Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

2,865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $380.72/cwt +9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 560 lb · 280 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.74/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,821/hd at 554 lb · 211 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.25/cwt -6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 463 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,865	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,389	-0.03
363–395	377	8	405.00	$405.00	$1,527	-9.46
423–449	432	11	387.00–422.50	$409.10	$1,767	-19.04
450–484	462	93	365.00–420.00	$398.51	$1,841	-2.34
505–511	510	28	435.00–445.00	$436.06	$2,224	+55.06
526–546	536	25	347.00–410.00	$380.96	$2,042	-0.04
551–585	557	234	360.00–405.00	$378.94	$2,111	+6.42
553–596	574	38	357.50–430.00	$395.54	$2,270	+23.02
591 value added	591	8	362.50	$362.50	$2,142	+23.50
614–629	622	21	335.00–380.00	$356.16	$2,215	+3.64
610–642	642	107	310.00–350.00	$348.90	$2,240	-16.10
651–670	655	84	324.00–349.00	$331.47	$2,171	-27.49
658 value added	658	5	335.00	$335.00	$2,204	+18.44
658–662	661	17	335.00–360.00	$352.63	$2,331	-6.33
700–749	735	38	250.00–330.00	$314.50	$2,312	-0.32
768	768	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,419	+24.72
785 value added	785	16	316.00	$316.00	$2,481	+14.00
805–845	829	7	225.00–295.00	$271.50	$2,251	-28.50
900–948	932	3	247.00–257.50	$250.38	$2,334	-2.12
973	973	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,530	-2.50
1018	1018	14	250.00	$250.00	$2,545	-5.00
1100	1100	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,420	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	325	7	360.00–430.00	$414.80	$1,348	+0.09
356–381	362	32	240.00–425.00	$410.89	$1,487	-2.20
405–443	432	14	350.00–417.50	$390.58	$1,687	-25.37
455–488	457	51	385.00–402.50	$398.56	$1,821	-7.14
552–598	557	59	160.00–385.00	$368.01	$2,050	+0.78
600–648	641	24	190.00–347.50	$327.74	$2,101	-23.46
655 value added	655	11	336.00	$336.00	$2,201	—
653–685	664	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,092	—
708	708	2	317.50	$317.50	$2,248	+11.53
728–735 value added	730	11	230.00–314.00	$290.93	$2,124	—
758–785	772	4	263.00–267.50	$265.29	$2,048	—
800–830	813	8	255.00–292.50	$281.97	$2,292	-0.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–345	341	5	375.00–400.00	$389.88	$1,329	—
351–390	357	15	375.00–410.00	$403.92	$1,442	-0.10
415–440	438	27	380.00–405.00	$402.83	$1,764	—
450–452	452	4	140.00–380.00	$320.20	$1,447	-74.72
500	500	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,600	-51.00
553–555	553	9	345.00–354.00	$353.00	$1,952	+10.50
650	650	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,080	+40.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,669	—
461	461	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,936	—
573	573	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,977	—
577 value added	577	10	370.00	$370.00	$2,135	—
720	720	7	300.00	$300.00	$2,160	—
842 value added	842	13	281.00	$281.00	$2,366	—
889 value added	889	20	281.00	$281.00	$2,498	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	1	205.00	$205.00	$3,014	-21.70
1230–1730	1501	47	208.00–227.00	$221.03	$3,318	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–341	337	9	345.00–380.00	$376.48	$1,269	—
420–437	434	9	370.00–385.00	$373.20	$1,620	—
545	545	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,771	—
605	605	2	339.00	$339.00	$2,051	—
705–710	708	2	220.00–290.00	$254.88	$1,805	+2.88

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541 value added	541	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,975	-17.50

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	2	325.00	$325.00	$920	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	320.00	$320.00	$928	—
305	305	1	210.00	$210.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–280	279	3	350.00–395.00	$379.93	$1,060	—
337–340	338	16	392.00–415.00	$396.34	$1,340	+11.03
368–390	379	17	261.00–417.50	$378.17	$1,433	-15.73
425–442	434	34	352.00–390.00	$368.83	$1,601	+9.65
459–482	463	135	330.00–377.50	$357.25	$1,654	-6.22
527	527	14	305.00–330.00	$321.07	$1,692	-9.75
513–549	539	41	275.00–332.50	$328.25	$1,769	-2.57
550–595	554	194	295.00–332.00	$327.75	$1,816	+1.00
554	554	17	340.00	$340.00	$1,884	+13.25
605–640	632	111	235.00–317.50	$296.78	$1,876	+1.16
643 value added	643	7	307.50	$307.50	$1,977	—
658	658	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,987	+10.23
653–695	662	29	230.00–301.00	$292.80	$1,938	+1.03
709–740	721	16	195.00–282.50	$262.60	$1,893	-0.69
753–755	754	4	225.00–264.00	$254.23	$1,917	-4.89
860	860	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,150	+31.25
905–935	924	4	225.00–245.00	$235.66	$2,177	+2.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–345	330	18	325.00–422.50	$378.92	$1,250	+1.11
355–398	368	56	250.00–410.00	$380.48	$1,400	-15.14
423–440	431	36	300.00–395.00	$361.36	$1,557	-16.60
450–490	455	96	338.00–378.00	$357.96	$1,629	+11.55
525–543	537	88	327.50–340.00	$336.13	$1,805	-0.11
565–590	576	5	275.00–340.00	$313.38	$1,805	-18.87
615–645	633	11	265.00–286.00	$282.29	$1,787	-17.66
634 value added	634	8	310.00	$310.00	$1,965	—
650–690	660	22	265.00–316.00	$305.80	$2,018	+6.80
720–735	731	13	220.00–280.00	$266.07	$1,945	-4.24
837	837	3	247.50	$247.50	$2,072	—
862	862	3	235.00	$235.00	$2,026	—
900	900	2	236.00	$236.00	$2,124	+11.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	6	195.00–395.00	$355.51	$1,212	+30.62
355–395	358	37	215.00–396.00	$382.95	$1,371	+2.37
405–449	446	41	305.00–385.00	$356.90	$1,592	+48.46
455–460	457	8	335.00–337.50	$335.94	$1,535	-10.09
540	540	13	318.00	$318.00	$1,717	-1.04
553–585	556	10	155.00–337.50	$301.11	$1,674	-20.58
600–610	605	2	190.00–270.00	$229.67	$1,390	-52.51
650–651	651	9	200.00–260.00	$253.34	$1,649	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,241	-20.00
433	433	7	341.00	$341.00	$1,477	—
467–470	468	6	270.00–300.00	$294.97	$1,380	-33.34
540	540	7	314.00	$314.00	$1,696	+22.00
562–565	563	4	260.00–295.00	$268.78	$1,513	-26.04
630	630	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,670	—
660–665	663	3	240.00–275.00	$251.61	$1,668	+6.61
720–735	725	3	230.00–257.00	$247.88	$1,797	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1485	1348	23	203.00–226.00	$218.86	$2,950	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408 value added	408	13	437.50	$437.50	$1,785	—
575 value added	575	9	342.00	$342.00	$1,966	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	11	375.00	$375.00	$1,676	—
538 value added	538	8	332.00	$332.00	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,302	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	320.00	$320.00	$890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	380.00–405.00	$392.38	$1,052	—
315–345	332	10	380.00–430.00	$404.77	$1,344	-33.51
360–371	370	9	370.00–410.00	$404.47	$1,497	-2.81
416–448	425	38	388.00–400.00	$393.10	$1,671	-12.15
469–497	493	45	342.50–389.00	$361.95	$1,784	-28.72
505–546	542	28	325.00–360.00	$352.99	$1,913	—
552–585	563	46	255.00–345.50	$340.49	$1,917	-16.64
618–649	638	28	307.00–326.50	$322.73	$2,059	-1.39
650 value added	650	20	325.00	$325.00	$2,112	—
655	655	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,801	-30.59
725–735	730	2	255.00–265.00	$260.03	$1,898	-10.97
747 value added	747	8	285.00	$285.00	$2,129	—
790	790	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,975	—
805–845	825	2	245.00–255.00	$250.12	$2,063	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	328	7	375.00–435.00	$403.25	$1,323	-26.72
350–360	353	11	413.00–420.00	$414.95	$1,465	+4.88
410–445	415	33	380.00–413.00	$407.82	$1,692	-3.86
470–490	482	36	310.00–430.00	$382.50	$1,844	-4.22
545	545	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,635	-44.22
554–565	558	31	240.00–350.00	$332.81	$1,857	-9.72
620–643	641	12	300.00–318.00	$306.77	$1,966	-17.53
736	736	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,061	+24.07
760	760	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,938	-7.50
800	800	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,680	-46.67
873–880	877	5	220.00–242.50	$233.54	$2,048	+18.54
972	972	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,944	-17.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	387.50	$387.50	$1,329	-17.50
360	360	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,350	+60.00
420	420	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,470	-15.34
450–498	468	9	180.00–390.00	$310.13	$1,451	-54.62
512–520	515	5	300.00–325.00	$310.09	$1,597	-17.41
565	565	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,554	-34.09
646	646	6	292.50	$292.50	$1,890	-22.50
780	780	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,716	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	363	3	375.00–435.00	$399.12	$1,449	-13.38
437	437	2	367.00	$367.00	$1,604	-46.00
505–545	525	2	287.50–352.00	$318.52	$1,672	—
618	618	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,730	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,477	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	250.00	$250.00	$900	—
770	770	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,116	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,226	—

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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.