Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

1,773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $393.05/cwt +22.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 563 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $372.33/cwt +18.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 464 lb · 84 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $345.56/cwt +24.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 540 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,773	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	370	4	405.00–480.00	$432.58	$1,601	+14.05
429–440	434	7	475.00–476.00	$475.57	$2,064	+58.83
464–487	474	37	420.00–465.00	$444.86	$2,109	+37.90
500–548	538	19	347.50–447.50	$397.07	$2,136	+10.09
550–575	559	77	380.00–423.00	$396.23	$2,215	+34.17
576–593 value added	584	13	345.00–400.00	$374.22	$2,185	-25.78
633	633	17	380.00	$380.00	$2,405	+37.37
620–648	643	39	311.00–378.00	$361.85	$2,327	+19.22
653–693	669	20	300.00–366.00	$354.22	$2,370	+2.80
673 value added	673	3	374.00	$374.00	$2,517	+22.47
710–746	738	22	323.00–341.00	$326.75	$2,411	-0.19
765	765	2	316.50–345.00	$330.75	$2,530	+60.59
771 value added	771	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,698	+55.75
810–812	811	3	285.00–343.00	$323.70	$2,625	+22.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	336	5	410.00–470.00	$443.93	$1,492	—
362–385	376	13	455.00–485.00	$472.57	$1,777	+46.85
422–433	425	10	425.00–468.00	$454.87	$1,933	+136.32
450 value added	450	4	460.00	$460.00	$2,070	—
450–487	467	33	410.00–457.50	$448.22	$2,093	+35.84
531–548	542	28	374.00–413.00	$399.09	$2,163	+27.17
545 value added	545	6	427.50	$427.50	$2,330	+32.50
552–595	557	23	335.00–391.00	$376.52	$2,097	+2.62
602–627 value added	610	6	350.00–372.50	$364.80	$2,225	—
600–635	624	14	340.00–377.50	$362.49	$2,262	+37.49
653	653	21	348.00	$348.00	$2,272	+6.25
700–748	732	3	305.00–345.00	$332.25	$2,432	+82.25
770–775	771	4	270.00–320.00	$299.95	$2,313	-11.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,932	-5.00
511	511	20	433.00	$433.00	$2,213	—
648 value added	648	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,430	-8.55
653–689 value added	667	36	365.00–375.00	$369.02	$2,461	+18.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,466	+70.00
370	370	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,591	+130.00
420–430	425	2	425.00–455.00	$440.18	$1,871	+95.87
451–495	455	10	370.00–396.00	$393.17	$1,789	+108.17
505–535	529	5	220.00–340.00	$316.08	$1,672	-27.48
552	552	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,015	+54.80
623	623	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,087	+26.34
660	660	2	311.00	$311.00	$2,053	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1393	1393	2	205.00	$205.00	$2,856	—
1368–1812	1571	20	204.00–233.00	$222.62	$3,497	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,278	—
420	420	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,365	+30.00
535–545	542	3	267.50–310.00	$281.49	$1,526	-3.51
652	652	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,826	+1.00
835	835	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,213	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–345	334	14	335.00–415.00	$375.71	$1,255	+28.86
354–395	372	58	339.00–429.00	$406.88	$1,514	+51.94
410–440	427	31	320.00–409.00	$383.68	$1,638	+39.19
450–478	464	84	350.00–377.50	$372.33	$1,728	+18.25
510–548	540	79	316.00–352.50	$345.56	$1,866	+27.28
572–585	574	6	320.00–352.50	$346.98	$1,992	+22.85
608–640	626	34	301.00–330.00	$323.88	$2,027	+40.59
660–680	669	8	280.00–317.00	$300.62	$2,011	+21.94
725 value added	725	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,885	+65.00
700–746	734	14	235.00–300.00	$271.94	$1,996	-3.06
755	755	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,208	+15.86
812	812	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,111	+42.94
1085	1085	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,899	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	357.50	$357.50	$983	+47.50
348	348	5	402.50	$402.50	$1,401	+73.32
350–395	368	14	340.00–401.00	$382.35	$1,407	+24.31
400–445	425	24	307.00–405.00	$370.16	$1,573	+17.68
452–487	466	66	330.00–381.00	$361.95	$1,687	+21.15
500–548	537	21	285.00–353.00	$340.18	$1,827	+8.89
551–578	559	70	295.00–348.00	$340.17	$1,902	-3.26
626–648	639	47	280.00–330.00	$313.39	$2,003	+8.09
708 value added	708	6	318.00	$318.00	$2,251	—
700–746	730	16	220.00–325.00	$295.22	$2,155	+6.46
765	765	9	280.00	$280.00	$2,142	-10.00
830	830	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,282	+36.77
858–865	862	4	250.00–285.00	$267.57	$2,306	-32.43
905	905	3	247.50	$247.50	$2,240	—
1070	1070	4	218.00	$218.00	$2,333	+28.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–347	343	9	360.00–390.00	$373.34	$1,281	+85.21
356–359	357	16	376.00–377.50	$376.47	$1,344	+21.47
415–445	427	9	230.00–380.00	$351.47	$1,501	+86.83
450–456	451	23	356.00–390.00	$362.98	$1,637	+57.93
533–546	542	10	295.00–315.00	$300.90	$1,631	-1.22
551–595	554	20	320.00–350.00	$324.50	$1,798	+25.64
605–647	640	8	270.00–317.00	$277.45	$1,776	+25.86
650	650	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,015	+83.02
740–745	743	2	247.00–260.00	$253.48	$1,883	-1.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,296	—
1163–1523	1351	7	191.00–217.00	$208.25	$2,813	—
1493	1493	4	195.00	$195.00	$2,911	—
1368–1760	1557	28	215.00–231.00	$220.90	$3,439	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–370	355	6	305.00–324.00	$308.30	$1,094	+15.80
433–445	436	16	267.00–311.00	$304.45	$1,327	+6.45
527–528	528	6	237.00–310.00	$261.30	$1,380	+11.30
600–620	610	2	210.00–235.00	$222.30	$1,356	-2.70
678	678	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,610	+37.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,781	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,274	+100.00
320–342	331	4	380.00–465.00	$423.91	$1,403	+26.30
352–380	360	20	405.00–480.00	$463.29	$1,668	+30.59
410–445	422	28	300.00–455.00	$425.32	$1,795	+13.14
468–490	486	36	380.00–437.50	$399.22	$1,940	+3.84
515–540	529	6	350.00–365.00	$360.90	$1,909	-2.35
550–590	560	48	347.50–377.50	$363.06	$2,033	+4.54
625 value added	625	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,125	—
623–643	632	19	300.00–341.00	$322.23	$2,036	+6.85
652–663	658	14	285.00–330.00	$310.90	$2,046	+11.18
716–747	734	12	237.00–318.00	$297.44	$2,183	+11.52
740 value added	740	9	317.00	$317.00	$2,346	—
753–760	755	3	265.00–282.50	$276.63	$2,089	—
810	810	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,863	-40.00
880	880	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,892	-10.00
1050	1050	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,100	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	337	20	350.00–482.00	$459.13	$1,547	+122.97
355–375	366	14	325.00–480.00	$435.06	$1,592	+33.94
400–431	424	27	415.00–460.00	$433.73	$1,839	+40.35
450–495	485	40	385.00–432.50	$392.27	$1,903	+25.24
500–537	524	16	350.00–400.00	$366.67	$1,921	+8.79
562–580	568	26	303.00–361.00	$354.68	$2,015	+29.28
602–645	616	18	311.00–357.50	$334.16	$2,058	+31.40
650	650	4	327.50	$327.50	$2,129	+5.05
720–725	723	2	277.50–317.50	$297.43	$2,150	+29.22
815	815	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,956	-10.00
950	950	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,758	+10.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,241	—
426	426	5	341.00	$341.00	$1,453	+11.00
490	490	2	316.00	$316.00	$1,548	+16.00
558–573	564	9	280.00–325.00	$318.30	$1,795	+35.80
645	645	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,128	—
655	655	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,487	—
768	768	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,304	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,266	—
400	400	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,640	—
455	455	2	410.00–417.50	$413.75	$1,883	+110.26
525	525	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,851	+52.50
655	655	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,063	—
770	770	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,925	—

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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.