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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

6,884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.28/cwt +22.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,536/hd at 533 lb · 243 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $349.16/cwt +23.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 539 lb · 243 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.13/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 562 lb · 167 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,884 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,146 +35.00
330–348 341 7 325.00–422.50 $366.21 $1,249 -11.29
355–385 370 40 330.00–410.00 $396.95 $1,469 +10.66
418–449 435 60 325.00–407.50 $377.73 $1,643 +38.83
450–495 463 142 245.00–384.00 $365.84 $1,694 +21.44
480 value added 480 9 397.50 $397.50 $1,908 —
504–548 value added 537 128 320.00–379.00 $369.76 $1,986 +64.85
500–548 542 115 250.00–352.50 $326.23 $1,768 +1.25
553–578 563 77 312.50–343.00 $330.84 $1,863 +22.30
555–585 value added 574 69 280.00–352.00 $339.45 $1,948 +16.61
596 596 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,967 —
608–648 value added 626 67 304.00–340.00 $325.02 $2,035 +14.02
600–642 637 17 220.00–285.00 $272.88 $1,738 -18.19
650–690 659 76 237.50–313.00 $296.24 $1,952 -5.76
658–696 value added 678 46 232.50–311.00 $300.69 $2,039 +6.91
700–745 value added 730 75 235.00–285.00 $278.28 $2,031 +0.75
708–745 738 78 255.00–283.00 $269.82 $1,991 +0.19
752–786 value added 766 95 255.00–274.00 $269.51 $2,064 +12.42
753–795 771 19 225.00–275.00 $265.98 $2,051 +0.83
816–836 823 15 249.00–258.00 $254.95 $2,098 +0.06
819–844 value added 828 46 225.00–268.50 $262.80 $2,176 +5.14
805–837 834 27 247.50–256.00 $253.57 $2,115 -1.32
870 870 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,979 -18.74
855–890 872 3 225.00–247.50 $235.98 $2,058 -10.26
878–888 value added 887 17 243.00–259.00 $257.14 $2,281 —
900–919 value added 909 19 240.00–254.00 $247.30 $2,248 +33.30
912–925 914 6 222.00–241.50 $238.21 $2,177 +3.75
985 985 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,872 -40.50
1010–1023 1019 3 220.00–232.50 $228.37 $2,327 +23.37
1123 1123 3 210.50 $210.50 $2,364 —
1143 value added 1143 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,400 —
1240 value added 1240 2 188.00 $188.00 $2,331 —
1362 1362 1 187.50 $187.50 $2,554 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 value added 285 3 101.00 $101.00 $288 —
388–399 value added 398 19 355.00–442.00 $433.07 $1,724 —
405–434 value added 430 25 342.00–413.00 $408.14 $1,755 —
465–499 value added 471 53 331.00–422.50 $405.08 $1,908 —
509–523 value added 515 26 365.00–391.00 $378.82 $1,951 —
553–593 value added 584 58 330.00–342.50 $340.09 $1,986 +16.72
596 596 26 340.00 $340.00 $2,026 —
605 605 44 318.00 $318.00 $1,924 +18.00
605–643 value added 621 48 310.00–344.00 $333.48 $2,071 +81.42
638 638 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,729 -29.00
674 674 38 305.00 $305.00 $2,056 -7.13
678–688 value added 684 37 240.00–315.00 $308.40 $2,109 +9.40
690–693 692 10 260.00–295.00 $284.53 $1,969 -27.60
735–749 value added 745 96 253.00–278.00 $260.04 $1,937 —
769 value added 769 27 266.00 $266.00 $2,046 —
785 785 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,962 -26.00
805–843 value added 828 93 263.50–266.00 $264.03 $2,186 -5.47
894 894 8 247.50 $247.50 $2,213 —
1025 1025 15 228.00 $228.00 $2,337 —
1031 value added 1031 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 value added 296 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,273 —
319 value added 319 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,148 —
326 326 8 410.00 $410.00 $1,337 +83.83
365–395 373 25 335.00–405.00 $398.21 $1,485 +21.57
407–443 value added 425 19 339.00–400.00 $380.54 $1,617 —
400–449 433 15 345.00–420.00 $385.07 $1,667 +32.88
416–439 434 29 395.00–400.00 $395.99 $1,719 +43.80
450–492 469 41 260.00–359.00 $350.03 $1,642 +1.06
510 510 11 395.00 $395.00 $2,014 +85.38
532–547 543 36 307.50–330.00 $325.47 $1,767 +15.85
547 value added 547 5 332.50 $332.50 $1,819 —
550–595 557 52 310.00–329.00 $322.03 $1,794 +13.61
560–572 566 58 330.00–337.00 $333.70 $1,889 +25.28
565–582 value added 571 49 317.00–349.00 $333.46 $1,904 —
611–638 value added 630 24 262.50–320.00 $307.88 $1,940 -11.12
600–645 633 35 276.00–310.00 $297.14 $1,881 -6.04
667–699 677 6 190.00–300.00 $270.21 $1,829 +15.21
659–691 685 30 297.00–304.00 $298.35 $2,044 +43.35
692 value added 692 35 304.00 $304.00 $2,104 +29.00
710–738 730 12 230.00–265.00 $253.57 $1,851 +18.57
715–746 value added 731 8 224.00–252.50 $237.95 $1,739 —
760–790 780 4 213.00–250.00 $229.47 $1,790 -7.96
785 785 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,955 +11.57
800 800 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,560 —
850 value added 850 3 248.00 $248.00 $2,108 —
965 965 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,930 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 340.00 $340.00 $901 —
343–345 344 4 300.00–325.00 $312.46 $1,075 -19.44
431–446 443 15 300.00–345.00 $328.48 $1,455 -3.38
465–495 473 5 285.00–357.00 $324.49 $1,535 —
493 value added 493 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,873 —
500–545 536 14 200.00–295.00 $285.28 $1,529 -7.25
570–595 577 6 240.00–295.00 $281.63 $1,625 +29.63
603–630 612 3 256.00–270.00 $265.20 $1,623 +3.81
730 730 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,723 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–363 357 2 300.00–305.00 $302.55 $1,080 +47.55
405 405 1 190.00 $190.00 $770 —
455–460 457 3 210.00–272.50 $251.51 $1,149 +9.01
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 —
569 569 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,531 +31.50
583 value added 583 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,516 —
673 673 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,804 +48.00
710–744 728 4 165.00–231.00 $190.95 $1,390 —
775 775 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,472 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 8 357.50 $357.50 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 100.00 $100.00 $380 —
455 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 —
565 565 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–290 272 3 325.00–345.00 $337.89 $919 +10.39
329–347 337 35 325.00–360.00 $339.44 $1,144 +28.64
354–395 370 75 292.00–364.00 $335.58 $1,242 +8.65
425–448 439 118 294.00–355.00 $309.52 $1,359 +4.09
450–490 464 142 230.00–331.00 $312.66 $1,451 +12.40
463–490 value added 477 8 285.00–301.00 $292.77 $1,397 —
502–549 532 184 250.00–300.00 $280.45 $1,492 -8.55
521–545 value added 535 59 293.00–325.00 $312.70 $1,673 —
553–590 560 160 207.50–319.00 $274.54 $1,537 +9.39
597 value added 597 7 312.50 $312.50 $1,866 +24.74
605–620 value added 608 12 270.00–308.00 $301.54 $1,833 +42.54
610–644 641 120 240.00–283.50 $260.63 $1,671 +17.97
652–698 665 91 185.00–277.00 $262.41 $1,745 +15.98
658–688 value added 675 73 252.00–275.00 $259.29 $1,750 +14.29
710–749 732 50 205.00–236.00 $223.55 $1,636 +7.25
700–744 value added 741 52 230.00–248.50 $242.09 $1,794 —
760–793 774 49 192.50–246.00 $242.17 $1,874 +35.64
763–790 value added 777 74 228.00–246.00 $235.22 $1,828 -0.83
813–839 835 37 213.00–241.25 $224.02 $1,871 +37.14
838–848 value added 844 36 212.50–213.00 $212.78 $1,796 -7.72
860–868 865 7 217.50–221.00 $218.29 $1,888 +10.29
860–870 value added 865 26 221.00–224.00 $222.62 $1,926 —
935–941 940 5 175.00–180.00 $179.01 $1,683 -15.99
958 value added 958 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,437 —
1015 value added 1015 1 202.50 $202.50 $2,055 —
1090 1090 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 value added 290 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,146 —
305–345 331 23 218.00–375.00 $322.64 $1,068 +6.48
338 value added 338 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,420 —
351–378 366 85 305.00–372.50 $344.52 $1,261 +11.35
389 389 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,342 +11.83
398 value added 398 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,094 -70.00
409 value added 409 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,211 —
415–449 432 108 285.00–360.00 $317.09 $1,370 +3.72
451–495 464 143 215.00–343.00 $318.86 $1,480 +22.29
474 474 10 342.50 $342.50 $1,623 +45.93
484–495 value added 488 12 287.50–318.00 $307.68 $1,501 —
513–547 543 162 255.00–291.00 $282.59 $1,534 +21.83
559–595 566 49 230.00–299.00 $277.99 $1,573 +6.88
575 value added 575 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,322 —
600 value added 600 12 309.00 $309.00 $1,854 —
610–649 636 84 230.00–270.00 $254.48 $1,618 +10.23
656 656 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,640 +3.55
702–734 721 31 212.50–232.00 $222.13 $1,602 +13.25
758–760 759 4 202.50–219.00 $210.74 $1,600 +11.47
769 value added 769 14 244.50 $244.50 $1,880 —
835 835 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,670 -8.65
877 877 1 100.00 $100.00 $877 -81.00
900–944 value added 920 9 195.00–220.00 $206.41 $1,899 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 value added 258 6 370.00 $370.00 $955 —
320 value added 320 9 327.00 $327.00 $1,046 —
373 value added 373 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,343 —
373 373 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,097 +24.00
437 value added 437 18 400.00 $400.00 $1,748 —
463–493 value added 468 44 320.00–380.00 $339.24 $1,588 —
510–545 529 14 272.00–299.00 $286.67 $1,516 —
523–540 value added 535 74 304.00–320.00 $311.19 $1,665 —
540 540 20 317.50 $317.50 $1,714 —
553 553 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,161 -76.55
558–594 value added 570 75 252.50–308.00 $296.43 $1,690 +12.22
580–597 594 54 300.00–301.00 $300.80 $1,787 +14.25
618–646 value added 636 101 255.00–270.00 $265.92 $1,691 —
653–685 value added 666 40 200.00–266.00 $243.70 $1,623 -5.42
671 671 20 248.00–270.00 $265.60 $1,782 +6.90
710 value added 710 19 245.00 $245.00 $1,740 —
764 764 9 237.00 $237.00 $1,811 —
871 value added 871 16 233.00 $233.00 $2,029 —
1040 value added 1040 5 207.50 $207.50 $2,158 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 295.00 $295.00 $856 +6.25
295 value added 295 11 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 —
318–349 342 28 250.00–385.00 $366.03 $1,252 +79.95
355–370 363 38 298.00–360.00 $330.89 $1,201 +22.06
410–446 440 71 225.00–320.00 $307.26 $1,352 +12.78
453–470 457 26 255.00–342.50 $305.09 $1,394 +20.17
515–543 525 33 200.00–301.00 $274.37 $1,440 +11.48
553 553 19 265.00 $265.00 $1,465 +14.81
628 628 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,426 +8.43
655–670 663 12 200.00–220.00 $217.23 $1,440 +17.23
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 +32.76
765 765 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,549 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,015 +35.00
350–380 370 3 277.50–297.00 $283.65 $1,050 +30.79
406–435 431 7 245.00–292.50 $286.11 $1,233 +26.11
460–470 464 6 230.00–250.00 $236.71 $1,098 +11.71
510–520 518 4 170.00–205.00 $196.38 $1,017 +6.38
550–556 551 10 195.00–244.50 $234.51 $1,292 +4.51
663–697 672 4 160.00–219.00 $203.69 $1,369 +12.69
720–725 721 4 160.00–196.00 $186.95 $1,348 -6.84
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227–243 231 4 100.00–225.00 $132.87 $307 —
315–345 333 3 215.00–235.00 $223.03 $743 —
405–445 429 5 160.00–250.00 $206.60 $886 +39.10
455 455 1 215.00 $215.00 $978 —
600 600 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,140 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 1 225.00 $225.00 $547 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–349 333 37 394.00–416.00 $404.46 $1,347 +30.24
350–379 373 66 397.50–413.00 $407.24 $1,519 +49.04
417–445 427 112 245.00–395.00 $382.20 $1,632 +25.82
453–498 483 165 286.00–355.00 $339.96 $1,642 +9.56
513–545 541 64 260.00–335.00 $326.12 $1,764 +20.27
553–593 565 101 225.00–315.00 $298.07 $1,684 +4.91
612–645 633 72 260.00–300.00 $282.98 $1,791 +15.83
636 value added 636 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,749 —
654–695 662 43 250.00–287.50 $268.86 $1,780 +12.20
708–740 727 12 230.00–242.50 $236.64 $1,720 +9.19
759–795 764 12 236.00–257.50 $239.76 $1,832 +8.84
810–830 826 9 195.00–242.50 $229.09 $1,892 +6.70
893 893 5 230.00 $230.00 $2,054 +21.36
975–985 980 2 145.00–210.00 $177.67 $1,741 +7.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 341 67 335.00–419.00 $401.18 $1,368 +20.80
361–390 364 23 260.00–418.00 $392.28 $1,428 +20.24
400–449 419 87 295.00–395.00 $374.28 $1,568 +2.33
459–488 482 67 275.00–353.50 $338.68 $1,632 +14.72
500–545 518 32 217.50–343.00 $319.75 $1,656 +7.85
550–585 558 91 255.00–318.00 $301.19 $1,681 +12.98
600–648 632 44 229.00–281.00 $261.18 $1,651 -2.04
668–671 670 8 220.00–269.00 $256.79 $1,720 +11.96
704–738 714 12 190.00–244.00 $227.05 $1,621 -6.95
750–756 752 8 227.50–247.50 $239.96 $1,804 +12.46
800–835 830 7 185.00–238.00 $230.70 $1,915 +5.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–366 365 8 295.00–330.00 $325.74 $1,189 -12.78
440–447 443 15 280.00–350.00 $330.40 $1,464 -7.10
457–475 458 15 250.00–345.00 $334.77 $1,533 -27.23
566–582 574 24 232.00–280.00 $262.10 $1,504 +2.18
600–640 622 5 185.00–255.00 $216.54 $1,347 -25.73
680 680 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,156 —
970 970 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,406 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 -50.00
350 350 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,102 +6.43
409–423 419 13 295.00–330.00 $305.52 $1,280 +32.70
484–495 490 11 240.00–290.00 $285.40 $1,398 +9.22
561 561 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,459 +37.02
600 600 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,602 +57.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 7 302.50 $302.50 $1,567 —
571 571 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,171 —
606 606 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,545 —
808 value added 808 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,193 —
633 633 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 100.00 $100.00 $268 —
340 340 1 265.00 $265.00 $901 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 260.00 $260.00 $624 —

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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.