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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 26, 2025

2,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.89/cwt -4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 556 lb · 164 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $344.62/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,187/hd at 635 lb · 124 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.59/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 544 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,072 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,410 ±0.00
367–395 375 13 405.00–425.00 $410.98 $1,541 +5.98
417–425 420 5 330.00–420.00 $383.59 $1,611 -25.51
460–480 464 81 395.00–406.75 $403.78 $1,874 +5.27
540–548 547 50 295.00–386.00 $369.75 $2,023 -11.21
555–575 556 164 354.00–392.50 $375.89 $2,090 -3.05
607 value added 607 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,124 —
600–644 638 111 332.50–360.50 $343.99 $2,195 -4.91
655 655 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,220 +7.53
715 value added 715 16 330.00 $330.00 $2,360 —
725–748 732 24 280.00–315.50 $302.98 $2,218 -11.52
828 828 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,380 +16.00
960 960 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,496 ±0.00
1000 1000 3 247.50 $247.50 $2,475 -2.50
1270–1278 1276 4 220.00–225.00 $221.24 $2,823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,428 +15.20
353–395 370 21 350.00–429.00 $415.33 $1,537 +4.44
430–446 443 46 402.00–430.00 $415.35 $1,840 +24.77
456–489 464 20 370.00–407.00 $397.26 $1,843 -1.30
539–549 543 59 340.00–382.50 $373.73 $2,029 —
583–590 585 3 315.00–355.00 $341.72 $1,999 -26.29
615–646 636 7 300.00–345.00 $332.02 $2,112 +4.28
650–658 656 18 320.00–325.00 $323.90 $2,125 +8.90
723–737 734 14 277.00–306.00 $298.52 $2,191 -18.98
790 790 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,212 +14.71
865 865 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 value added 463 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,875 —
620 value added 620 11 342.50 $342.50 $2,124 —
679 value added 679 15 332.50 $332.50 $2,258 —
766 value added 766 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,375 —
870 value added 870 22 301.00 $301.00 $2,619 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,397 +12.62
390 390 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 +26.08
441–442 441 7 350.00–410.00 $384.25 $1,695 -18.58
460–486 483 8 390.00–405.00 $403.21 $1,948 +83.01
505 505 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,566 -10.00
554–560 557 7 300.00–337.50 $330.69 $1,842 -22.31
605–622 618 4 280.00–320.00 $289.79 $1,791 —
659 659 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,142 +5.00
763 763 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,098 —
970 970 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,086 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,768 +26.80
535 535 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,712 -5.00
701 701 7 289.00 $289.00 $2,026 +34.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–388 373 36 351.00–408.00 $391.95 $1,462 +13.78
425–447 431 22 335.00–395.00 $375.50 $1,618 +6.67
453–483 461 105 342.00–370.00 $363.01 $1,673 +5.76
520–549 544 120 292.50–334.00 $331.59 $1,804 +3.34
550–590 551 28 311.00–335.00 $333.73 $1,839 +5.98
551 value added 551 17 360.00 $360.00 $1,984 —
600 value added 600 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,875 —
608 608 46 349.00 $349.00 $2,122 +52.22
602–630 626 41 290.00–300.00 $299.76 $1,876 +2.98
663 663 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,989 +7.20
667 value added 667 16 312.50 $312.50 $2,084 —
700–748 729 6 240.00–262.50 $253.60 $1,849 -9.00
775 775 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 -4.23
838 838 3 257.00 $257.00 $2,154 —
855 855 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,095 -5.00
1073 1073 2 232.50 $232.50 $2,495 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–349 346 29 407.00–410.00 $407.60 $1,410 +28.68
350–373 361 35 351.00–414.00 $394.53 $1,424 +14.05
415–445 437 52 335.00–397.50 $379.94 $1,660 +18.58
450–475 453 47 280.00–370.00 $361.23 $1,636 +3.27
526–546 538 46 329.50–339.00 $336.90 $1,813 +0.77
552–580 555 19 332.50–349.00 $347.18 $1,927 +33.80
605–647 638 30 275.00–314.00 $308.18 $1,966 +25.89
695 695 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,911 -30.80
731 value added 731 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,893 —
710–739 735 9 267.00–267.50 $267.11 $1,963 +1.04
855 855 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,138 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 344 8 350.00–400.00 $372.95 $1,283 +17.44
359–365 360 9 325.00–397.00 $388.88 $1,400 +5.93
420–448 442 33 330.00–380.00 $365.83 $1,617 +8.93
450–490 463 3 330.00–335.00 $331.76 $1,536 -4.18
505–549 543 23 323.00–335.00 $326.95 $1,775 +8.95
626 626 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,997 +89.33
675 675 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,974 +39.16
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 270.00 $270.00 $878 —
372 372 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,414 +40.00
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 -16.00
467 467 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,588 +45.03
553 553 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,742 +46.22
605 605 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,679 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 430.00–435.00 $432.64 $1,190 +40.26
316–342 323 13 365.00–445.00 $420.36 $1,358 +15.59
365–367 367 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,560 +20.53
400–440 425 43 345.00–430.00 $414.99 $1,764 +21.89
455–493 481 36 345.00–390.00 $383.38 $1,844 +21.43
504–537 517 43 330.00–374.00 $370.43 $1,915 +17.44
555–583 565 42 300.00–353.75 $342.39 $1,935 +1.90
620–639 635 27 314.00–335.00 $326.69 $2,074 +3.96
732 732 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,013 +14.97
1070 1070 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,622 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–348 333 7 422.50–435.00 $424.55 $1,414 +21.30
360–372 370 13 405.00–430.00 $426.26 $1,577 +11.31
411–430 420 53 400.00–430.00 $423.79 $1,780 +15.97
477–484 483 31 375.00–394.00 $384.40 $1,857 +1.90
501–548 533 49 320.00–370.00 $358.18 $1,909 +58.18
563–580 570 7 305.00–347.00 $325.47 $1,855 -7.34
605–645 630 4 305.00–341.00 $313.64 $1,976 +6.87
653 653 13 310.00 $310.00 $2,024 —
745 745 5 257.50 $257.50 $1,918 -22.50
828 828 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,946 +25.00
850 850 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,104 +13.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 369 4 300.00–350.00 $337.63 $1,246 -37.37
425 425 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,402 -20.00
452–465 462 13 330.00–390.00 $376.45 $1,739 +66.32
510 510 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,810 +44.91
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,590 +3.38
450–496 485 5 322.00–387.00 $351.27 $1,704 —

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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.