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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

3,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.02/cwt -21.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 630 lb · 168 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.15/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 571 lb · 138 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.76/cwt -45.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 539 lb · 136 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,406 299 1,424
Feeder cattle 3,358 299 1,383
Slaughter cattle 48 — 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1336, Heifers 1441, Bulls 581) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 38, Heifers 10) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: No trend due to light receipts previous week Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Shenandoah Valley, 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
320 320 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,064 —
377–395 383 3 338.00–360.00 $352.44 $1,350 —
432–435 434 9 340.00–387.50 $355.76 $1,544 —
450 value added 450 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 -12.50
450–495 468 47 300.00–400.00 $346.64 $1,622 +21.33
491 491 11 355.00 $355.00 $1,743 +29.69
520 value added 520 8 321.00 $321.00 $1,669 +1.05
539–549 546 23 250.00–307.00 $303.86 $1,659 —
553–586 570 85 240.00–330.00 $308.87 $1,761 +8.87
563–584 value added 570 40 320.00–330.00 $327.67 $1,868 —
591 591 4 304.00 $304.00 $1,797 —
608–638 value added 613 43 278.00–325.00 $312.68 $1,917 +52.68
617–621 618 21 292.50–315.00 $307.47 $1,900 +18.70
607–646 632 46 267.50–295.00 $275.04 $1,738 -13.73
650–662 654 61 243.00–287.00 $280.39 $1,834 +5.39
663–678 value added 670 72 260.00–295.00 $283.17 $1,897 +4.17
712 712 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,780 —
705–745 value added 721 22 265.00–272.00 $269.46 $1,943 +9.46
700–745 729 46 165.00–270.00 $248.87 $1,814 —
750–790 767 6 167.50–259.00 $228.16 $1,750 —
833 value added 833 3 246.00 $246.00 $2,049 —
800–840 836 23 210.00–239.00 $235.97 $1,973 —
856–875 857 16 222.50–236.00 $235.14 $2,015 —
925–940 931 5 209.00–220.00 $215.56 $2,007 —
1014 value added 1014 6 199.00 $199.00 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 value added 418 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,672 —
470 value added 470 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,739 —
511 value added 511 11 348.00 $348.00 $1,778 —
534 534 16 345.00 $345.00 $1,842 —
555–565 value added 556 66 340.00–349.50 $348.91 $1,940 —
569 569 25 340.00 $340.00 $1,935 —
630–641 value added 634 31 267.50–313.00 $298.15 $1,890 —
635 635 8 294.00 $294.00 $1,867 —
662 662 32 295.00 $295.00 $1,953 —
663 663 12 295.00 $295.00 $1,956 —
666–681 value added 679 18 240.00–291.00 $282.66 $1,919 —
705 value added 705 23 265.00 $265.00 $1,868 —
751 751 35 253.00 $253.00 $1,900 —
763 value added 763 8 267.00 $267.00 $2,037 +5.00
763 763 26 290.00 $290.00 $2,213 —
826 value added 826 26 248.00 $248.00 $2,048 —
868 value added 868 3 238.00 $238.00 $2,066 —
882 882 18 265.00 $265.00 $2,337 —
970 value added 970 12 239.00 $239.00 $2,318 —
1046 1046 15 226.00 $226.00 $2,364 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 333 7 300.00–430.00 $373.53 $1,244 —
366 value added 366 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,537 +36.75
372–395 386 13 275.00–395.00 $342.55 $1,322 +47.55
428–447 438 24 310.00–345.00 $337.02 $1,476 —
455–480 value added 475 16 350.00–392.50 $384.87 $1,828 —
462–495 475 24 300.00–385.00 $351.97 $1,672 —
520–530 527 8 280.00–306.00 $299.43 $1,578 —
555–599 563 69 190.00–321.00 $304.40 $1,714 —
618–645 628 25 250.00–308.00 $274.93 $1,727 —
650–658 655 31 235.00–283.00 $277.54 $1,818 —
662 value added 662 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,940 —
727 value added 727 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,796 +24.50
728–734 733 14 237.00–253.00 $249.59 $1,829 —
757–777 765 5 195.00–244.00 $223.37 $1,709 —
800–830 815 4 212.50–225.00 $216.24 $1,762 —
868 value added 868 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,693 —
863–885 878 3 215.00–227.50 $223.40 $1,961 —
927 927 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,808 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1685 1598 6 201.00–212.00 $208.24 $3,328 —
1380–1840 1621 32 207.00–215.00 $210.95 $3,419 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 260.00 $260.00 $910 —
415–431 427 6 242.50–325.00 $266.54 $1,138 —
450 450 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 —
536–539 538 14 291.00–304.00 $297.94 $1,603 —
625–628 627 3 230.00–240.00 $236.68 $1,484 —
650–680 673 4 187.00–250.00 $222.24 $1,496 —
705 705 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
460 460 1 175.00 $175.00 $805 —
488 488 9 322.50 $322.50 $1,574 —
525 525 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 —
566 566 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,627 —
615–640 628 2 215.00–270.00 $243.05 $1,526 —
685 685 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,747 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,719 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–331 325 5 290.00–335.00 $307.47 $999 —
357–387 367 22 250.00–315.00 $277.30 $1,018 +17.30
425–438 433 31 251.00–312.50 $299.78 $1,298 +12.28
450–499 469 91 229.00–285.00 $261.90 $1,228 +28.77
485 485 16 298.00 $298.00 $1,445 +64.87
489 value added 489 19 304.00 $304.00 $1,487 +9.00
504 value added 504 24 279.00 $279.00 $1,406 —
510–548 546 112 190.00–268.00 $254.42 $1,389 -49.58
557–585 562 85 210.00–270.00 $256.66 $1,442 +1.68
565 565 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 +15.02
556–598 value added 587 51 255.00–270.00 $260.18 $1,527 —
608 608 24 268.00 $268.00 $1,629 +5.25
609–628 value added 619 31 245.00–267.00 $257.74 $1,595 -0.76
612–649 638 113 185.00–239.00 $229.21 $1,462 -33.54
650–686 668 8 210.00–235.00 $225.90 $1,509 +13.90
671 671 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,671 +37.00
685 value added 685 15 241.00 $241.00 $1,651 -24.00
720–745 736 52 198.00–232.00 $217.12 $1,598 —
760–792 771 6 201.00–220.00 $209.20 $1,613 —
772 value added 772 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,698 —
853 853 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,825 —
860 value added 860 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,815 —
1002 value added 1002 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,804 —
1005 1005 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,884 —
1085 value added 1085 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,790 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–335 324 11 272.50–332.50 $309.59 $1,003 —
350–389 377 19 221.00–320.00 $281.18 $1,060 +46.18
400–448 434 61 220.00–315.00 $286.75 $1,244 —
463 value added 463 20 316.00 $316.00 $1,463 —
452–494 468 59 225.00–287.50 $264.46 $1,238 —
500–545 538 86 235.00–275.00 $258.04 $1,388 —
553–586 567 41 185.00–272.00 $256.29 $1,453 —
610 value added 610 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,037 —
612–648 623 19 180.00–237.50 $227.88 $1,420 —
650–680 655 21 180.00–247.00 $237.93 $1,558 —
720–744 739 10 171.00–211.00 $204.84 $1,514 —
771 value added 771 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,889 —
785–786 786 2 192.00–200.00 $196.00 $1,541 —
853–855 854 3 145.00–200.00 $181.64 $1,551 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,146 —
421 421 7 293.00 $293.00 $1,234 —
451 451 15 309.00 $309.00 $1,394 —
481 value added 481 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,419 —
555–563 563 34 251.00–280.00 $278.32 $1,567 —
569–594 value added 581 27 245.00–287.00 $266.02 $1,546 —
593 593 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,672 —
631 value added 631 19 265.00 $265.00 $1,672 —
650–654 653 41 246.00–259.00 $254.58 $1,662 —
675 675 14 257.00 $257.00 $1,735 —
685 value added 685 14 250.00 $250.00 $1,712 -5.00
722 value added 722 15 231.00 $231.00 $1,668 —
750–753 value added 751 25 228.00–237.00 $233.39 $1,753 —
765 765 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,935 —
901 901 9 226.00 $226.00 $2,036 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 —
350–385 361 9 195.00–325.00 $275.34 $994 +20.34
400–442 434 5 235.00–250.00 $247.23 $1,073 +22.23
456–473 461 11 227.00–282.50 $272.85 $1,258 —
515–535 532 9 237.50–264.00 $258.51 $1,375 —
560–570 565 2 180.00–227.50 $203.96 $1,152 -13.04
600–642 624 5 185.00–215.00 $201.83 $1,259 —
650–658 656 4 180.00–222.50 $211.97 $1,391 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 —
362 362 2 260.00 $260.00 $941 —
400–440 427 3 205.00–240.00 $229.06 $978 —
452–458 454 5 227.00–240.00 $234.76 $1,066 —
563–588 573 5 195.00–240.00 $216.17 $1,239 —
610–648 634 4 185.00–197.50 $194.49 $1,233 +14.49
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 —
765–790 778 2 175.00–183.00 $178.94 $1,392 —
920 920 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,656 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1530 1380 6 207.00–211.00 $208.39 $2,876 —
1265–1670 1464 4 212.00–213.00 $212.29 $3,108 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 value added 322 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,127 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 225.00 $225.00 $495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 14 335.00–365.00 $348.00 $1,190 —
352–383 379 17 320.00–360.00 $342.52 $1,298 —
417–446 423 60 275.00–377.00 $335.13 $1,418 —
469–495 485 59 230.00–345.00 $315.26 $1,529 +37.26
500–546 520 49 282.50–300.00 $293.44 $1,526 —
550–580 566 57 240.00–288.25 $271.81 $1,538 +24.81
617–643 637 49 225.00–264.00 $253.92 $1,617 —
657–688 666 23 230.00–240.00 $232.50 $1,548 +8.50
723–742 726 18 222.50–247.00 $242.83 $1,763 +57.83
752–785 765 20 187.00–216.00 $207.64 $1,588 +2.64
823–835 829 6 167.00–217.50 $192.07 $1,592 +32.07
970 970 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–321 321 7 335.00–340.00 $339.29 $1,089 —
350–385 365 13 295.00–382.50 $349.77 $1,277 —
418–445 427 37 310.00–387.50 $343.51 $1,467 —
468–493 485 25 281.00–322.50 $309.41 $1,501 +36.41
505–542 512 5 250.00–295.00 $285.48 $1,462 —
550–564 561 35 215.00–290.00 $264.60 $1,484 —
593 value added 593 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,631 —
608–630 621 7 254.00–267.50 $259.67 $1,613 +55.67
653–665 656 24 212.00–249.00 $241.74 $1,586 —
700–742 732 4 217.50–230.00 $227.01 $1,662 +42.01
885 885 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,098 —
405–420 413 2 300.00–312.50 $306.14 $1,264 —
460–482 479 10 235.00–283.00 $272.79 $1,307 —
513 513 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,424 —
565 565 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 —
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–398 393 4 247.50–305.00 $281.97 $1,108 —
545 545 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,292 —
695 695 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,286 —
730 730 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,649 —

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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.