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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

4,855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.34/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 557 lb · 290 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.16/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 541 lb · 270 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.54/cwt -6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 473 lb · 234 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,855 4,381 5,161
Feeder cattle 4,796 4,381 5,022
Slaughter cattle 59 — 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1735, Heifers 2052, Bulls 1009) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 20) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, steers mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances up to 18.00 higher on heavier weaned and vaccinated cattle; heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah, 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
300 value added 300 1 267.50 $267.50 $802 +42.50
338 338 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,073 +32.39
370 value added 370 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 +10.00
370–398 383 14 250.00–310.00 $292.15 $1,119 +4.74
420–448 431 41 185.00–302.50 $279.57 $1,205 -2.74
444 444 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,210 -9.81
460 value added 460 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,086 —
450–498 471 165 230.00–302.00 $284.64 $1,341 +10.40
522 value added 522 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,211 -37.00
505–549 540 123 180.00–279.00 $262.44 $1,417 +3.29
545 545 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,515 +18.85
552–556 value added 555 14 241.00–286.00 $279.61 $1,552 +44.61
555 555 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,498 +7.00
550–595 557 274 239.00–289.00 $267.75 $1,491 +3.60
606 606 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,515 —
613–623 value added 621 21 237.00–280.00 $264.02 $1,640 —
600–649 636 192 221.00–258.50 $245.56 $1,562 +9.65
654–675 658 34 187.50–247.00 $235.07 $1,547 -7.68
665 value added 665 16 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 +32.97
716 value added 716 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,640 —
730–737 733 44 226.00–245.00 $240.29 $1,761 +5.77
755–783 767 9 219.00–233.00 $226.91 $1,740 +4.86
763–797 value added 776 41 256.00–264.00 $260.79 $2,024 +20.54
800–831 818 16 205.00–237.50 $228.76 $1,871 +7.61
816–848 value added 834 20 230.00–234.00 $232.24 $1,937 -8.37
851 851 8 237.00 $237.00 $2,017 +21.95
880 value added 880 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,839 —
966 value added 966 9 217.00 $217.00 $2,096 +2.00
979 979 8 206.00 $206.00 $2,017 -3.00
1085 1085 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,170 +23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 225.00–250.00 $240.00 $768 -36.94
320 value added 320 2 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
360–390 375 28 165.00–285.00 $273.36 $1,025 +8.70
417–442 436 62 240.00–289.00 $279.78 $1,220 +9.27
451–483 464 41 205.00–288.00 $257.33 $1,194 -16.51
470 value added 470 10 277.50 $277.50 $1,304 +40.00
539 value added 539 9 258.00 $258.00 $1,391 +5.50
500–549 543 69 205.00–260.00 $239.12 $1,298 -19.86
550–590 554 15 195.00–254.00 $248.74 $1,378 -0.23
567 567 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,332 -13.97
571 value added 571 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,328 —
618 value added 618 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,471 -2.00
600–648 644 48 200.00–257.00 $244.48 $1,574 +9.89
655–675 667 5 212.00–240.00 $231.33 $1,543 +2.39
733 value added 733 4 183.00 $183.00 $1,341 -27.00
710–747 737 8 167.50–229.00 $210.20 $1,549 -13.27
760–770 766 8 205.00–244.00 $236.67 $1,813 +66.67
830–835 832 3 150.00–210.00 $183.27 $1,525 -26.51
885 885 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,947 +16.96
910 910 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,638 -10.00
955 value added 955 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,557 —
990 990 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,856 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 value added 411 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,192 +55.00
465 465 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,209 +34.00
470 value added 470 15 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 +90.00
500 500 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,385 +3.00
510–535 value added 518 18 251.00–286.00 $273.96 $1,419 -7.04
567 value added 567 21 289.00 $289.00 $1,639 +25.49
573 573 21 275.00 $275.00 $1,576 —
579 579 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,187 —
600–602 value added 601 19 255.00–268.00 $263.22 $1,582 —
649 649 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,674 —
650–663 value added 654 41 236.00–272.00 $260.43 $1,703 —
657 657 30 275.00 $275.00 $1,807 +27.00
672–690 678 19 217.50–230.00 $225.98 $1,532 -22.02
716 716 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,661 —
757–773 value added 769 22 220.00–260.25 $251.25 $1,932 —
823 value added 823 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,819 —
913 913 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 227.00 $227.00 $772 —
355–360 359 4 240.00–280.00 $270.10 $970 +17.59
380 value added 380 2 240.00 $240.00 $912 —
438 438 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,113 +44.00
485 485 2 205.00 $205.00 $994 -38.59
541–548 546 14 236.50–242.50 $238.20 $1,301 +16.38
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 -60.98
630–640 634 5 205.00–220.00 $207.98 $1,319 +13.51
650 650 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,332 —
705–725 715 2 190.00–195.00 $192.47 $1,376 —
770 770 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 —
800–845 823 2 115.00–170.00 $141.75 $1,167 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1395 1267 2 171.00–178.00 $174.86 $2,215 —
1296–1865 1548 37 184.00–198.00 $188.16 $2,913 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 value added 340 1 167.50 $167.50 $570 —
475–480 478 2 120.00–225.00 $172.23 $823 -50.22
561 561 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,248 +2.65
640 640 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,453 +22.00
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 247.50 $247.50 $693 +18.50
300–328 320 15 160.00–270.00 $254.75 $815 +3.84
358 value added 358 3 187.50 $187.50 $671 —
352–387 371 75 220.00–269.00 $249.08 $924 +5.69
427–438 value added 432 8 210.00–265.00 $228.59 $988 +3.59
412–447 434 94 175.00–259.00 $240.47 $1,044 -4.06
450–495 473 234 184.00–251.00 $235.54 $1,114 -6.22
501 501 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,182 —
506 value added 506 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,194 -18.00
506–548 542 260 200.00–236.25 $227.86 $1,235 -2.47
555–590 566 165 206.00–235.00 $224.64 $1,271 -5.00
608–611 value added 610 19 221.00–245.00 $233.66 $1,425 +34.93
622–648 635 137 198.00–223.00 $215.08 $1,366 -6.07
635 635 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,365 -6.15
650–677 663 49 187.50–221.00 $216.54 $1,436 -3.37
710–745 736 33 180.00–210.00 $204.41 $1,504 -4.27
751–779 value added 765 14 205.00–220.00 $212.64 $1,627 —
770–790 778 17 175.00–225.00 $205.50 $1,599 -7.56
805 805 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,711 +17.50
870 value added 870 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,479 -48.99
853–893 877 7 185.00–221.00 $195.58 $1,715 —
900–915 909 12 157.50–194.00 $183.06 $1,664 —
950 950 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,615 +10.95
1355 1355 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,507 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–346 332 58 200.00–262.00 $256.12 $850 +7.04
363–395 370 48 215.00–255.00 $237.53 $879 -8.47
405–448 429 58 175.00–262.00 $240.94 $1,034 +2.92
452–495 462 130 205.00–241.00 $229.48 $1,060 -7.34
466 value added 466 14 232.50 $232.50 $1,083 +4.23
500–549 541 103 182.50–227.50 $225.17 $1,218 +1.93
545 value added 545 15 239.00 $239.00 $1,303 +29.00
550–580 558 38 175.00–227.00 $220.58 $1,231 -14.80
592 value added 592 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,169 -28.37
610–649 640 54 125.00–224.00 $210.10 $1,345 +0.16
655–668 659 18 150.00–228.00 $215.91 $1,423 +0.84
705–743 732 24 160.00–229.00 $206.63 $1,513 +7.43
757–760 758 4 205.00–220.00 $208.76 $1,582 —
830 830 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,926 +34.00
850 value added 850 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,726 —
993 993 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,663 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 217.00 $217.00 $831 —
412–428 418 13 220.00–235.00 $225.91 $944 —
554 value added 554 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,269 +15.00
550–578 555 28 227.00–243.00 $240.02 $1,332 —
605–615 value added 609 19 211.00–223.00 $218.53 $1,331 -24.47
650 650 36 246.00 $246.00 $1,599 +13.00
662–698 value added 682 16 218.00–238.00 $226.49 $1,545 —
753 753 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,205 —
793 value added 793 14 224.00 $224.00 $1,776 +12.00
802–818 810 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
300–339 331 5 212.00–240.00 $217.07 $719 +1.25
355–370 359 13 190.00–229.00 $207.78 $746 -10.79
401–448 430 21 165.00–225.00 $208.16 $895 -19.78
455–496 479 21 175.00–226.00 $217.11 $1,040 +6.18
500–546 542 26 200.00–230.50 $224.94 $1,219 +9.94
556–585 568 11 160.00–227.50 $196.09 $1,114 -12.81
610–630 620 6 125.00–187.00 $168.02 $1,042 -43.23
650–678 659 9 135.00–196.00 $175.54 $1,157 -10.79
708 708 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,062 -17.53
785 785 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–377 376 3 132.50–187.50 $169.23 $636 —
433–443 439 8 150.00–205.00 $184.67 $811 +69.23
468 468 3 140.00 $140.00 $655 -88.61
530–532 531 5 137.00–200.00 $174.86 $929 -31.46
567 567 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,247 +58.00
640–647 646 9 140.00–179.00 $174.71 $1,129 -35.29
653 653 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,143 —
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1450 1336 12 171.00–189.50 $184.77 $2,469 —
1200–1705 1359 8 171.00–185.00 $180.74 $2,456 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,393 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 80.00 $80.00 $416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–288 284 4 215.00–285.00 $234.45 $666 -0.55
305–345 334 17 245.00–306.00 $284.10 $949 +19.48
355–395 379 41 200.00–308.00 $292.61 $1,109 +31.60
405–428 419 88 225.00–285.00 $277.88 $1,164 +12.08
450–499 486 137 222.50–283.00 $264.31 $1,285 +0.77
501–548 533 67 170.00–259.00 $242.02 $1,290 -5.43
555–578 567 115 208.00–246.00 $239.23 $1,356 +5.34
605–648 637 51 187.00–231.00 $223.97 $1,427 +0.32
650–695 658 53 187.50–225.00 $216.89 $1,427 -7.91
719–748 734 14 150.00–229.00 $196.14 $1,440 +13.82
755–762 761 6 205.00–222.50 $207.89 $1,582 -4.61
810 810 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,600 —
850–855 854 4 125.00–215.00 $192.60 $1,645 +17.60
950 950 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,378 +10.00
1050 1050 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 331 22 235.00–302.50 $285.21 $944 +16.16
355–378 371 23 200.00–290.00 $259.29 $962 +7.24
405–431 418 69 160.00–286.00 $268.81 $1,124 +6.33
450–495 481 86 226.00–266.00 $256.78 $1,235 +0.51
520–540 536 22 209.00–244.00 $230.15 $1,234 -7.04
550–575 564 41 205.00–239.50 $229.69 $1,295 -5.40
610–643 626 8 190.00–227.00 $204.20 $1,278 -6.94
650–676 662 25 135.00–225.00 $201.50 $1,334 -26.75
705–746 738 11 150.00–222.00 $207.43 $1,531 +50.31
750 750 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 -17.61
848 848 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,505 +3.43
915 915 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,830 +65.00
965 965 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 331 11 200.00–247.50 $243.06 $805 -31.94
390 390 1 225.00 $225.00 $878 -26.00
435 435 5 252.50 $252.50 $1,098 +19.32
479 479 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,083 +3.00
540 540 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,129 +4.17
550–557 556 13 195.00–220.00 $214.62 $1,193 +9.62
665 665 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 +90.00
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 -78.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 5 230.00 $230.00 $984 —
478 478 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,028 -38.00
661 661 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,448 -5.00
840 840 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,575 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 218.00 $218.00 $940 +3.70
450 450 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,058 +15.82
500–502 502 9 224.00–230.00 $225.33 $1,131 —
555–596 591 8 160.00–214.00 $206.21 $1,219 -5.78
635–645 640 2 100.00–202.00 $150.60 $964 -37.52

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 144.00 $144.00 $598 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —

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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.