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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

4,778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $270.71/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 563 lb · 334 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.16/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 557 lb · 253 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.38/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 472 lb · 238 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,778 4,855 5,168
Feeder cattle 4,778 4,796 5,168
Slaughter cattle — 59 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1588, Heifers 2107, Bulls 1083) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, Shenandoah, 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
213–248 231 2 262.50–285.00 $272.90 $630 —
310 310 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,008 +7.50
345 value added 345 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,073 —
372–386 378 18 267.50–304.00 $292.44 $1,105 +0.29
402–430 424 24 265.00–307.00 $294.66 $1,249 +15.09
436–445 438 5 268.00–310.00 $276.54 $1,211 +4.04
450–495 474 121 228.00–292.50 $276.85 $1,312 -7.79
522 522 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,305 -12.44
525–543 value added 534 6 239.00–261.00 $250.19 $1,336 +18.19
510–548 541 18 237.50–266.00 $251.70 $1,362 -10.74
550–575 558 267 241.00–280.00 $263.92 $1,473 -3.83
578–582 582 57 230.00–319.00 $304.18 $1,770 +36.43
583–592 value added 589 10 260.00–264.00 $261.19 $1,538 -18.42
619 value added 619 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,603 -5.02
633–635 633 9 231.00–248.00 $246.11 $1,558 +0.55
603–649 639 194 232.50–273.00 $251.42 $1,607 +5.86
654–680 656 42 235.00–246.00 $237.07 $1,555 +2.00
662–667 664 22 250.00–280.00 $269.04 $1,786 +33.97
693 value added 693 12 227.00–237.00 $233.67 $1,619 -36.33
700 value added 700 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,617 +2.00
700–749 738 96 220.00–253.00 $237.76 $1,755 -2.53
778 value added 778 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,774 -32.79
825–830 828 3 115.00–234.00 $194.49 $1,610 -34.27
828 828 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,954 +7.24
860 860 2 239.00 $239.00 $2,055 +2.00
890 890 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,914 —
915 915 5 234.00 $234.00 $2,141 —
933 value added 933 3 233.00 $233.00 $2,174 —
960 960 3 220.00 $220.00 $2,112 +14.00
970–976 value added 975 24 221.00–225.00 $224.34 $2,187 +7.34
998 998 2 206.00 $206.00 $2,056 ±0.00
1160 1160 2 192.00 $192.00 $2,227 —
1174–1185 value added 1175 19 192.00–196.00 $195.58 $2,298 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 300.00 $300.00 $861 —
288 288 2 290.00 $290.00 $835 —
335–338 337 4 235.00–320.00 $256.11 $863 +16.11
358–397 371 34 240.00–304.00 $277.69 $1,030 +4.33
405–447 442 55 246.00–285.00 $272.39 $1,204 -7.39
455–495 469 21 245.00–283.00 $262.68 $1,232 +5.35
535 535 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,204 -14.12
515–547 538 69 235.00–267.00 $258.24 $1,389 +19.12
540 value added 540 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,345 -9.00
563–568 565 18 250.00–261.00 $258.60 $1,461 +23.60
568 568 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,235 -17.50
563–590 value added 574 5 220.00–244.00 $234.13 $1,344 +1.63
624–638 value added 625 19 215.00–268.00 $262.31 $1,639 +24.31
615–648 640 26 229.00–244.00 $240.52 $1,539 -3.96
650–690 672 6 222.00–234.00 $226.08 $1,519 -5.25
690 value added 690 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,294 —
727–748 740 10 200.00–230.00 $224.78 $1,663 +14.58
744 value added 744 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,800 +59.00
764–765 764 14 216.00–242.00 $238.93 $1,825 +2.26
846 value added 846 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,030 —
848 848 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,993 +51.73
884 884 2 233.00 $233.00 $2,060 +13.00
1045 1045 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 value added 311 4 292.50 $292.50 $910 —
350 350 1 269.00 $269.00 $942 —
412 412 16 325.00 $325.00 $1,339 —
459–465 value added 462 8 267.50–300.00 $283.64 $1,310 -16.36
478–485 482 4 245.00–266.00 $255.42 $1,231 -4.58
459–493 486 35 302.00–346.00 $337.69 $1,641 +77.69
506 value added 506 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,366 -3.96
521–540 534 18 270.00–271.00 $270.33 $1,444 -6.67
556 556 12 302.00 $302.00 $1,679 +27.00
576–587 value added 581 7 267.50–272.50 $270.33 $1,571 -18.67
584 584 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,507 +53.00
623–643 value added 633 24 200.00–259.00 $236.11 $1,495 -27.11
664 664 20 250.50 $250.50 $1,663 -24.50
666–691 value added 686 14 232.00–240.00 $233.67 $1,603 -26.76
752–755 value added 753 9 241.00–246.00 $244.89 $1,844 -6.36
802–830 value added 810 9 205.00–225.00 $215.46 $1,745 -5.54
855 855 3 205.50 $205.50 $1,757 —
863 value added 863 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,976 —
900–949 value added 933 6 216.00–222.00 $217.93 $2,033 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 +48.00
395 395 2 237.50 $237.50 $938 —
430–444 440 12 230.00–252.50 $240.55 $1,058 -13.45
490 490 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,029 +5.00
530 530 3 205.00–225.00 $218.33 $1,157 -19.87
551–590 555 11 210.00–229.00 $225.07 $1,249 +80.07
631 631 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,325 +2.02
660 660 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,439 +13.00
733 733 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,554 +19.53
750 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 +45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 250.00 $250.00 $662 —
315 315 1 190.00 $190.00 $598 —
390 390 2 175.00–235.00 $205.00 $800 —
425–445 429 5 214.00–247.50 $220.95 $948 —
460–470 463 3 210.00–226.00 $220.59 $1,021 +48.36
515–545 540 12 170.00–222.00 $211.14 $1,140 —
593–595 594 3 200.00–209.00 $205.99 $1,224 -16.51
630–640 633 4 162.50–197.00 $188.27 $1,192 -38.73
711 711 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,557 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276–280 278 4 247.50–260.00 $253.71 $705 +6.21
319–342 336 18 263.00–289.00 $269.86 $907 +15.11
354–395 367 84 222.50–269.00 $251.66 $924 +2.58
405–447 428 64 200.00–254.00 $241.74 $1,035 +1.27
450–495 472 238 200.00–241.00 $232.38 $1,097 -3.16
523 value added 523 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,177 -11.00
520–547 543 169 188.00–230.00 $225.72 $1,226 -2.14
550–589 555 197 185.00–237.00 $224.38 $1,245 -0.26
560–580 562 45 233.00–254.00 $252.07 $1,417 +27.43
577 value added 577 11 244.00 $244.00 $1,408 —
607–618 613 12 218.00–230.00 $222.95 $1,367 +7.87
605–648 637 166 182.50–225.00 $216.65 $1,380 +1.57
643 value added 643 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,479 -3.66
650–685 659 13 157.50–214.00 $203.39 $1,340 -13.15
699 699 15 233.00 $233.00 $1,629 —
706 706 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,581 +19.59
710–746 731 26 195.00–215.00 $203.65 $1,489 -0.76
755–780 763 12 170.00–215.00 $204.06 $1,557 -1.44
780 value added 780 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,739 +10.36
810 810 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,426 -36.50
860–868 863 5 181.00–217.00 $202.52 $1,748 +6.94
890 890 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,914 +19.42
907–938 value added 928 6 189.00–201.50 $197.43 $1,832 —
960 960 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,920 +30.00
1019 value added 1019 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,793 —
1030 1030 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–199 182 2 140.00–240.00 $194.67 $354 —
298 298 2 185.00 $185.00 $551 —
326–340 331 17 200.00–275.00 $245.97 $814 -10.15
351–390 363 56 210.00–267.00 $248.50 $902 +10.97
400–449 441 134 175.00–248.00 $233.34 $1,029 -7.60
451–495 468 48 197.50–238.00 $231.64 $1,084 +2.16
510–547 542 98 182.50–231.00 $225.14 $1,220 -0.03
555–586 563 31 221.00–242.00 $227.86 $1,283 +7.28
583–595 value added 589 6 225.00–232.50 $228.79 $1,348 +31.29
618–648 633 43 193.00–222.50 $218.47 $1,383 +8.37
650–678 660 18 191.00–233.00 $212.91 $1,405 -3.00
720–747 742 17 120.00–224.00 $212.61 $1,578 +5.98
765–780 772 4 160.00–197.50 $184.96 $1,428 -23.80
839 839 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,636 -37.00
865 865 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,470 —
867 867 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,855 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 250.00 $250.00 $808 —
338 338 2 233.00 $233.00 $788 —
381 381 4 235.00 $235.00 $895 +18.00
407–426 412 35 250.00–252.00 $250.53 $1,032 +24.62
416 value added 416 14 239.50 $239.50 $996 —
405–435 425 3 239.00–241.00 $239.64 $1,018 +13.73
461–484 value added 471 16 231.00–242.50 $237.33 $1,118 —
465–480 477 5 236.00–241.00 $236.97 $1,130 —
487 487 40 256.00 $256.00 $1,247 —
500 value added 500 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,240 —
509–537 523 10 238.00–242.00 $240.05 $1,255 —
560 560 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,355 +1.98
564 value added 564 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,325 +6.00
579 579 14 248.00 $248.00 $1,436 +7.98
615 value added 615 1 229.50 $229.50 $1,411 +10.97
624 624 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,404 —
643 643 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,543 —
681 681 61 236.00–251.00 $249.03 $1,696 +3.03
713–731 value added 723 11 214.00–220.00 $217.31 $1,571 —
725–732 731 11 175.00–230.00 $225.04 $1,645 —
783–794 value added 791 7 185.00–210.00 $202.93 $1,605 -21.07
816 816 12 219.00 $219.00 $1,787 -1.00
928 928 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,462 —
930 value added 930 4 215.00 $215.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 -50.00
325 325 2 230.00 $230.00 $748 +12.93
355–378 368 32 150.00–232.00 $224.94 $828 +17.16
400–440 434 21 200.00–230.00 $226.35 $982 +18.19
439 value added 439 5 221.00 $221.00 $970 —
464–486 468 15 182.00–224.00 $216.17 $1,012 -0.94
505–542 528 5 175.00–214.00 $196.02 $1,035 -28.92
551–560 553 32 224.00–225.00 $224.75 $1,243 +28.66
627–638 630 7 200.00–202.00 $201.42 $1,269 +33.40
665 665 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 +14.46
737 737 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,260 +21.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–325 324 6 170.00–210.00 $203.32 $659 —
365–375 368 3 216.00–219.00 $217.98 $802 +48.75
461–479 468 13 200.00–220.00 $217.69 $1,019 +77.69
536–543 538 14 216.00–222.50 $217.41 $1,170 +42.55
560 560 1 175.00 $175.00 $980 -45.00
615–645 630 2 150.00–166.00 $158.19 $997 -16.52
651–665 654 5 145.00–174.00 $168.10 $1,099 -6.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 value added 625 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 100.00 $100.00 $180 —
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 265.00 $265.00 $763 +30.55
315 315 1 265.00 $265.00 $835 -19.10
305–346 335 22 265.00–290.00 $280.43 $939 -3.67
350–390 369 34 200.00–299.00 $271.02 $1,000 -21.59
403–448 422 90 225.00–293.00 $264.64 $1,117 -13.24
440 440 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 -2.88
450–497 486 135 215.00–275.00 $255.91 $1,244 -8.40
506 value added 506 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,209 —
502–549 524 45 207.00–254.00 $247.82 $1,299 +5.80
526 526 7 282.00 $282.00 $1,483 +39.98
550–578 562 138 220.00–257.50 $243.50 $1,368 +4.27
620–648 636 82 207.00–241.00 $230.03 $1,463 +6.06
655–695 664 17 170.00–228.00 $214.56 $1,425 -2.33
700–742 732 15 150.00–220.00 $191.78 $1,404 -4.36
753–775 760 3 195.00–207.50 $203.25 $1,545 -4.64
813 813 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,504 -12.50
943 943 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 1 190.00 $190.00 $498 —
313–347 336 32 225.00–264.00 $259.29 $871 -25.92
352–387 369 34 170.00–289.00 $257.06 $949 -2.23
404–437 423 87 210.00–282.50 $254.80 $1,078 -14.01
462–498 483 62 190.00–275.00 $253.05 $1,222 -3.73
527–545 544 28 177.50–255.00 $252.32 $1,373 +22.17
550–598 565 67 160.00–245.00 $230.50 $1,302 +0.81
610–643 631 30 202.00–228.00 $221.64 $1,399 +17.44
655 655 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,434 +17.50
720–745 733 2 130.00–170.00 $150.34 $1,102 -57.09
751 751 5 207.50 $207.50 $1,558 +37.50
825 825 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,794 +40.00
920 920 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,633 -22.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 232.50 $232.50 $800 -10.56
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 -7.50
455–470 459 9 210.00–237.50 $228.73 $1,050 +2.73
535–548 547 9 217.00–225.00 $217.87 $1,192 +8.87
565 565 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,215 +0.38
640 640 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —
670 670 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 -55.00
735 735 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,286 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–329 311 4 130.00–262.00 $227.09 $706 —
360–385 374 5 155.00–270.00 $243.74 $912 —
419–445 423 7 215.00–233.00 $230.29 $974 +12.29
495 495 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,015 —
504–530 511 7 205.00–224.00 $220.45 $1,126 -4.88
553 553 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,244 —
677 677 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,117 —
760 760 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 —
820 820 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 6 302.00 $302.00 $1,196 —
425 value added 425 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,024 —
530 530 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,113 —
601 value added 601 9 207.00 $207.00 $1,244 —
649 649 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,441 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 —

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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.