13	220.00–239.00	$235.48	$1,564	-15.96
720–740	736	13	205.00–227.50	$216.64	$1,594	+4.64
855	855	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,582	—
900	900	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	185.00	$185.00	$500	—
316–340	331	40	252.50–334.00	$300.82	$996	-1.29
360–382	377	6	285.00–290.00	$287.46	$1,084	-15.67
405–432	417	71	135.00–312.00	$285.32	$1,190	-11.60
473–495	480	41	215.00–285.00	$274.18	$1,316	+9.76
500–549	544	30	231.00–276.00	$257.83	$1,403	-6.35
550–593	580	16	207.50–255.00	$234.98	$1,363	-21.11
605–647	638	21	202.50–256.00	$232.28	$1,482	-11.95
683	683	10	241.00	$241.00	$1,646	+21.00
700–710	705	2	198.00–207.50	$202.72	$1,429	+12.18
813	813	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 value added	378	8	247.50	$247.50	$936	—
384	384	12	287.50	$287.50	$1,104	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	5	225.00	$225.00	$729	—
470–490	480	4	190.00–250.00	$220.65	$1,059	—
508–535	517	3	227.50–247.00	$234.23	$1,211	+10.66
595	595	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,071	—
650–687	678	4	197.50–215.00	$201.70	$1,368	—
720	720	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,206	—
770	770	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,232	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,059	—
428	428	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,143	+12.98
475–485	482	3	245.00–270.00	$253.22	$1,221	-0.30
563–565	563	7	259.00–267.50	$260.22	$1,465	+14.66

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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.