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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

4,666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.14/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 562 lb · 290 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.21/cwt +13.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 471 lb · 217 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.94/cwt +10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 567 lb · 217 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,666 1,247 3,910
Feeder cattle 4,658 1,247 3,872
Slaughter cattle 8 — 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1796, Heifers 1980, Bulls 882) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 6, Heifers 2) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: No trend due to light holiday receipts 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 12 319.00–350.00 $334.55 $1,248 +38.95
430–449 441 35 300.00–342.00 $321.99 $1,420 +9.99
456–488 462 80 200.00–335.00 $314.04 $1,451 +16.07
473 value added 473 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,466 —
523–536 value added 527 9 304.00–320.00 $314.58 $1,658 —
500–548 535 123 241.00–320.00 $288.68 $1,544 +0.68
550–595 562 158 225.00–297.00 $284.76 $1,600 +8.00
581–590 582 59 280.00–300.00 $292.79 $1,704 +16.03
617–619 value added 618 21 270.00–282.50 $276.54 $1,709 —
600–649 639 171 239.00–289.50 $269.75 $1,724 +10.19
650–659 656 46 248.00–287.00 $269.57 $1,768 +4.82
654–683 664 89 250.00–272.00 $266.41 $1,769 +1.66
650–698 value added 665 31 259.00–280.00 $266.03 $1,769 —
719–749 727 20 248.00–256.50 $254.31 $1,849 +39.20
731 value added 731 18 254.00 $254.00 $1,857 —
703–749 737 110 230.00–249.00 $244.36 $1,801 +29.25
750–785 762 50 165.00–255.00 $243.95 $1,859 -0.31
768 768 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,889 +1.74
800–831 value added 825 5 235.00–242.50 $241.05 $1,989 —
800–846 830 9 165.00–239.00 $221.18 $1,836 +13.68
843 843 14 248.00 $248.00 $2,091 +40.50
856–875 859 19 217.00–235.00 $231.98 $1,993 —
875 value added 875 12 230.00 $230.00 $2,012 —
925–948 943 11 210.00–234.00 $228.24 $2,152 —
964 value added 964 23 229.00 $229.00 $2,208 —
970–975 973 2 125.00–190.00 $157.42 $1,532 —
1010 1010 13 212.00 $212.00 $2,141 —
1075 1075 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,989 —
1382 1382 3 137.50 $137.50 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 334 8 303.00–360.00 $323.64 $1,081 +18.64
370–378 377 12 310.00–334.00 $331.62 $1,250 +27.62
400–445 428 13 180.00–325.00 $291.94 $1,250 +1.94
455–490 466 52 227.50–322.00 $300.22 $1,399 +9.60
500–533 518 17 260.00–316.00 $293.10 $1,518 +38.96
551–581 565 46 263.00–297.50 $282.57 $1,597 +13.22
574 574 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,544 -0.35
602 602 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,637 —
610–645 629 30 235.00–293.00 $268.48 $1,689 +8.48
650–661 658 9 232.00–269.00 $249.04 $1,639 -10.96
700–730 724 9 145.00–245.00 $212.77 $1,540 -1.81
734 value added 734 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,890 —
756–795 790 78 210.00–257.50 $252.67 $1,996 +48.67
805–835 815 3 212.50–218.00 $214.38 $1,747 -5.62
935 935 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,776 —
1050 1050 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 333.00 $333.00 $1,359 —
453–487 474 16 311.00–314.00 $312.93 $1,483 —
550–589 value added 575 34 290.00–298.00 $293.78 $1,689 —
563–588 576 56 280.00–300.00 $287.66 $1,657 —
627–635 value added 630 37 250.00–295.00 $283.45 $1,786 —
653 value added 653 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,894 —
690 690 29 247.00 $247.00 $1,704 —
701 value added 701 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,689 —
766–790 value added 777 20 239.00–252.50 $246.32 $1,914 —
804 value added 804 30 236.00 $236.00 $1,897 —
849 849 27 243.00 $243.00 $2,063 —
905 905 7 232.00 $232.00 $2,100 —
907 value added 907 3 222.00 $222.00 $2,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–345 343 5 289.00–305.00 $298.57 $1,024 —
385 385 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,097 +8.00
450–495 470 10 195.00–272.50 $235.54 $1,107 —
545 545 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,240 —
552–568 560 4 224.00–258.00 $240.76 $1,348 -8.24
605–640 618 3 185.00–237.50 $207.06 $1,280 -12.94
670 670 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,461 —
715 715 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,537 —
755 755 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,359 —
835 835 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,378 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 255.00 $255.00 $994 +5.00
420–435 430 3 200.00–237.00 $224.95 $967 —
495 495 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,324 +24.50
510–541 533 5 229.00–265.00 $245.04 $1,306 —
570–580 576 4 190.00–220.00 $204.97 $1,181 -10.03
635–647 643 3 150.00–220.00 $196.96 $1,266 —
665 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 —
740 740 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,295 -21.00
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1735 1629 6 195.00–198.00 $196.50 $3,201 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 value added 656 4 150.00 $150.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 3 155.00 $155.00 $894 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 3 200.00–272.50 $241.19 $658 —
308–330 314 4 271.00–292.50 $286.84 $901 +33.13
351–385 366 63 240.00–299.00 $272.84 $999 +11.85
400–433 425 40 240.00–290.00 $276.12 $1,174 +34.34
453–498 471 213 200.00–270.00 $254.93 $1,201 +12.90
472 value added 472 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,274 —
508 508 8 251.00 $251.00 $1,275 +25.63
502–549 543 150 200.00–251.00 $242.54 $1,317 +17.17
550–575 559 238 218.00–245.00 $240.12 $1,342 -1.33
562–592 575 16 240.50–258.00 $250.12 $1,438 +10.12
561–599 value added 577 36 248.00–255.00 $251.97 $1,454 —
608 608 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,490 +28.65
607–621 value added 612 24 239.00–251.00 $248.05 $1,518 —
605–647 632 170 171.00–235.00 $224.31 $1,418 +7.96
650–698 662 70 180.00–231.00 $221.33 $1,465 -6.17
666 value added 666 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,518 —
681 681 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,498 -7.50
706–717 value added 711 38 216.00–228.00 $222.59 $1,583 —
700–745 730 67 155.00–216.00 $203.48 $1,485 +0.52
726–741 733 35 227.00–230.00 $228.39 $1,674 +25.43
753–771 765 22 190.00–215.00 $205.39 $1,571 +5.39
830–843 841 6 190.00–201.00 $199.19 $1,675 —
852 value added 852 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,448 —
875–890 884 4 150.00–196.00 $178.73 $1,580 +3.69
944–945 944 5 180.00–200.00 $184.00 $1,737 —
1015 1015 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,776 +2.50
1059 1059 4 190.00 $190.00 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 335 21 222.50–299.00 $278.27 $932 +35.27
353–390 372 61 200.00–308.00 $273.69 $1,018 +17.06
415–449 438 50 150.00–290.00 $242.42 $1,062 +1.12
455–483 467 119 150.00–262.00 $250.34 $1,169 +7.57
508–545 538 87 180.00–249.00 $238.86 $1,285 +6.94
555–595 566 37 160.00–248.00 $236.50 $1,339 +4.32
600–640 628 35 175.00–229.50 $215.49 $1,353 -2.88
650–690 666 22 170.00–250.00 $215.43 $1,435 -9.57
693 value added 693 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,511 —
730–749 744 8 175.00–212.50 $186.77 $1,390 -17.24
760 value added 760 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 —
770–790 776 4 175.00–206.00 $192.77 $1,496 —
815–820 818 2 175.00–210.00 $192.45 $1,574 +40.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 —
430 430 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,140 —
522 522 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,295 —
574–581 577 52 248.00–249.00 $248.46 $1,434 —
588 value added 588 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,470 —
643 643 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,550 —
666–688 670 22 231.00–244.00 $241.57 $1,619 —
868 value added 868 15 208.00 $208.00 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 285 4 200.00–250.00 $211.18 $602 —
330–348 336 6 200.00–245.00 $225.55 $758 —
361–365 362 6 257.50–270.00 $267.90 $970 +14.49
415–440 434 8 170.00–250.00 $225.28 $978 -16.96
455–470 457 16 190.00–245.50 $238.83 $1,091 +2.83
515–547 539 9 215.00–237.00 $228.58 $1,232 +7.58
553–590 579 15 175.00–308.00 $231.36 $1,340 +8.86
606–645 616 4 217.50–218.00 $217.87 $1,342 -0.70
665–690 682 3 170.00–202.50 $186.03 $1,269 —
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 value added 444 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,221 —
559–564 value added 562 13 162.50–241.00 $216.99 $1,219 —
868 868 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,606 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 200.00–217.00 $208.63 $699 —
360–380 370 2 222.00–247.50 $235.09 $870 -2.41
433–446 444 11 210.00–234.50 $230.15 $1,022 —
505–520 513 2 170.00–224.00 $196.60 $1,009 -8.40
550–553 552 3 205.00–210.00 $208.34 $1,150 —
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
657 657 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,268 —
710 710 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,402 —
810–815 813 2 145.00–180.00 $162.45 $1,321 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1570 1495 2 193.50–195.00 $194.29 $2,905 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,007 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–290 282 5 285.00–323.00 $314.70 $887 —
300–340 325 15 315.00–347.50 $338.43 $1,100 +67.62
350–395 369 41 245.00–343.00 $333.62 $1,231 +38.62
408–449 420 91 257.50–335.00 $311.04 $1,306 +17.81
468–494 486 130 250.00–315.00 $289.40 $1,406 +14.55
507–548 543 47 237.50–271.00 $259.55 $1,409 +8.15
555–590 568 105 240.00–272.50 $261.82 $1,487 +6.28
623–644 634 51 210.00–240.00 $233.60 $1,481 -5.03
651–685 661 27 221.00–241.00 $235.96 $1,560 +9.67
700–748 740 21 145.00–225.00 $217.63 $1,610 +1.95
750–780 765 19 135.00–224.00 $217.77 $1,666 —
800–825 810 3 195.00–207.50 $199.24 $1,614 +16.74
827 value added 827 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,737 —
857 857 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,735 —
910 910 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 341 38 280.00–350.00 $336.60 $1,148 +37.22
365–397 381 7 280.00–325.00 $301.16 $1,147 +13.66
405–447 423 58 269.00–329.00 $314.65 $1,331 +27.39
450–495 477 44 210.00–300.00 $280.76 $1,339 -3.34
508–548 534 55 238.00–280.00 $261.70 $1,397 +18.52
550–590 571 5 250.00–267.50 $258.24 $1,475 +2.32
600–648 636 20 200.00–238.00 $228.48 $1,453 -12.02
665–672 667 9 180.00–239.00 $219.09 $1,461 -3.41
720–742 739 7 170.00–221.00 $213.21 $1,576 -2.79
765–780 773 2 202.00–212.50 $207.20 $1,602 —
845 845 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,690 —
925 925 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 +47.50
435–436 436 5 230.00–272.00 $238.38 $1,039 -34.62
480 480 1 190.00 $190.00 $912 -47.00
500–548 536 10 196.00–240.00 $229.13 $1,228 —
555–565 562 3 240.00–247.00 $242.31 $1,362 +39.81
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 —
740 740 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,424 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 220.00 $220.00 $517 —
388 388 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,145 —
410 410 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,086 +24.50
485 485 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,164 +25.41
560 560 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,294 +31.00
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 —
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 —
850 850 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 309.00 $309.00 $1,097 —
654 654 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —

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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.