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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

1,863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.42/cwt +5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 537 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $353.76/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,233/hd at 631 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $342.33/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,344/hd at 685 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,863 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 369 8 397.50–441.00 $418.53 $1,544 +35.94
419–437 428 12 380.00–455.00 $416.74 $1,784 -5.88
462 value added 462 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,802 -35.00
461–495 474 15 385.00–415.00 $406.96 $1,929 +23.47
525–549 537 33 290.00–400.00 $386.98 $2,078 +18.79
553 value added 553 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,212 +16.00
552–583 560 16 357.50–375.00 $362.06 $2,028 -14.93
551–585 567 27 300.00–389.00 $373.26 $2,116 -3.73
625 625 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,281 -7.59
608–647 630 43 315.00–385.00 $342.63 $2,159 -29.96
629–638 value added 634 25 360.00–387.50 $372.00 $2,358 —
651–697 674 16 337.50–372.50 $351.42 $2,369 +2.75
667–691 684 32 317.50–367.00 $332.60 $2,275 -16.07
696 value added 696 18 342.50–355.00 $351.53 $2,447 -3.47
730 730 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,391 -14.50
701–749 738 36 301.00–338.00 $326.94 $2,413 +22.91
755–767 761 2 250.00–290.00 $270.16 $2,056 -25.70
750–790 value added 779 5 265.00–307.50 $294.25 $2,292 -25.75
812–848 826 10 265.00–319.00 $300.84 $2,485 -27.89
840 value added 840 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,436 -36.00
880–887 885 4 295.00–310.00 $306.27 $2,710 +1.27
908 908 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,724 +57.31
974 value added 974 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,971 —
1024 1024 7 237.50 $237.50 $2,432 —
1075 1075 2 205.00 $205.00 $2,204 -50.00
1080 value added 1080 1 263.00 $263.00 $2,840 +30.50
1188 1188 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,901 -57.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,955 +35.00
434 value added 434 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,454 —
485 485 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,061 +25.00
498 498 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,067 +15.00
509–548 value added 530 17 347.50–447.50 $392.72 $2,081 -22.28
554 554 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,050 -28.14
551–561 value added 556 35 412.00–420.00 $416.38 $2,315 —
627–636 value added 634 29 383.00–385.00 $383.55 $2,432 —
693 value added 693 15 351.00 $351.00 $2,432 -4.31
870 value added 870 20 325.00 $325.00 $2,828 +67.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 373 12 380.00–445.00 $425.72 $1,588 +63.78
410–440 427 11 282.50–395.00 $318.55 $1,360 -63.27
429 429 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,909 +63.18
433 value added 433 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,948 —
464–467 465 16 409.00–415.00 $412.38 $1,918 +72.89
510 value added 510 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,014 —
505–531 523 7 295.00–391.50 $371.92 $1,945 -0.81
555–588 561 28 325.00–390.00 $373.90 $2,098 +18.03
560–580 value added 570 2 310.00–350.00 $330.35 $1,883 +0.35
648 648 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,106 +19.39
653–693 665 19 317.50–350.00 $341.75 $2,273 +25.28
727 value added 727 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,145 —
748 748 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,870 -27.62
750–770 754 5 270.00–322.50 $311.78 $2,351 +71.78
800–841 832 6 275.00–307.50 $300.22 $2,498 +39.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 value added 445 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 —
475 value added 475 25 440.00 $440.00 $2,090 —
606 value added 606 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 100.00 $100.00 $170 —
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 -150.00
314–325 value added 320 10 275.00 $275.00 $880 —
325 325 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,154 +25.00
359 359 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,077 -61.84
440–449 448 6 300.00–353.00 $344.31 $1,543 +59.45
488 488 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,391 -49.53
505–521 518 5 342.00–350.00 $343.56 $1,780 +48.56
565–580 573 2 295.00–325.00 $310.20 $1,777 -10.06
600–640 628 4 281.00–340.00 $308.66 $1,938 +29.22
705 705 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,030 +43.00
765 765 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,958 -4.67
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,298 —
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 -26.91
578–590 582 3 215.00–250.00 $226.83 $1,320 -55.67
638–640 639 2 165.00–252.50 $208.82 $1,334 -88.95
660 660 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,841 +9.00
738 738 5 296.00 $296.00 $2,184 +23.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 310.00 $310.00 $884 —
325–328 326 7 290.00–345.00 $329.18 $1,073 +15.35
345 value added 345 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,216 —
350–379 371 15 200.00–395.00 $358.04 $1,328 +20.76
428–449 439 23 315.00–395.00 $352.48 $1,547 +44.89
467–493 475 24 315.00–360.00 $340.80 $1,619 +22.75
520 520 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,846 -10.00
500–549 539 71 300.00–347.00 $331.29 $1,786 +17.03
555–561 557 45 310.00–350.00 $343.43 $1,913 +25.26
575 575 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,007 +30.83
580 value added 580 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,711 -50.00
615–645 637 57 295.00–310.50 $305.30 $1,945 +11.21
641 value added 641 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,051 —
658 658 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,974 +7.45
653–690 677 23 270.00–330.00 $312.66 $2,117 +12.66
704–744 729 29 240.00–305.00 $288.76 $2,105 +17.76
773 773 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,242 +22.31
812–835 822 6 205.00–245.00 $238.23 $1,958 +3.23
850 850 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,550 +30.00
875 value added 875 3 279.00 $279.00 $2,441 —
1058 1058 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 330 9 305.00–362.00 $346.85 $1,145 +46.16
350–390 364 25 260.00–385.00 $354.94 $1,292 +12.55
427–445 436 46 225.00–395.00 $344.49 $1,502 +33.89
463–475 473 19 300.00–367.50 $354.08 $1,675 +55.03
528 value added 528 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,888 —
500–548 538 25 240.00–331.25 $318.28 $1,712 +0.39
552–593 562 41 295.00–341.00 $324.13 $1,822 +54.14
603–646 632 27 170.00–295.00 $283.29 $1,790 -11.88
650–665 653 7 215.00–312.00 $278.68 $1,820 +18.87
710 value added 710 4 150.00–240.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
746 746 10 275.00 $275.00 $2,052 +6.26
775–783 778 3 270.00–280.00 $276.64 $2,152 +77.14
826–833 832 7 205.00–290.00 $217.06 $1,806 -12.94
905 905 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,217 +45.00
960 960 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 280.00 $280.00 $966 -45.00
405 405 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 —
413 413 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,507 +50.00
418–439 value added 430 7 365.00–370.00 $367.08 $1,578 —
482 value added 482 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,181 —
500 500 13 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 +23.11
515–549 value added 535 35 350.00–375.00 $357.56 $1,913 —
573–588 value added 584 19 227.50–348.00 $316.89 $1,851 —
654–659 value added 656 25 304.00–319.00 $310.03 $2,034 —
687 687 10 316.00 $316.00 $2,171 +2.31
769 value added 769 16 288.00 $288.00 $2,215 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
291 value added 291 8 247.50 $247.50 $720 —
309 value added 309 4 250.00 $250.00 $772 —
310–343 330 6 230.00–345.00 $288.13 $951 -25.25
365–389 368 9 355.00 $355.00 $1,306 +50.00
368 value added 368 3 250.00 $250.00 $920 —
415–449 440 7 235.00–280.00 $264.64 $1,164 -51.75
452–488 459 22 215.00–339.00 $305.05 $1,400 +66.10
525–543 541 30 200.00–312.00 $302.12 $1,634 +41.62
560–570 563 3 275.00–311.00 $298.86 $1,683 +18.29
610–642 636 12 200.00–270.00 $251.59 $1,600 -4.27
650–660 658 5 225.00–235.00 $226.98 $1,494 —
725 725 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,849 +30.08
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 135.00 $135.00 $263 —
356 356 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,041 +49.22
445 445 7 298.00 $298.00 $1,326 -1.21
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 -54.34
553 553 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,582 +40.70
645 645 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,451 +33.59
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 -42.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 value added 393 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,150 +45.00
317–348 327 9 335.00–455.00 $397.61 $1,300 +16.94
375–382 381 8 345.00–445.00 $432.70 $1,649 +72.46
419–429 424 27 361.00–445.00 $412.18 $1,748 +48.33
460–473 472 17 350.00–400.00 $395.38 $1,866 +30.51
503–510 503 17 310.00–370.00 $363.25 $1,827 +13.01
550–578 557 28 300.00–390.00 $358.52 $1,997 +17.63
625–645 640 13 298.00–330.00 $315.38 $2,018 +10.93
664–675 665 8 297.50–315.00 $299.72 $1,993 +14.20
708–715 709 11 285.00–290.00 $285.92 $2,027 +33.70
803 803 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,168 +10.00
867 867 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,951 —
930 930 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,814 -50.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 8 285.00–454.00 $336.16 $1,109 -46.99
355–380 368 10 265.00–440.00 $401.12 $1,476 +30.75
405–430 418 18 357.50–445.00 $393.38 $1,644 +33.31
465–498 483 27 150.00–409.00 $367.03 $1,773 +24.92
500–543 538 16 275.00–380.00 $357.88 $1,925 +32.16
572–595 577 8 305.00–331.00 $325.40 $1,878 -1.18
617–639 626 7 293.00–320.00 $302.76 $1,895 +12.84
651–665 652 11 297.50–325.00 $322.45 $2,102 +54.64
738–745 739 14 155.00–277.00 $268.21 $1,982 +24.50
755–761 758 2 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $1,781 +49.98
837 837 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,092 +45.00
960 960 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,680 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,147 +12.50
424 424 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,399 +27.50
490 490 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 +5.41
510 510 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,658 —
556 556 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,571 -24.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 265.00 $265.00 $697 —
350 350 2 212.00 $212.00 $742 -68.92
465–470 468 3 260.00–325.00 $303.49 $1,420 +28.88
540 540 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,620 +20.00
585 585 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,638 +25.18
695 695 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,981 +35.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,010 —
1154–1165 1162 28 211.00–235.00 $229.04 $2,661 —

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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.