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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

2,893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.90/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 544 lb · 126 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.52/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 460 lb · 116 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $373.91/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 467 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,893 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 340.00 $340.00 $969 -65.00
315 315 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,244 +28.79
363–398 378 29 384.00–420.00 $406.30 $1,536 +9.35
408–440 427 14 277.00–395.00 $356.65 $1,523 -21.08
451–497 467 100 340.00–380.00 $373.91 $1,746 +8.07
503 value added 503 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,786 -14.76
507–546 536 51 315.00–350.00 $340.88 $1,827 +14.65
550–577 557 46 323.00–350.00 $344.50 $1,919 +13.66
618–620 value added 620 27 326.00–335.00 $334.00 $2,071 +8.98
623–641 636 44 296.00–333.00 $302.74 $1,925 +29.86
653–695 659 17 280.00–326.00 $316.39 $2,085 +20.15
697 value added 697 10 311.00 $311.00 $2,168 +10.31
705–733 722 5 240.00–280.00 $255.63 $1,846 -14.19
712–733 value added 729 16 285.00 $285.00 $2,078 +6.72
708–735 730 18 259.00–272.50 $265.76 $1,940 -4.06
750–780 771 16 255.00–280.00 $259.71 $2,002 -6.27
773–791 value added 788 31 266.00–271.00 $270.21 $2,129 +0.70
821 value added 821 4 252.00 $252.00 $2,069 -10.80
815–835 828 3 242.00–255.00 $250.74 $2,076 -4.21
850 value added 850 3 247.50 $247.50 $2,104 —
873 873 8 230.00 $230.00 $2,008 -5.98
850–894 883 19 221.00–250.00 $244.37 $2,158 +8.39
918 value added 918 7 243.00 $243.00 $2,231 -4.30
915–928 924 9 225.00–240.00 $230.30 $2,128 -7.91
952 value added 952 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,332 —
997 997 7 236.00 $236.00 $2,353 +46.00
1000 value added 1000 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,310 —
1069 1069 6 227.50 $227.50 $2,432 —
1115 1115 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,955 +54.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 332 5 375.00–410.00 $392.95 $1,305 -17.05
362–385 371 13 400.00–420.00 $405.53 $1,505 +7.32
413–445 427 11 330.00–400.00 $373.22 $1,594 -11.85
454–471 461 30 350.00–376.00 $370.46 $1,708 +20.43
480 480 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 +49.97
510–546 540 28 315.00–340.00 $335.31 $1,811 +9.84
553–595 562 22 287.00–350.00 $329.63 $1,853 -4.07
605–645 637 27 225.00–329.75 $315.49 $2,010 +18.35
650–675 658 7 245.00–297.50 $284.32 $1,871 +14.11
750–758 756 12 250.00–276.00 $264.86 $2,002 +35.39
835–848 844 3 238.00–259.00 $252.07 $2,127 —
855 855 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,009 —
940 940 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,679 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,903 —
564–571 value added 568 18 333.00–357.50 $345.17 $1,961 +5.08
633–644 642 26 319.00–324.00 $319.95 $2,054 +48.95
673 673 9 315.00 $315.00 $2,120 +10.00
689 value added 689 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,929 -28.40
730 value added 730 5 289.00 $289.00 $2,110 +28.96
769 value added 769 15 285.00 $285.00 $2,192 +19.00
784 784 13 221.00 $221.00 $1,733 -29.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1855 1638 29 205.00–222.00 $216.42 $3,545 —
1306–1818 1665 27 211.50–216.00 $213.32 $3,552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,075 —
361–370 362 7 365.00–375.00 $373.54 $1,352 —
415–448 440 9 360.00–395.00 $369.61 $1,626 +41.13
465–490 473 3 340.00–355.00 $348.36 $1,648 +23.87
515–548 539 11 250.00–338.00 $323.40 $1,743 +38.12
617–642 630 8 282.00–295.00 $289.32 $1,823 +24.12
790 790 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,738 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 -2.55
425 425 1 215.00 $215.00 $914 +25.00
467–480 471 3 295.00–300.00 $296.70 $1,397 +45.19
555 555 5 292.50 $292.50 $1,623 +23.50
615 615 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,777 —
795 795 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,749 +30.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 255.00 $255.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 4 340.00 $340.00 $911 +2.11
315–348 334 24 250.00–340.00 $329.31 $1,100 -10.13
363–398 370 28 272.50–357.00 $333.96 $1,236 -1.62
413–440 421 42 275.00–348.00 $323.78 $1,363 +14.26
452–483 460 115 251.00–339.00 $317.80 $1,462 +5.14
485 value added 485 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,382 -7.77
530 value added 530 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,463 -36.70
518–549 544 124 250.00–314.00 $285.04 $1,551 +4.59
552–580 563 39 260.00–300.00 $270.88 $1,525 -3.66
620–647 637 71 240.00–273.00 $263.10 $1,676 +2.47
646 value added 646 10 268.00 $268.00 $1,731 —
662 662 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,701 -5.41
668–698 676 10 200.00–275.00 $251.28 $1,699 -11.13
694 value added 694 22 271.00 $271.00 $1,881 +11.71
703 703 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,940 +52.45
702–734 727 21 220.00–232.50 $227.85 $1,656 +4.30
742 value added 742 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,788 -1.09
755–785 765 3 200.00–225.00 $216.45 $1,656 -25.72
802–821 value added 809 21 237.00–242.00 $239.09 $1,934 +26.31
829 829 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,824 -4.02
842 842 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,920 +3.98
855 855 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,659 -24.29
935 value added 935 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,122 —
1065 1065 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,917 +35.00
1323 1323 6 170.00 $170.00 $2,249 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–349 340 19 310.00–361.00 $348.76 $1,186 +26.12
352–397 367 25 278.00–339.00 $324.84 $1,192 -19.68
410–448 437 44 251.00–345.00 $322.12 $1,408 +5.03
457–477 463 79 280.00–325.50 $309.99 $1,435 -8.87
500–549 543 57 200.00–315.00 $283.06 $1,537 +0.47
550–593 555 47 244.00–283.00 $277.94 $1,543 -0.05
558 558 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,495 -9.99
562 value added 562 12 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 +70.00
603 603 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,737 +33.52
605–641 631 29 241.00–286.00 $255.69 $1,613 +1.21
651–688 665 49 200.00–269.00 $259.58 $1,726 +9.58
714 714 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,821 +32.87
730–740 734 11 175.00–238.00 $227.16 $1,667 +5.03
760–775 770 3 185.00–210.00 $193.23 $1,488 -17.51
845 845 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,542 -17.50
859 859 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,632 +90.00
885 885 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,929 +118.00
1010 1010 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–341 335 17 280.00–335.00 $319.39 $1,070 -46.64
352–395 362 22 185.00–340.00 $310.59 $1,124 -20.30
415–446 439 27 250.00–325.00 $290.73 $1,276 -16.53
450–470 454 39 280.00–305.50 $297.54 $1,351 -7.55
505–547 531 24 190.00–285.00 $271.88 $1,444 -2.49
550–552 552 13 200.00–271.50 $266.02 $1,468 +1.02
612–629 625 15 210.00–240.00 $230.97 $1,444 +3.97
655 655 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 +37.77
700–735 722 5 165.00–233.00 $208.01 $1,502 +8.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 3 302.00 $302.00 $1,087 -58.00
402 value added 402 22 327.00 $327.00 $1,315 -73.00
550–552 value added 551 12 301.00–305.00 $302.67 $1,668 +6.24
552 552 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,656 +90.00
688 688 29 271.00 $271.00 $1,864 +5.40
728 728 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,893 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1700 1436 16 206.00–222.00 $216.39 $3,107 —
1392–1759 1541 47 211.75–215.10 $214.15 $3,300 —
1610 1610 1 205.00 $205.00 $3,300 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 230.00 $230.00 $800 -65.00
385 385 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,159 +17.35
457 457 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,211 +28.29
530 530 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,076 +6.62
591 591 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,448 —
605 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 value added 550 5 306.00 $306.00 $1,683 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 5 397.50 $397.50 $1,129 —
310–340 332 17 340.00–415.00 $390.06 $1,295 -14.40
351–382 371 24 350.00–405.00 $397.58 $1,475 -9.66
402–445 422 92 325.00–398.00 $379.32 $1,601 -2.88
453–496 487 90 297.50–365.00 $344.97 $1,680 +5.01
517–537 532 28 301.00–347.50 $341.81 $1,818 +15.69
550–590 565 71 230.00–323.00 $307.99 $1,740 +9.92
605–638 629 35 263.00–291.00 $283.58 $1,784 +0.60
657–667 661 27 250.00–282.00 $269.60 $1,782 +0.74
710–738 734 8 230.00–235.00 $233.77 $1,716 -2.87
823–847 837 5 210.00–217.50 $212.95 $1,782 -16.14
895 895 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,880 -20.00
970 970 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,455 -27.67
1003 1003 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 23 375.00–410.00 $398.95 $1,321 -2.23
366–395 372 6 225.00–395.00 $358.23 $1,333 -34.05
405–445 417 49 275.00–395.00 $369.97 $1,543 -4.31
450–498 485 43 270.00–363.00 $339.57 $1,647 +0.89
505–549 545 46 204.00–345.00 $318.33 $1,735 -1.42
550–581 571 19 275.00–318.00 $310.75 $1,774 +9.56
603–633 627 21 256.00–290.50 $278.97 $1,749 +17.79
657–677 667 6 250.00–267.50 $258.88 $1,727 +2.09
710–725 719 5 227.00–240.00 $234.43 $1,686 +7.38
785 785 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,570 -39.96
820 820 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,771 -14.70
865 865 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,795 —
923 923 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 290.00 $290.00 $856 —
354 354 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,274 +34.26
430–440 432 5 356.00–367.50 $365.16 $1,577 +34.76
459–473 465 10 275.00–332.50 $309.08 $1,437 -25.69
510 510 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,606 —
564–585 568 11 275.00–300.00 $289.06 $1,642 +26.96
645 645 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,516 +18.46
775 775 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,434 —
803 803 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,606 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 275.00 $275.00 $982 -40.00
411 411 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,356 +24.48
475 475 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 +54.60
560 560 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 +5.00
640 640 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 —
770 770 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,548 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,391 —
850 850 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 —
934 934 9 198.00 $198.00 $1,849 —
1107 1107 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,882 —

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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.