Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

2,510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.64/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,865/hd at 543 lb · 155 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $389.43/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 556 lb · 109 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $344.43/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 542 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,510	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	339	4	420.00–510.00	$452.32	$1,533	-9.97
355–380	375	10	440.00–535.00	$454.57	$1,705	-25.37
420	420	10	485.00	$485.00	$2,037	-15.00
456–495	471	57	385.00–455.00	$429.34	$2,022	+17.49
500–545	539	24	350.00–480.00	$383.94	$2,069	-21.54
550–599	556	109	375.00–451.00	$389.43	$2,165	+7.73
618–648	644	85	250.00–370.00	$365.41	$2,353	+8.74
650–663	657	16	367.50–375.00	$371.55	$2,441	+35.20
715–748	735	43	320.00–360.00	$353.81	$2,601	+11.97
820	820	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,337	-25.00
895	895	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,506	—
915	915	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,876	-59.73
1003	1003	4	300.00	$300.00	$3,009	+10.00
1095	1095	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,354	—
1105–1110	1108	2	195.00–197.50	$196.25	$2,174	-73.30
1625	1625	1	211.00	$211.00	$3,429	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–343	335	22	395.00–530.00	$491.72	$1,647	+6.72
358–385	367	11	400.00–460.00	$444.16	$1,630	-10.16
381 value added	381	7	535.00	$535.00	$2,038	—
400–435	414	13	332.00–455.00	$436.97	$1,809	+11.76
450–493	456	36	405.00–433.00	$428.84	$1,956	+20.94
492 value added	492	9	472.50	$472.50	$2,325	—
523–546	540	62	382.00–427.50	$396.41	$2,141	+7.12
552–595	566	12	362.00–385.00	$379.07	$2,146	+9.93
597 value added	597	7	395.00	$395.00	$2,358	-5.00
615–648	642	28	340.00–370.00	$367.84	$2,362	+15.36
650	650	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,438	—
763 value added	763	9	367.50	$367.50	$2,804	—
775–790	780	6	305.00–360.00	$340.73	$2,658	+27.22
810–815	812	3	325.00–327.50	$326.66	$2,652	—
870	870	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,914	—
910	910	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,548	—
1065	1065	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,876	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,288	-30.00
350–368	355	8	380.00–417.50	$407.03	$1,445	+24.37
407–445	420	12	355.00–440.00	$417.74	$1,755	+37.42
457–495	461	10	300.00–412.00	$399.97	$1,844	+27.97
515–547	542	11	365.00–375.00	$373.87	$2,026	+18.80
563–573	567	5	330.00–370.00	$346.17	$1,963	-11.33
610–638	628	7	350.00–367.00	$360.12	$2,262	—
720	720	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,347	+21.00
825	825	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,691	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584 value added	584	11	365.00–426.00	$403.82	$2,358	+8.82
616	616	9	400.00	$400.00	$2,464	—
643 value added	643	3	386.00	$386.00	$2,482	—
970 value added	970	2	271.00	$271.00	$2,629	—
1097 value added	1097	8	219.00	$219.00	$2,402	—
1138 value added	1138	4	239.00	$239.00	$2,720	—
1241 value added	1241	8	226.00	$226.00	$2,805	—
1303 value added	1303	5	215.00	$215.00	$2,801	—
1438 value added	1438	4	219.00	$219.00	$3,149	—
1605 value added	1605	2	222.00	$222.00	$3,563	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,794	-1.27
530	530	3	372.50	$372.50	$1,974	+28.86
570	570	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,710	-32.50
775	775	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,441	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,138	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	7	470.00	$470.00	$1,288	+31.48
310–333	327	10	410.00–470.00	$442.48	$1,447	+22.70
365–377	372	24	335.00–433.00	$411.01	$1,529	+2.28
415–435	425	27	345.00–425.00	$400.01	$1,700	+17.56
454–475	461	94	285.00–377.50	$365.19	$1,684	-2.56
528 value added	528	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,874	-13.43
509–549	543	153	287.50–350.25	$343.49	$1,865	-1.76
553–595	571	11	300.00–339.00	$326.15	$1,862	-15.75
617–644	633	93	315.00–335.50	$330.81	$2,094	+5.39
665–681	675	16	265.00–322.00	$302.46	$2,042	-19.66
719–745	736	28	290.00–315.00	$295.44	$2,174	-2.17
750–760	755	2	240.00–290.00	$264.83	$1,999	-26.53
830	830	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,282	—
863	863	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,503	-10.00
944	944	4	273.00	$273.00	$2,577	+9.06
959	959	5	281.00	$281.00	$2,695	—
1020	1020	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,601	—
1095	1095	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,190	-70.00
1110	1110	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,775	—
1205	1205	1	207.50	$207.50	$2,500	—
1255	1255	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,585	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	18	465.00	$465.00	$1,502	+61.39
352–375	366	63	250.00–430.00	$407.14	$1,490	-1.98
413–445	425	28	281.00–422.50	$390.98	$1,662	+18.31
450–490	457	87	332.50–368.00	$365.28	$1,669	-1.11
528–545	542	96	320.00–350.00	$344.43	$1,867	+0.11
551–552	551	20	323.00–334.00	$326.85	$1,801	-9.76
610–643	638	51	300.00–336.00	$328.12	$2,093	+9.79
705–747	734	8	295.00–310.00	$301.32	$2,212	+6.87
820–835	828	2	270.00–291.00	$280.40	$2,322	-24.60
883	883	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,428	+25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,071	-50.34
360–380	366	23	280.00–395.00	$377.36	$1,381	+9.83
415–445	444	30	327.50–344.50	$343.97	$1,527	+6.35
455–485	470	24	235.00–360.00	$338.81	$1,592	+19.83
538–540	539	29	290.00–342.50	$327.36	$1,764	+3.93
580–583	583	12	338.00–342.50	$342.13	$1,995	+20.25
623–643	632	11	290.00–330.00	$301.79	$1,907	-15.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545 value added	545	14	365.00	$365.00	$1,989	—
561 value added	561	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,290	—
606	606	6	330.00	$330.00	$2,000	+20.00
637 value added	637	23	312.50	$312.50	$1,991	—
655–694 value added	674	19	250.00–319.00	$297.34	$2,004	—
685	685	8	328.00	$328.00	$2,247	—
784 value added	784	10	285.00	$285.00	$2,234	—
818 value added	818	5	302.00	$302.00	$2,470	—
1560 value added	1560	3	195.00	$195.00	$3,042	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	372.50	$372.50	$1,360	+33.28
443	443	5	341.00	$341.00	$1,511	—
460	460	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,265	-20.24
515–549	539	16	270.00–323.00	$302.97	$1,633	-15.92
620	620	2	280.00–297.50	$288.75	$1,790	+1.08
670	670	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	-20.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
268	268	3	240.00	$240.00	$643	—
485	485	1	205.00	$205.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,286	—
570	570	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,639	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,738	—
990	990	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,128	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	5	515.00	$515.00	$1,478	+2.50
327–346	333	17	430.00–547.50	$503.29	$1,676	+21.06
353–380	375	19	340.00–530.00	$499.28	$1,872	+57.22
400–440	425	60	371.00–472.50	$444.03	$1,887	+17.19
470–498	490	89	381.00–455.00	$413.41	$2,026	+28.47
505–548	527	46	355.00–400.00	$379.93	$2,002	-27.41
554–565	563	66	325.00–395.00	$369.66	$2,081	+12.90
600–635	626	43	329.00–350.00	$339.63	$2,126	-9.14
651–685	661	9	325.00–370.00	$336.75	$2,226	+4.24
725–745	729	5	290.00–300.00	$297.96	$2,172	-19.23
753–785	764	3	270.00–305.00	$281.99	$2,154	-13.01
820–838	832	3	274.00–295.00	$280.90	$2,337	+10.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	43	340.00–540.00	$488.35	$1,651	+50.02
350–395	378	19	350.00–525.00	$481.49	$1,820	-6.01
400–424	423	46	400.00–462.50	$445.03	$1,882	+18.30
474–492	482	44	373.00–425.00	$410.07	$1,977	+36.29
520–542	541	37	333.00–375.00	$372.48	$2,015	+1.07
559–598	570	24	325.00–356.00	$339.97	$1,938	+12.57
620–638	626	6	321.00–348.00	$338.83	$2,121	+7.83
651–660	652	13	320.00–330.00	$329.22	$2,147	-1.91
710–738	733	9	260.00–307.50	$299.60	$2,196	-10.40
840	840	4	240.00	$240.00	$2,016	-30.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	385.50	$385.50	$1,334	-36.84
375	375	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,200	—
440	440	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,683	+13.01
455–491	481	9	355.00–380.00	$374.16	$1,800	+13.16
544	544	6	320.00	$320.00	$1,741	-12.00
574	574	4	349.00	$349.00	$2,003	+13.47
665	665	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,028	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–328	327	3	370.00–405.00	$393.40	$1,286	+53.40
370	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	—
444	444	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,909	—
505	505	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,717	-20.00
672	672	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,294	+4.00
770	770	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,348	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	255.00	$255.00	$867	—
405	405	1	235.00	$235.00	$952	—

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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.