Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

3,373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $398.02/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,237/hd at 562 lb · 168 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $353.68/cwt -15.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,260/hd at 639 lb · 122 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $333.23/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 555 lb · 108 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,373	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	-79.89
366–385	374	9	415.00–475.00	$454.60	$1,700	-18.00
430–445	434	27	415.00–467.50	$453.54	$1,968	-17.14
450–490	470	68	300.00–457.50	$443.71	$2,085	-4.01
510–548	534	20	310.00–397.00	$357.83	$1,911	-58.37
561 value added	561	6	410.00	$410.00	$2,300	±0.00
551–591	562	162	295.00–410.00	$397.58	$2,234	-33.91
605–648	639	122	300.00–364.00	$353.68	$2,260	-7.28
651–652	651	35	366.00–375.00	$371.14	$2,416	+12.13
693 value added	693	2	352.50	$352.50	$2,443	—
706 value added	706	18	389.00	$389.00	$2,746	—
723	723	12	357.00	$357.00	$2,581	+9.79
703–745	728	26	305.00–357.00	$347.04	$2,526	-0.17
750–764	757	56	284.00–355.00	$342.93	$2,596	+7.61
810–820 value added	813	36	345.00–355.00	$352.20	$2,863	+17.20
810–834	831	25	277.50–330.00	$318.76	$2,649	-15.58
860 value added	860	11	335.00	$335.00	$2,881	+20.43
884	884	4	293.00	$293.00	$2,590	—
912 value added	912	12	336.00	$336.00	$3,064	—
905–920	913	2	280.00–290.00	$284.96	$2,602	-17.15
963 value added	963	8	346.00	$346.00	$3,332	+63.50
1016 value added	1016	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,845	—
1025	1025	3	270.00	$270.00	$2,768	+5.00
1125	1125	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,841	—
1125 value added	1125	1	285.00	$285.00	$3,206	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	1	375.00	$375.00	$986	—
318–345	325	4	395.00–455.00	$426.87	$1,387	-21.71
370–380	375	27	425.00–465.00	$457.07	$1,714	-3.71
425–426	426	24	405.00–467.50	$463.65	$1,975	+8.53
452–490	468	46	344.00–453.00	$440.33	$2,061	+3.22
500–546	542	43	350.00–387.50	$384.93	$2,086	-12.57
551–595	557	52	337.50–406.00	$394.58	$2,198	+15.93
615–647	641	56	330.00–370.00	$358.15	$2,296	+13.74
653–690	659	12	332.00–350.00	$340.51	$2,244	-11.27
722–739	734	13	293.00–331.00	$316.73	$2,325	-10.39
763–765	763	17	300.00–344.00	$337.76	$2,577	+19.43
800–845	828	6	280.00–332.50	$314.53	$2,604	—
940	940	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,303	+2.45
1015	1015	7	274.50	$274.50	$2,786	+124.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–347	336	3	260.00–405.00	$359.73	$1,209	—
354 value added	354	16	440.00	$440.00	$1,558	—
415–439	432	9	360.00–413.00	$400.24	$1,729	+30.24
455–495	463	5	350.00–387.50	$358.02	$1,658	-33.58
535–545	537	14	320.00–386.00	$353.07	$1,896	-36.93
595	595	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,458	-106.66
605–630	624	8	250.00–327.00	$309.84	$1,933	-10.33
660	660	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,145	—
713–735	720	5	270.00–320.00	$296.20	$2,133	-18.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
566–585	573	8	360.00–405.00	$387.78	$2,222	—
625	625	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,344	—
648	648	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,462	—
678	678	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,373	—
706	706	12	320.00	$320.00	$2,259	—
840	840	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,730	—
895 value added	895	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,596	—
910 value added	910	2	317.00	$317.00	$2,885	—
947	947	3	277.50	$277.50	$2,628	—
970 value added	970	1	296.00	$296.00	$2,871	—
1085	1085	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,821	—
1085 value added	1085	9	287.50	$287.50	$3,119	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,210	—
451–495	466	9	295.00–392.50	$352.61	$1,643	-27.39
570	570	5	330.00–362.50	$336.50	$1,918	+20.92
651–670	654	6	340.00–350.00	$348.29	$2,278	—
773	773	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,126	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,328	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282–283	282	4	330.00–450.00	$419.92	$1,184	-2.77
332–346	336	12	370.00–430.00	$414.53	$1,393	+18.20
355–381	371	24	365.00–417.50	$398.74	$1,479	-9.02
400–435	425	46	320.00–410.00	$397.94	$1,691	-1.51
451–496	463	75	325.00–395.00	$368.84	$1,708	-8.69
505–545	539	98	225.00–359.00	$332.42	$1,792	-16.21
550–580	554	99	325.00–351.00	$338.45	$1,875	+0.41
608–646	639	78	255.00–332.00	$322.30	$2,059	-4.00
650–675	662	20	300.00–335.50	$327.67	$2,169	+4.44
666–674 value added	674	19	272.50–348.00	$344.07	$2,319	—
706–724 value added	711	18	316.00–324.00	$320.58	$2,279	+15.58
710–745	736	53	265.00–311.00	$291.18	$2,143	+4.61
750 value added	750	14	310.00	$310.00	$2,325	+10.00
755–773	767	7	284.00–299.00	$292.43	$2,243	-1.04
805–843	830	5	220.00–310.00	$280.13	$2,325	+26.02
833 value added	833	21	207.00	$207.00	$1,724	-120.00
874	874	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,879	-90.00
970	970	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,280	-19.49
1043	1043	2	200.00	$200.00	$2,086	—
1060	1060	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	10	432.50	$432.50	$1,436	+11.69
352–388	367	62	335.00–422.50	$397.08	$1,457	-4.56
410–434	427	36	300.00–405.00	$393.28	$1,679	-9.67
433 value added	433	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,516	—
450–490	460	105	316.00–377.50	$360.85	$1,660	-10.11
503–545	541	59	235.00–353.00	$328.65	$1,778	-17.32
552–595	555	108	300.00–362.00	$333.23	$1,849	-0.97
628–648	637	73	250.00–332.00	$319.40	$2,035	-4.32
672	672	6	283.00	$283.00	$1,902	-30.72
720–742	736	18	262.00–307.00	$274.57	$2,021	-43.93
760–793	767	16	250.00–317.50	$300.32	$2,303	+27.31
810–843	835	4	250.00–270.00	$265.15	$2,214	-49.54
890	890	1	261.00	$261.00	$2,323	—
935	935	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,431	+1.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	12	360.00	$360.00	$1,256	-0.31
355–390	364	6	275.00–352.50	$334.78	$1,219	-2.02
440–448	446	16	297.50–350.00	$338.34	$1,509	-22.13
455–471	463	20	315.00–337.00	$324.65	$1,503	-2.07
505–548	544	31	150.00–345.00	$320.09	$1,741	-10.89
561–580	564	23	310.00–315.00	$312.39	$1,762	+1.62
625–645	635	33	250.00–312.50	$295.37	$1,876	-13.66
664	664	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,228	-72.50
700–725	710	4	225.00–265.00	$252.32	$1,791	-0.41
780	780	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,814	+27.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	220.00	$220.00	$583	—
340–349	348	6	310.00–317.50	$316.28	$1,101	—
430–443	442	16	260.00–312.50	$307.00	$1,357	—
472	472	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,180	-58.00
510–541	537	22	242.00–318.00	$295.90	$1,589	-1.97
556	556	1	150.00	$150.00	$834	—
636	636	5	288.00	$288.00	$1,832	+23.17
650	650	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	8	375.00	$375.00	$1,399	—
458	458	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,305	-82.50
573	573	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,404	—
710 value added	710	4	262.50	$262.50	$1,864	-60.50
871 value added	871	12	254.00	$254.00	$2,212	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	10	510.00	$510.00	$1,469	+70.00
300–343	334	28	395.00–480.00	$439.26	$1,467	-30.33
360–395	377	10	335.00–465.00	$433.22	$1,633	-47.94
400–426	417	55	350.00–470.00	$437.64	$1,825	-11.00
458–493	482	101	330.00–442.50	$417.94	$2,014	+0.19
501–548	545	103	260.00–377.50	$362.80	$1,977	-19.96
562–580	569	62	275.00–387.00	$368.17	$2,095	-10.72
600–643	632	57	275.00–345.00	$339.90	$2,148	-1.58
670–685	675	10	255.00–342.50	$301.83	$2,037	-10.65
739	739	15	312.50	$312.50	$2,309	+2.62
760–797	777	4	185.00–285.00	$245.63	$1,909	-61.18
895	895	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,148	—
910	910	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–346	336	44	365.00–475.00	$446.00	$1,499	-28.22
355–386	381	23	390.00–469.00	$457.72	$1,744	-13.74
401–440	422	102	342.50–460.00	$445.65	$1,881	+4.83
453–495	484	71	350.00–430.00	$418.30	$2,025	+10.34
517–549	541	41	305.00–375.00	$341.23	$1,846	-27.29
556–575	560	38	285.00–373.00	$359.29	$2,012	-13.28
621–643	635	38	250.00–349.00	$332.98	$2,114	-8.15
650	650	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,625	-75.00
720–737	735	8	260.00–280.00	$277.55	$2,040	-14.95
830	830	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,639	—
850	850	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,998	-5.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	392.50	$392.50	$1,287	+17.50
370–390	375	4	310.00–345.00	$328.50	$1,232	+11.63
419	419	7	350.00	$350.00	$1,466	-25.50
460–493	486	20	280.00–403.00	$381.25	$1,853	+21.31
505–540	531	4	295.00–350.00	$308.07	$1,636	-11.92
567	567	8	372.50	$372.50	$2,112	+22.50
623	623	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,620	—
660	660	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,650	-10.00
755	755	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,963	+90.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
370	370	6	445.00	$445.00	$1,646	+26.74
430	430	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,784	+42.18
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—
533	533	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,812	+15.00
573–575	574	4	230.00–300.00	$247.55	$1,421	-52.45
615–635	625	5	220.00–330.00	$264.92	$1,656	-17.58
725–735	733	4	200.00–295.00	$223.51	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	4	307.50	$307.50	$2,306	+19.50

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—
550	550	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,238	—

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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.