Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

2,284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.64/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 544 lb · 121 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.63/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 475 lb · 115 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.01/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 557 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,284	3,404	1,199
Feeder cattle	2,222	3,404	1,110
Slaughter cattle	62	—	89

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 647, Heifers 965, Bulls 610) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 31) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 2.00 lower to 8.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,229	±0.00
380–395	388	7	310.00–368.00	$347.72	$1,349	+0.23
400	400	2	316.00	$316.00	$1,264	-7.29
413–443	419	14	317.00–340.00	$334.79	$1,403	+11.50
452–495	469	40	270.00–345.00	$329.40	$1,545	+8.63
508–543	524	45	324.00–325.00	$324.54	$1,701	+41.81
518–540	534	14	276.00–309.00	$301.72	$1,611	+18.99
542 value added	542	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,599	—
550–578	557	97	280.00–321.00	$302.01	$1,682	+6.20
620 value added	620	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	-8.84
600–648	636	80	256.00–295.00	$283.09	$1,800	-2.52
651–670	655	33	269.00–275.00	$274.17	$1,796	+13.75
658	658	11	287.00	$287.00	$1,888	+26.58
715–732	726	11	231.00–250.50	$247.33	$1,796	+0.80
738 value added	738	18	256.00	$256.00	$1,889	—
758–770	760	23	251.00–255.00	$252.40	$1,918	+11.40
760 value added	760	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,892	+9.00
820	820	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,771	-6.00
882 value added	882	2	231.00	$231.00	$2,037	—
915	915	2	236.00	$236.00	$2,159	—
1545	1545	3	181.00	$181.00	$2,796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307 value added	307	5	455.00	$455.00	$1,397	—
310	310	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,132	+17.46
368–382	373	8	335.00–377.00	$360.88	$1,346	+10.74
407–436	426	11	309.00–390.00	$343.67	$1,464	-6.56
454–490	462	37	287.50–341.00	$327.65	$1,514	+10.78
541–547	544	31	253.00–323.00	$305.85	$1,664	+22.26
561–585	566	12	265.00–314.00	$297.97	$1,687	+7.31
610–648	647	26	240.00–295.50	$286.46	$1,853	+24.87
665	665	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,915	+51.01
739	739	5	250.50	$250.50	$1,851	—
848	848	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,035	+4.64
915	915	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,036	+1.50
955	955	3	231.00	$231.00	$2,206	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	—
350	350	4	321.00	$321.00	$1,124	+7.00
405	405	2	285.00–314.00	$299.50	$1,213	+4.50
451–458	453	7	312.50–319.00	$317.12	$1,437	+48.59
535–540	535	12	260.00–276.00	$273.32	$1,462	-11.68
646	646	8	268.00	$268.00	$1,731	+38.32
695	695	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,790	+47.50
725	725	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,776	+31.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–433 value added	430	12	330.00–390.00	$359.79	$1,547	—
497 value added	497	9	312.50	$312.50	$1,553	—
566 value added	566	5	279.00	$279.00	$1,579	-11.72
651	651	9	272.00	$272.00	$1,771	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1363	1363	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,908	—
1285–1790	1569	27	189.00–205.00	$198.86	$3,120	—
1560–1695	1607	3	195.00–200.00	$198.05	$3,183	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,149	—
495	495	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,238	+21.99
547	547	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,285	+60.00
666	666	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,692	—
795	795	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,622	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	257.50–305.00	$280.62	$794	-7.09
310–341	335	5	267.00–290.00	$285.74	$957	+6.23
355–377	373	32	205.00–295.00	$285.87	$1,066	+10.34
381	381	5	269.00	$269.00	$1,025	-6.53
405–440	424	32	217.50–293.00	$278.14	$1,179	+8.50
466	466	5	266.00	$266.00	$1,240	-1.02
466–495	475	110	225.00–272.00	$265.61	$1,262	-1.41
509–549	544	121	236.00–260.00	$254.64	$1,385	+4.74
561	561	30	261.00	$261.00	$1,464	+12.09
558–594	578	43	217.00–257.00	$238.39	$1,378	-3.61
616–649	640	66	220.00–248.00	$234.90	$1,503	+11.99
645 value added	645	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,490	—
658–685	662	21	210.00–230.00	$221.49	$1,466	-7.25
700–745	732	13	196.00–225.00	$205.77	$1,506	-4.47
765–770	767	3	190.00–201.00	$197.32	$1,513	-12.98
785 value added	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—
820–830	824	5	211.00–220.00	$214.63	$1,769	+11.40
865	865	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,600	-20.00
915–928	924	3	160.00–200.00	$186.79	$1,726	-12.55
955	955	3	218.00	$218.00	$2,082	+32.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–328	316	13	245.00–305.00	$295.97	$935	+27.57
360–376	364	53	284.00–313.00	$298.32	$1,086	+13.64
390 value added	390	3	250.00	$250.00	$975	—
423–443	431	35	255.00–280.00	$271.50	$1,170	-0.07
453–497	470	59	241.00–276.50	$265.96	$1,250	-0.17
500–545	539	40	247.50–261.00	$253.93	$1,369	+4.66
550–575	554	27	235.00–253.00	$249.75	$1,384	+2.74
620–646	633	28	232.00–235.00	$232.11	$1,469	+4.06
655–675	665	2	210.00–221.00	$215.42	$1,433	+4.19
720–746	741	5	197.00–214.00	$200.30	$1,484	-11.82
753	753	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,694	+25.00
820	820	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,599	-2.37
851	851	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,804	+31.23
908	908	2	223.00	$223.00	$2,025	+35.25
990	990	2	213.00	$213.00	$2,109	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–388	372	32	240.00–293.00	$266.31	$991	+0.42
400–441	437	19	237.00–269.00	$258.57	$1,130	+4.18
468–470	469	7	245.00–251.00	$249.29	$1,169	-3.71
500–546	541	16	240.00–245.00	$242.56	$1,312	+11.31
572	572	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,441	+42.00
615–625	623	4	200.00–217.50	$204.32	$1,273	+5.27
657–690	665	4	195.00–212.00	$207.59	$1,380	+57.59
720	720	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,476	—
760	760	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	10	283.00	$283.00	$1,254	—
455–487 value added	468	26	245.00–282.50	$267.28	$1,251	—
560–568 value added	562	12	244.00–254.00	$246.53	$1,385	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	125.00	$125.00	$288	—
345	345	6	245.00	$245.00	$845	+114.92
370	370	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,092	+47.50
452–480	456	8	226.00–245.00	$228.50	$1,042	-2.22
528–549	544	13	192.50–227.00	$219.27	$1,193	-5.73
650	650	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,274	+4.00
805	805	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,368	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,378	—
1302–1526	1358	4	195.75–199.50	$196.80	$2,673	—
1283–1555	1360	24	193.50–203.00	$198.20	$2,696	—
1395–1425	1410	2	198.00–199.00	$198.51	$2,799	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	105.00	$105.00	$630	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,134	+80.73
301–348	339	27	339.00–405.00	$381.61	$1,294	+20.63
355–375	367	6	310.00–375.00	$349.23	$1,282	-1.68
402–437	421	37	317.00–347.50	$337.54	$1,421	-9.02
463–495	484	64	240.00–325.00	$307.56	$1,489	-6.36
539–548	540	19	258.00–274.00	$272.29	$1,470	-14.64
554–592	569	63	267.50–286.00	$278.94	$1,587	+5.87
620–640	627	38	244.00–259.50	$254.15	$1,594	+5.22
673–690	678	4	231.00–273.00	$252.10	$1,709	+10.21
766–795	773	20	205.00–231.00	$225.16	$1,740	+25.16
815–841	837	6	150.00–219.00	$207.80	$1,739	-4.49
927	927	3	167.00	$167.00	$1,548	-20.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324–330	326	8	282.50–390.00	$362.75	$1,183	-0.58
350–372	359	29	250.00–391.00	$357.81	$1,285	+0.94
400–441	424	49	262.50–345.50	$330.50	$1,401	-4.07
475–498	486	55	285.00–315.00	$306.80	$1,491	+0.24
546	546	17	266.00	$266.00	$1,452	-29.30
558–583	567	23	265.00–294.00	$275.69	$1,563	+7.87
620–630	626	9	235.00–282.50	$258.81	$1,620	+13.23
655–670	666	23	225.00–246.00	$243.18	$1,620	+3.18
705–730	716	5	216.00–240.00	$225.90	$1,617	+8.64
800	800	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,544	+14.02
980	980	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,176	-35.00
1030	1030	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,040	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	265.00	$265.00	$888	+85.00
357–398	382	5	285.00–300.00	$294.39	$1,125	+4.39
418–425	419	14	257.50–290.00	$287.64	$1,205	+8.88
478	478	2	257.00	$257.00	$1,228	-45.50
503–505	503	11	170.00–269.00	$259.97	$1,308	+14.15
553–565	557	5	170.00–253.00	$234.17	$1,304	-2.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	13	422.50	$422.50	$1,407	—
641	641	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,474	—
751	751	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,570	—
815	815	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,181	—
450–454	453	6	280.00–299.00	$286.30	$1,297	+16.41
516–530	521	5	220.00–285.00	$270.46	$1,409	+5.46
620	620	3	227.50	$227.50	$1,410	—
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	75.00	$75.00	$488	—

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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.