Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

3,583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $351.91/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 541 lb · 225 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.20/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 460 lb · 207 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.80/cwt +8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 541 lb · 196 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,583	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–343	330	7	360.00–417.00	$389.59	$1,286	-5.41
370–385	378	28	327.50–427.50	$423.21	$1,600	+16.91
410–440	429	22	329.00–400.00	$379.75	$1,629	+23.10
453–475	462	178	350.00–380.00	$366.41	$1,693	-7.50
515–548	541	225	295.00–355.00	$351.91	$1,904	+11.03
563–569	565	4	320.00–327.50	$325.61	$1,840	-18.89
623–648	637	93	289.00–350.00	$318.52	$2,029	+15.78
665–675	670	5	245.00–300.00	$277.12	$1,857	-39.27
705–748	740	21	235.00–281.00	$269.47	$1,994	+3.71
745 value added	745	14	277.00	$277.00	$2,064	-8.00
756–787	765	8	261.00–274.00	$269.80	$2,064	+10.09
769 value added	769	18	287.00	$287.00	$2,207	+16.79
810	810	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,025	-0.74
840 value added	840	4	245.00	$245.00	$2,058	-7.00
855–885	868	9	230.00–252.50	$245.50	$2,131	+15.50
965	965	5	230.00–235.00	$234.00	$2,258	-2.00
950–980 value added	977	11	229.00–240.00	$239.03	$2,335	-5.97
1019 value added	1019	9	229.00	$229.00	$2,334	-2.00
1040	1040	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	4	375.00–390.00	$386.63	$1,291	-6.32
355 value added	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
350–385	370	28	225.00–425.00	$406.87	$1,505	+1.34
433–444	440	18	330.00–385.00	$358.94	$1,579	-14.28
456–476	459	54	340.00–382.00	$374.32	$1,718	+3.86
515–547	529	22	290.00–357.00	$343.69	$1,818	+8.38
550–575	556	86	315.00–357.00	$339.44	$1,887	+9.81
622	622	3	318.00	$318.00	$1,978	+2.51
610–640	631	31	313.00–356.00	$317.31	$2,002	+1.82
635 value added	635	12	307.50	$307.50	$1,953	—
650–685	656	13	260.00–316.00	$300.08	$1,969	+15.76
701–734	713	19	280.00–303.00	$294.28	$2,098	—
735 value added	735	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,801	—
763–780	766	6	245.00–269.00	$261.95	$2,007	-2.91
820–843	832	2	249.00–250.00	$249.51	$2,076	-2.56
888 value added	888	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,220	—
905–945	925	2	200.00–225.00	$212.23	$1,963	-72.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462 value added	462	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,825	—
513 value added	513	4	348.00	$348.00	$1,785	—
505–549	534	9	330.00–350.00	$336.30	$1,796	—
551 value added	551	14	391.00	$391.00	$2,154	+45.83
619	619	8	325.00	$325.00	$2,012	+5.05
640 value added	640	31	353.50	$353.50	$2,262	—
689	689	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,964	-30.00
701	701	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,823	—
730 value added	730	6	286.00	$286.00	$2,088	-3.00
793	793	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,141	+49.00
854 value added	854	11	255.00	$255.00	$2,178	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,030	—
368–385	371	5	380.00–399.00	$395.06	$1,466	+21.52
428–440	431	4	355.00–390.00	$381.07	$1,642	+11.46
457–495	462	7	341.00–370.00	$365.57	$1,689	+17.21
546	546	12	333.00	$333.00	$1,818	+9.60
567–585	569	8	295.00–315.00	$297.57	$1,693	—
609–640	627	6	205.00–309.00	$252.67	$1,584	-36.65

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	145.00	$145.00	$587	-70.00
460–493	473	5	262.00–335.00	$304.58	$1,441	+7.88
540–547	546	8	300.00–310.00	$308.76	$1,686	—
640	640	1	299.00	$299.00	$1,914	+10.00
660	660	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,046	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,184	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	3	325.00	$325.00	$786	—
280	280	16	367.50	$367.50	$1,029	+27.50
328–343	333	25	349.00–353.00	$350.48	$1,167	+21.17
353–390	365	63	305.00–350.00	$336.22	$1,227	+2.26
365 value added	365	1	351.00	$351.00	$1,281	—
406–440	418	40	300.00–341.00	$334.67	$1,399	+10.89
450–490	460	195	265.00–329.00	$318.15	$1,463	+0.35
460 value added	460	12	319.00	$319.00	$1,467	+34.00
513	513	2	309.00	$309.00	$1,585	+23.96
510–549	541	194	273.50–310.00	$293.64	$1,589	+8.60
560–575	567	32	257.00–296.00	$288.91	$1,638	+18.03
607–648	638	93	245.00–282.00	$269.32	$1,718	+6.22
648 value added	648	18	286.00	$286.00	$1,853	+18.00
650–675	652	23	260.00–275.00	$273.11	$1,781	+16.11
686 value added	686	10	282.00	$282.00	$1,935	+11.00
705–740	734	22	219.00–244.00	$224.10	$1,645	-3.75
742 value added	742	14	247.00	$247.00	$1,833	+6.00
750–765	754	11	212.50–233.00	$224.96	$1,696	+8.51
755 value added	755	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,774	—
845 value added	845	7	240.00	$240.00	$2,028	—
850–870	858	8	175.00–223.00	$207.25	$1,778	+13.25
920–935	924	8	167.50–227.50	$212.32	$1,962	—
1008	1008	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,966	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	350.00	$350.00	$858	—
262	262	1	335.00	$335.00	$878	—
327–345	330	6	307.00–342.50	$336.31	$1,110	-12.45
354–386	365	80	317.00–360.00	$344.32	$1,257	+19.48
424 value added	424	7	342.50	$342.50	$1,452	—
400–446	440	95	220.00–337.50	$318.70	$1,402	-3.42
451–485	464	65	245.00–334.50	$322.01	$1,494	+12.02
502–541	537	104	271.00–330.00	$297.14	$1,596	+14.08
550 value added	550	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,540	-20.00
555–595	561	49	155.00–314.00	$288.30	$1,617	+20.30
615 value added	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	—
605–649	635	32	247.00–271.00	$262.85	$1,669	+7.16
650–698	655	24	220.00–280.00	$267.12	$1,750	+7.54
675 value added	675	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,721	—
690	690	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,704	-12.58
743	743	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,694	+0.84
750–760	758	6	220.00–230.00	$221.65	$1,680	+28.42
795 value added	795	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,471	—
831	831	4	212.50	$212.50	$1,766	+30.00
859	859	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,718	+10.00
925	925	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–345	337	7	285.00–322.50	$317.02	$1,068	-2.37
350–370	362	34	322.50–335.00	$326.74	$1,183	+16.15
430–448	446	55	287.00–323.00	$315.85	$1,409	+25.12
450–490	457	16	220.00–324.00	$316.32	$1,446	+18.78
500–540	535	35	266.00–308.00	$286.36	$1,532	+14.48
555–590	580	6	215.00–272.50	$229.86	$1,333	-36.16
615–646	642	18	239.00–263.00	$259.04	$1,663	+28.07
663	663	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,525	-25.00
725	725	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,631	+16.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530 value added	530	4	322.00	$322.00	$1,707	—
532	532	9	272.50	$272.50	$1,450	—
550 value added	550	21	301.00	$301.00	$1,656	-1.67
612	612	21	281.00	$281.00	$1,720	—
617–645 value added	633	34	278.00–284.00	$281.42	$1,781	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	371	5	275.00–277.50	$276.97	$1,028	-24.03
445	445	11	268.00	$268.00	$1,193	—
465	465	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,265	+7.00
550	550	9	275.00	$275.00	$1,512	—
627	627	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,473	+20.00
715	715	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
816	816	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,640	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,086	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216	216	2	440.00	$440.00	$950	—
273	273	8	375.00	$375.00	$1,024	-22.50
333–340	335	47	365.00–425.00	$403.98	$1,353	+13.92
364–385	376	15	325.00–427.50	$408.08	$1,534	+10.50
415–429	421	82	355.00–410.00	$379.89	$1,599	+0.57
454–498	484	91	320.00–357.00	$342.84	$1,659	-2.13
500–549	544	42	302.00–325.00	$320.09	$1,741	-21.72
552–573	560	61	296.00–322.50	$314.31	$1,760	+6.32
607–648	638	54	170.00–300.50	$276.83	$1,766	-6.75
663–670	665	4	260.00–273.00	$269.72	$1,794	+0.12
720–737	727	9	249.00–255.00	$251.14	$1,826	+17.37
775	775	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,821	—
818	818	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,963	+27.05
955	955	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,600	+17.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,017	—
324–330	326	18	355.00–416.00	$374.55	$1,221	-24.40
350–392	361	43	390.00–426.00	$412.76	$1,490	+54.53
405–445	419	89	238.00–410.00	$379.02	$1,588	+9.05
465–498	484	100	265.00–368.00	$340.61	$1,649	+1.04
530–543	537	16	260.00–317.50	$307.31	$1,650	-11.02
555–583	566	44	290.00–322.00	$317.35	$1,796	+6.60
627	627	18	309.50	$309.50	$1,941	+30.53
662–676	665	21	255.00–297.00	$276.45	$1,838	+17.57
720–740	733	3	240.00–250.00	$243.27	$1,783	+8.84
845	845	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,834	+1.00
885	885	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,482	-40.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	1	215.00	$215.00	$737	—
355	355	6	360.00	$360.00	$1,278	±0.00
400	400	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,400	-15.16
450–463	458	15	285.00–335.00	$327.77	$1,501	+18.69
533	533	10	310.00	$310.00	$1,652	-5.00
562	562	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,686	+10.94
665	665	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,496	—
770	770	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	+35.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	275.00	$275.00	$852	—
350–355	351	7	257.50–302.50	$295.99	$1,039	+20.99
410	410	10	335.00	$335.00	$1,374	+5.00
492	492	10	318.00	$318.00	$1,565	-22.00
570–573	572	8	267.00–272.00	$270.75	$1,549	+5.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,608	—

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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.