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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

3,218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.67/cwt +3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 562 lb · 243 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.48/cwt +13.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 637 lb · 153 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $281.63/cwt +3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 567 lb · 145 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,218 3,969 1,248
Feeder cattle 3,123 3,969 1,248
Slaughter cattle 95 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 913, Heifers 1349, Bulls 861) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 25) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Monterey, 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
325–330 328 2 278.00–300.00 $288.92 $948 -19.08
365–375 368 3 287.50–288.00 $287.83 $1,059 -13.47
425–438 432 12 245.00–306.00 $296.48 $1,281 +11.91
450–490 468 50 247.50–307.50 $281.95 $1,320 -4.58
500 value added 500 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,525 +33.35
532–544 539 38 260.00–302.00 $296.33 $1,597 +6.16
553–598 564 116 250.00–293.00 $280.82 $1,584 +3.50
564–590 value added 580 29 282.00–290.00 $284.89 $1,652 +2.53
607–647 value added 619 26 267.00–287.00 $280.57 $1,737 +17.57
610–648 641 127 239.00–287.00 $272.03 $1,744 +12.62
660–685 666 24 227.50–263.00 $256.57 $1,709 +9.37
675 value added 675 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,704 +2.50
715 value added 715 15 256.00 $256.00 $1,830 +13.35
706–746 733 69 235.00–257.00 $250.16 $1,834 +11.08
750–785 760 18 210.00–245.00 $241.15 $1,833 +6.95
762–796 value added 790 48 240.50–247.00 $241.68 $1,909 -4.82
810–848 837 14 217.00–243.00 $235.81 $1,974 +14.13
856–885 864 8 190.00–233.00 $219.47 $1,896 +1.01
915 915 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,556 -19.66
915–925 value added 923 25 231.00–240.00 $232.78 $2,149 +37.78
970–995 983 2 135.00–200.00 $167.91 $1,651 -19.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 215.00 $215.00 $505 —
300–340 327 7 245.00–317.50 $300.57 $983 +10.61
355 thin fleshed 355 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 —
355–385 367 5 286.00–300.00 $289.36 $1,062 -4.54
415–440 429 7 225.00–283.00 $264.02 $1,133 -12.52
450–480 467 42 240.00–300.00 $279.90 $1,307 +8.11
510–525 519 5 260.00–277.50 $269.61 $1,399 -1.86
546 value added 546 9 284.00 $284.00 $1,551 —
551–580 556 33 212.00–295.00 $264.31 $1,470 +13.39
580 value added 580 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 —
603 value added 603 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,628 —
600–649 644 14 241.00–253.00 $252.20 $1,624 +12.32
653–660 654 10 248.00–265.00 $250.41 $1,638 +11.26
683–699 value added 693 17 245.00–264.00 $251.61 $1,744 —
705–730 713 3 217.00–245.00 $230.50 $1,643 -6.52
752–755 753 11 238.00–240.00 $239.64 $1,804 +44.64
820–840 838 11 221.00–238.00 $232.84 $1,951 +18.84
860 860 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,290 -56.35
865 value added 865 2 232.00 $232.00 $2,007 —
915 915 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,912 +31.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1159–1330 1245 11 171.00–188.00 $178.24 $2,219 —
1375–1555 1499 4 190.00–193.00 $191.99 $2,878 —
1282–1765 1516 55 180.00–196.00 $188.29 $2,854 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 305.00 $305.00 $976 —
373 373 5 281.00–288.00 $283.80 $1,059 —
420–441 436 4 261.00–274.00 $270.87 $1,181 +6.29
465–475 468 3 197.50–226.00 $216.36 $1,013 -41.14
533 533 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,269 —
585 585 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,389 -4.10
625–635 630 2 200.00–240.00 $219.84 $1,385 +4.34
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —
722 722 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,336 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739 value added 739 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,907 +13.00
758 value added 758 20 244.00 $244.00 $1,850 +4.00
814 value added 814 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,954 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–461 460 4 200.00–213.00 $209.78 $965 +0.90
547 547 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,171 -6.09
580–595 588 2 165.00–195.00 $179.81 $1,057 -50.19
615 615 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,347 +3.00
675 675 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,148 —
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 —
825 825 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,485 +18.23
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 —
575 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 155.00 $155.00 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 4 235.00 $235.00 $649 -12.50
318–346 335 9 219.00–245.00 $226.94 $760 -15.62
355–395 371 23 202.50–255.00 $241.20 $895 -3.00
425–449 439 44 220.00–248.00 $239.92 $1,053 +7.17
453 value added 453 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,110 —
453–488 462 102 205.00–236.50 $230.10 $1,063 +1.63
515–546 543 62 193.00–229.00 $218.79 $1,188 -6.17
551–590 557 202 210.00–239.15 $234.70 $1,307 +2.93
551–593 value added 585 41 238.00–241.00 $240.45 $1,407 +5.09
605–649 643 102 183.00–220.50 $210.10 $1,351 -6.25
652–670 658 32 185.00–217.00 $209.33 $1,377 -5.09
731 value added 731 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,608 —
700–747 735 37 160.00–202.00 $188.69 $1,387 -13.63
753–759 757 13 200.00–203.00 $202.08 $1,530 +9.29
762 value added 762 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,295 -54.68
818 value added 818 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,718 —
833–840 837 5 153.00–210.00 $175.69 $1,471 -0.88
928–938 933 4 157.00–175.00 $166.05 $1,549 +16.05
960 960 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,016 +33.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 207.50 $207.50 $525 —
320–340 330 2 227.50–232.50 $229.92 $759 -4.38
365 value added 365 2 230.00 $230.00 $840 —
355–395 370 43 222.00–252.50 $233.01 $862 -9.31
415–445 434 52 200.00–242.00 $226.20 $982 -8.33
452–478 458 71 199.00–243.00 $230.30 $1,055 +0.95
468 value added 468 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,018 —
500–545 529 25 180.00–226.00 $207.44 $1,097 -13.09
552–553 553 83 227.00–229.00 $227.70 $1,259 +5.04
580 580 10 208.00 $208.00 $1,206 -14.66
610–641 636 58 141.00–230.50 $215.74 $1,372 -1.89
660–690 670 8 172.50–220.00 $199.31 $1,335 -10.73
678 value added 678 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,390 —
726 726 8 184.00 $184.00 $1,336 -28.76
730–735 733 2 168.00–190.00 $179.04 $1,312 -33.72
755–765 763 12 181.00–208.00 $200.60 $1,531 -10.10
820 820 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,476 +1.24
910–915 911 4 140.00–155.00 $151.23 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–347 338 7 125.00–230.00 $213.50 $722 —
350–383 364 19 205.00–232.00 $225.82 $822 -11.88
423–445 428 17 130.00–229.00 $216.32 $926 +1.87
453–480 460 27 145.00–239.00 $215.78 $993 -15.11
515–545 540 28 185.00–227.50 $217.75 $1,176 +0.77
550–570 563 8 147.00–216.00 $176.66 $995 -46.11
571 value added 571 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,313 —
605–628 619 11 152.00–234.00 $195.19 $1,208 -9.11
670 670 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,387 +57.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 247.00 $247.00 $803 —
382 382 10 247.00 $247.00 $944 -9.00
425 425 7 235.00 $235.00 $999 -9.72
478 478 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,099 —
495 value added 495 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,101 -28.50
560–563 value added 562 8 207.50–246.00 $236.41 $1,329 —
673–684 value added 679 8 188.00–225.00 $206.35 $1,401 -16.65
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
380 380 2 185.00 $185.00 $703 -8.71
425–448 442 4 155.00–160.00 $156.20 $690 —
466 466 3 190.00 $190.00 $885 -29.77
515–543 532 5 185.00–192.50 $189.59 $1,009 -25.41
557–580 566 8 162.00–190.00 $172.77 $978 -31.17
635 635 2 150.00 $150.00 $952 -47.33
651–662 657 6 193.00–195.00 $194.01 $1,275 —
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1227–1420 1306 7 185.00–188.00 $185.91 $2,428 —
1230–1555 1369 16 177.00–196.00 $188.13 $2,575 —
1370–1440 1405 2 187.00–191.00 $189.05 $2,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 200.00 $200.00 $546 —
544 544 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,170 —
652 652 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 195.00 $195.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 180.00 $180.00 $765 —
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 —
340 340 1 75.00 $75.00 $255 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–285 280 3 225.00–317.50 $286.15 $801 -36.35
323–340 331 12 275.00–312.50 $289.45 $958 -1.78
360–380 376 17 284.00–287.00 $286.54 $1,077 +2.95
405–443 428 84 240.00–292.00 $277.53 $1,188 +3.80
474–499 491 90 248.50–281.00 $269.42 $1,323 +1.66
500–545 541 57 204.00–272.00 $257.22 $1,392 -2.02
550–595 566 105 225.00–252.00 $248.77 $1,408 +7.91
610–643 632 96 151.00–259.00 $240.42 $1,519 +8.17
662–675 667 16 180.00–231.00 $219.87 $1,467 +3.10
734–735 735 18 180.00–219.00 $208.18 $1,530 +31.38
750–770 764 7 160.00–211.00 $175.77 $1,343 -28.74
802 802 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,564 —
885 885 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,770 +35.14
900 900 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,485 -22.50
1168 1168 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 335 21 235.00–290.00 $270.96 $908 -22.30
350–395 378 8 230.00–290.00 $277.70 $1,050 -8.31
415–423 419 55 265.00–301.00 $277.76 $1,164 +10.72
460–490 483 62 235.00–275.25 $269.54 $1,302 +12.24
503–545 536 21 202.00–270.00 $247.63 $1,327 +1.67
562–578 565 39 185.00–252.25 $240.43 $1,358 +7.94
610–640 637 24 220.00–234.00 $223.57 $1,424 +5.65
695 695 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,303 -27.42
715–726 725 9 165.00–201.00 $197.05 $1,429 +17.05
795 795 1 105.00 $105.00 $835 —
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
925 925 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 5 262.50 $262.50 $819 —
380 380 1 261.00 $261.00 $992 -1.50
405–440 432 11 190.00–255.00 $232.41 $1,004 —
493 493 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,094 -18.00
545 545 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,240 +47.50
560–590 571 5 145.00–232.00 $186.46 $1,065 -9.54
637 637 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,290 —
741 741 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,389 —
793 793 6 132.50 $132.50 $1,051 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 229.00 $229.00 $836 +1.09
405–415 409 7 192.00–226.00 $214.45 $877 -25.24
481–498 490 11 200.00–209.00 $204.99 $1,004 -20.96
500–540 520 6 125.00–225.00 $181.36 $943 -53.80
555–590 566 9 120.00–190.00 $180.26 $1,020 -31.53
620–630 627 3 160.00–172.00 $163.96 $1,028 -28.04
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 —

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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.