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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

3,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.21/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 466 lb · 187 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $384.82/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 477 lb · 174 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $358.86/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,017/hd at 562 lb · 145 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,073 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 338 8 397.00–450.00 $421.07 $1,423 +23.85
353–395 378 18 375.00–437.50 $418.97 $1,584 +29.65
418–448 438 46 395.00–426.00 $407.18 $1,783 -3.34
450–495 477 169 357.00–413.00 $383.81 $1,831 +4.10
478 value added 478 5 419.00 $419.00 $2,003 +24.00
502–533 value added 512 9 338.00–362.50 $354.00 $1,812 —
510–543 534 77 329.00–375.50 $362.44 $1,935 +11.27
553–586 562 145 330.00–375.00 $358.86 $2,017 -1.91
611–648 636 84 280.00–368.00 $335.42 $2,133 +4.60
652–690 658 28 285.00–360.00 $328.96 $2,165 +18.45
667 value added 667 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,261 —
710–742 value added 730 17 292.00–308.00 $298.97 $2,182 —
721–745 734 16 270.00–304.00 $289.68 $2,126 -4.93
750–759 758 11 297.25–305.00 $297.95 $2,258 +36.38
803–825 value added 820 77 275.00–283.00 $276.63 $2,268 -7.51
805–838 828 6 267.50–292.00 $272.51 $2,256 +5.69
865 865 1 251.00 $251.00 $2,171 -7.01
1164 1164 4 220.00 $220.00 $2,561 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 332 5 380.00–425.00 $399.61 $1,327 +29.67
360–395 375 16 305.00–425.00 $395.46 $1,483 +2.11
405–449 436 30 360.00–400.00 $386.33 $1,684 -12.64
460 460 20 420.00 $420.00 $1,932 +49.44
450–490 467 27 353.00–387.00 $379.71 $1,773 +9.15
510–542 520 24 347.50–385.00 $364.26 $1,894 +10.30
550–590 558 46 325.00–377.50 $362.16 $2,021 +25.88
556–593 value added 577 14 305.00–360.00 $327.71 $1,891 —
621 621 52 360.00 $360.00 $2,236 +40.00
605–640 624 31 300.00–355.00 $331.69 $2,070 +11.69
676 value added 676 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,697 -34.00
665–685 677 3 285.00–336.00 $308.64 $2,089 -2.51
720–733 730 4 235.00–295.00 $280.20 $2,045 -10.52
745 value added 745 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,198 +40.00
750 750 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 +0.90
763–764 763 5 270.00–290.00 $286.00 $2,182 +21.90
810 810 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 -9.00
875 875 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,253 —
925 925 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–522 value added 520 22 355.00–380.00 $374.29 $1,946 +69.29
524 524 13 397.50 $397.50 $2,083 —
576 576 35 390.00 $390.00 $2,246 —
576 value added 576 17 347.00 $347.00 $1,999 —
626–630 value added 628 17 339.00–347.50 $343.99 $2,160 +25.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 345.00–369.00 $356.64 $1,177 -3.43
380–390 385 2 325.00–365.00 $344.74 $1,327 -29.05
430–435 433 4 355.00–370.00 $362.46 $1,569 +31.36
450–493 466 3 355.00–376.00 $365.01 $1,701 +16.21
553–560 554 10 305.00–377.50 $362.85 $2,010 —
640–643 641 7 280.00–335.00 $319.23 $2,046 +14.40
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 —
439 439 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,295 -42.50
465 465 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 —
578–590 584 4 290.00–322.50 $306.42 $1,789 —
625 625 2 275.00–312.50 $293.75 $1,836 —
662 662 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,854 —
767 767 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,649 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 341 8 350.00–393.00 $384.64 $1,312 +20.16
355–395 370 50 325.00–389.00 $378.54 $1,401 +10.54
400–445 428 64 320.00–386.00 $364.14 $1,559 +12.46
450–497 466 187 310.00–359.75 $348.21 $1,623 +6.81
501–548 541 125 299.00–325.00 $316.74 $1,714 -0.10
552–590 568 69 249.00–329.00 $312.19 $1,773 +7.11
605–649 644 61 260.00–285.00 $279.33 $1,799 +5.26
655–695 664 14 210.00–269.00 $260.63 $1,731 -8.14
663–697 value added 686 12 270.50–272.50 $271.14 $1,860 —
700–742 730 20 235.00–258.00 $250.74 $1,830 +2.94
753–763 760 16 235.00–271.00 $261.71 $1,989 +22.30
786–796 value added 791 8 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,997 -5.52
810–825 818 2 235.00–240.00 $237.52 $1,943 -1.37
925 925 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,035 +42.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–282 268 2 150.00–375.00 $256.40 $687 —
305–344 328 15 355.00–380.00 $375.86 $1,233 +22.79
350–382 362 56 265.00–390.00 $374.39 $1,355 -1.08
408–443 428 45 315.00–379.00 $359.89 $1,540 +20.35
439 439 33 364.00 $364.00 $1,598 +24.46
455–493 475 85 260.00–359.50 $344.30 $1,635 -5.85
528 value added 528 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,742 —
525–544 540 43 255.00–329.00 $318.92 $1,722 +3.76
551–585 557 50 286.00–339.00 $316.49 $1,763 -2.79
626–639 637 27 281.00–299.00 $296.67 $1,890 +24.82
653–695 661 16 250.00–288.00 $274.78 $1,816 +2.45
706 706 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,942 +26.46
700–723 717 4 252.00–275.00 $257.61 $1,847 +9.07
755–769 766 9 237.00–272.50 $259.06 $1,984 +34.06
800–845 821 7 215.00–245.00 $233.82 $1,920 +9.82
1096 1096 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,945 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 319 4 322.50–362.50 $352.15 $1,123 -8.67
353–377 363 20 290.00–360.00 $341.60 $1,240 -12.62
418–440 429 24 312.50–360.00 $349.11 $1,498 +10.36
453–489 463 24 275.00–362.00 $329.77 $1,527 -3.66
518–534 526 20 297.00–320.00 $311.51 $1,639 +2.69
557–561 560 12 317.50–328.00 $319.24 $1,788 +10.82
640–649 646 10 230.00–287.50 $271.82 $1,756 +17.17
650 650 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,804 +8.06
741 741 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,890 +27.37
840 840 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,179 -22.00
577 577 40 330.00 $330.00 $1,904 —
582 value added 582 12 336.00 $336.00 $1,956 —
669–682 value added 678 24 265.50–276.00 $272.98 $1,851 +2.98
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 255.00 $255.00 $625 —
345 345 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,061 +52.50
395 395 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,331 —
420 420 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 -35.00
455–466 463 4 293.00–335.00 $303.31 $1,404 -24.19
535–537 536 3 235.00–297.00 $276.38 $1,481 —
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 value added 526 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,894 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 338 24 395.00–445.00 $418.24 $1,414 -1.03
355–395 382 22 300.00–429.00 $409.11 $1,563 +15.15
400–440 423 71 370.00–419.00 $402.41 $1,702 -0.11
474–495 490 74 345.00–375.00 $358.86 $1,758 +6.29
500–540 530 37 287.50–365.00 $347.18 $1,840 +11.72
555–593 568 80 290.00–340.00 $325.56 $1,849 +1.11
617–641 626 19 210.00–332.00 $320.70 $2,008 +22.15
657 value added 657 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,511 —
661–672 665 13 283.00–296.00 $288.05 $1,916 +5.09
721–730 722 7 273.00–275.00 $273.29 $1,973 +46.07
762 762 5 293.00 $293.00 $2,233 +11.00
805 805 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,053 +23.29
925 925 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 333 13 415.00–445.00 $440.32 $1,466 +31.11
350–388 364 28 270.00–436.00 $410.58 $1,495 +27.00
400–447 432 55 365.00–424.00 $409.19 $1,768 +5.84
469–493 488 60 352.50–385.00 $371.13 $1,811 +11.75
501–545 509 28 253.00–360.50 $346.24 $1,762 +32.52
550–577 564 51 253.00–350.00 $319.85 $1,804 +4.93
610–640 624 5 288.00–330.00 $315.52 $1,969 +7.50
668–699 671 9 240.00–283.00 $278.03 $1,866 +46.96
700–745 724 6 221.00–305.00 $274.83 $1,990 +27.19
815 815 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,209 +41.00
850 850 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,551 —
950 950 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,494 +1.51
425–430 428 3 332.50–375.00 $360.94 $1,545 -29.06
478–486 482 4 200.00–364.00 $304.01 $1,465 -6.02
517–518 517 11 300.00–310.00 $301.82 $1,560 +28.28
555–590 561 7 235.00–300.00 $266.92 $1,497 -36.39
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 +41.80
708 708 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,912 +31.64
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,114 —
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 -18.59
412 412 2 341.00 $341.00 $1,405 -39.00
450 450 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,534 +14.28
501–525 505 9 320.00–349.00 $343.52 $1,735 +16.36

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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.