Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

2,685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $353.49/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,263/hd at 640 lb · 168 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.73/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 554 lb · 155 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $371.23/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,088/hd at 562 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,685	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,188	+10.00
319–345	330	7	390.00–462.50	$430.03	$1,419	-4.34
368–381	375	11	405.00–430.00	$414.46	$1,554	+1.58
420–444	440	15	395.00–435.00	$428.14	$1,884	+16.47
461–490	468	69	392.50–405.50	$400.85	$1,876	-24.15
533	533	5	381.00	$381.00	$2,031	+5.95
526–549	544	72	345.00–395.00	$376.94	$2,051	+1.89
550–590	561	125	320.00–382.00	$372.52	$2,090	-0.75
597 value added	597	5	339.00	$339.00	$2,024	-30.07
600–643	640	155	325.00–359.25	$352.52	$2,256	+4.01
641	641	13	365.00	$365.00	$2,340	+16.49
652–665	661	36	308.00–364.00	$358.96	$2,373	+57.20
665–682 value added	677	7	316.00–318.00	$316.56	$2,143	-32.45
715–741	730	25	304.00–319.50	$316.80	$2,313	+8.15
735 value added	735	3	301.00	$301.00	$2,212	+31.00
723–742	736	40	312.00–316.00	$314.82	$2,317	+6.17
750–768	759	7	290.00–291.00	$290.28	$2,203	—
770 value added	770	7	302.00	$302.00	$2,325	+12.00
828	828	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,484	+15.70
835	835	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,422	+5.70
851 value added	851	20	296.00	$296.00	$2,519	—
935	935	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,361	+9.17
956	956	4	262.50	$262.50	$2,510	+27.50
1007	1007	6	255.00	$255.00	$2,568	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	341	13	340.00–450.00	$414.71	$1,414	-23.14
380–395	387	8	395.00–422.50	$413.09	$1,599	-11.89
420–448	439	14	340.00–435.00	$415.95	$1,826	+30.78
450–490	462	37	325.00–418.00	$405.70	$1,874	+2.77
477 value added	477	5	407.50	$407.50	$1,944	+45.00
500–546	544	30	350.00–380.00	$368.61	$2,005	-4.78
556–578	561	18	325.00–376.00	$367.23	$2,060	+1.53
581 value added	581	6	329.00	$329.00	$1,911	—
602–614 value added	609	11	322.50–379.00	$353.59	$2,153	—
605–642	638	25	305.00–365.00	$351.20	$2,241	+18.51
705–740	732	7	297.00–315.00	$305.97	$2,240	-7.51
800–845	824	5	277.50–290.00	$282.01	$2,324	+7.01
945	945	1	257.50	$257.50	$2,433	—
1055 value added	1055	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,532	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	366	11	345.00–428.00	$404.02	$1,479	+31.21
455–470	462	20	315.00–415.00	$394.92	$1,825	+18.40
529	529	14	371.00	$371.00	$1,963	+27.60
551	551	7	342.50	$342.50	$1,887	+12.68
680	680	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,904	—
720	720	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,106	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740 value added	740	10	300.00	$300.00	$2,220	-16.07
983 value added	983	40	270.00	$270.00	$2,654	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1670	1428	6	185.00–210.00	$203.40	$2,905	—
1390–1545	1473	3	226.00–228.00	$226.70	$3,339	—
1285–1840	1626	26	201.00–230.00	$221.35	$3,599	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514 value added	514	8	382.50	$382.50	$1,966	—
636 value added	636	11	350.00	$350.00	$2,226	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
450–475	467	3	350.00–367.00	$355.46	$1,660	-19.54
565–575	573	4	335.00–338.00	$335.74	$1,924	+24.49
670	670	1	342.00	$342.00	$2,291	—
733	733	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,847	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–335	322	5	365.00–397.50	$385.31	$1,241	+10.26
355–388	367	39	352.00–407.50	$393.90	$1,446	+9.72
400–447	436	63	310.00–408.00	$359.18	$1,566	+1.30
460–498	471	97	315.00–390.00	$363.47	$1,712	-11.53
526–540	529	41	314.00–335.00	$330.82	$1,750	+4.39
553 value added	553	5	357.00	$357.00	$1,974	+12.00
550–595	554	150	310.00–340.00	$326.75	$1,810	+6.11
630–642	640	98	262.00–302.50	$295.62	$1,892	-0.86
657–690	662	16	268.00–300.00	$291.77	$1,932	+4.10
697 value added	697	12	282.00	$282.00	$1,966	—
700–747	735	18	240.00–290.00	$263.29	$1,935	-11.27
768–795	776	6	240.00–270.00	$259.12	$2,011	+6.62
792 value added	792	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,988	+20.00
850	850	2	195.00–242.50	$218.75	$1,859	-11.44
905	905	1	233.00	$233.00	$2,109	—
950–953	952	3	232.50–235.00	$234.17	$2,229	—
959 value added	959	5	251.00	$251.00	$2,407	—
1035	1035	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,303	—
1125	1125	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	310.00	$310.00	$884	-70.00
325–338	333	9	330.00–395.00	$377.81	$1,258	+1.94
352–375	363	60	335.00–407.50	$395.62	$1,436	+12.10
400–444	435	85	327.00–410.00	$377.96	$1,644	+13.88
450–495	465	32	325.00–371.00	$346.41	$1,611	+31.41
496 value added	496	6	351.00	$351.00	$1,741	—
508 value added	508	8	365.00	$365.00	$1,854	—
504–545	530	66	310.00–358.00	$336.24	$1,782	+13.87
560–568	562	18	330.00–338.00	$332.25	$1,867	+52.25
600–630	621	18	275.00–309.00	$299.95	$1,863	+12.53
656	656	14	299.00	$299.00	$1,961	+44.03
715–738	733	16	240.00–282.50	$270.31	$1,981	-1.78
766	766	3	286.00	$286.00	$2,191	+20.89
910	910	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	6	310.00–370.00	$324.89	$1,108	-34.22
350–389	358	26	335.00–406.00	$380.58	$1,362	+30.04
400–430	413	5	245.00–330.00	$308.44	$1,274	-36.96
450–460	455	51	315.00–362.50	$346.03	$1,574	+1.20
505–543	530	15	257.50–327.50	$319.04	$1,691	+56.12
550–553	551	18	242.50–344.00	$321.69	$1,773	+10.04
623–628	625	5	272.50–296.00	$282.18	$1,764	+3.90
693–695	694	5	185.00–260.00	$233.96	$1,624	-44.68
715	715	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,430	-63.26
765	765	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	8	329.00	$329.00	$1,806	—
651 value added	651	8	309.00	$309.00	$2,012	+10.00
771	771	12	272.00	$272.00	$2,097	+12.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	295.00	$295.00	$870	—
352	352	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,267	+5.00
482–490	485	3	325.00–330.00	$328.31	$1,592	+16.31
548	548	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,600	—
550–553	552	5	287.00–300.00	$294.82	$1,627	+3.75
650	650	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,592	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1310	1270	3	210.00–216.00	$211.90	$2,691	—
1270–1570	1424	10	215.00–228.00	$223.84	$3,187	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,146	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–336	334	15	365.00–470.00	$438.28	$1,464	-8.80
356–395	374	17	350.00–417.50	$407.28	$1,523	+3.47
415–435	427	60	394.00–424.00	$405.25	$1,730	+6.02
478–491	487	64	350.00–396.00	$390.67	$1,903	+13.58
500–530	504	30	300.00–367.00	$355.02	$1,789	-0.20
552–590	560	89	332.50–386.00	$357.13	$2,000	+29.76
600–641	633	38	285.00–348.00	$324.12	$2,052	+0.61
673–675	674	5	299.00–310.00	$305.59	$2,060	+14.43
740	740	6	271.00	$271.00	$2,005	+16.37
855	855	3	257.00–257.50	$257.33	$2,200	—
970–995	983	2	190.00–222.50	$206.46	$2,030	—
1005–1015	1010	2	215.00–217.50	$216.26	$2,184	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	340	28	370.00–445.00	$429.97	$1,462	+5.94
355–395	385	11	350.00–425.00	$410.07	$1,579	+0.48
405–438	421	56	365.00–431.00	$411.68	$1,733	+4.60
458–498	483	38	325.00–403.00	$386.72	$1,868	+7.46
510–545	538	26	308.00–355.00	$344.22	$1,852	+16.73
572–580	574	10	324.00–350.00	$342.53	$1,966	+23.73
613–645	630	21	292.00–367.00	$324.30	$2,043	+19.37
685	685	1	279.00	$279.00	$1,911	+0.63
720–745	733	2	252.00–260.00	$255.93	$1,876	+13.28
767	767	6	262.50	$262.50	$2,013	—
805–845	829	10	253.00–259.00	$256.67	$2,128	+24.17
885	885	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,903	—
970	970	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,110	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,397	+49.05
375	375	2	285.00–345.00	$315.00	$1,181	+165.00
425–445	435	2	350.00–380.00	$365.34	$1,589	+32.44
450–466	464	7	270.00–380.00	$364.75	$1,692	-26.25
545	545	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,785	+49.77
552–575	560	6	285.00–320.00	$309.09	$1,731	-15.54
625	625	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,969	+55.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	3	412.50	$412.50	$1,489	—
424	424	5	413.00	$413.00	$1,751	+19.67
490	490	5	383.00	$383.00	$1,877	+34.00
573–583	579	5	317.00–320.00	$318.81	$1,846	+68.81

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	428	6	325.00–340.00	$327.45	$1,401	—
525	525	1	175.00	$175.00	$919	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,170	-30.00

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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.