Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

3,439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $392.68/cwt ≈ $1,822/hd at 464 lb · 144 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.37/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 636 lb · 141 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.66/cwt +38.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 540 lb · 140 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,439	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–345	344	9	480.00–515.00	$500.03	$1,720	—
358–390	372	7	470.00–495.00	$488.51	$1,817	—
408–449	436	26	425.00–502.50	$479.49	$2,091	+139.49
469–493	478	37	405.00–505.00	$466.30	$2,229	+29.30
504–541 value added	516	18	480.00–505.00	$496.27	$2,561	—
513–548	541	45	355.00–431.00	$416.91	$2,255	—
551–583 value added	562	18	399.00–465.00	$429.09	$2,411	—
550–595	563	105	397.00–440.00	$424.82	$2,392	+29.82
600–610 value added	609	55	365.00–402.00	$398.43	$2,426	—
620–646	641	53	372.50–388.00	$383.13	$2,456	+18.13
653–695	659	79	300.00–389.00	$372.52	$2,455	—
671	671	6	395.00	$395.00	$2,650	—
660–685 value added	676	37	345.00–385.00	$375.40	$2,538	—
705–730 value added	726	34	330.00–402.00	$393.45	$2,856	—
700–745	738	21	280.00–365.00	$347.41	$2,564	-20.34
753–766	758	31	300.00–349.00	$343.83	$2,606	—
761	761	4	342.50	$342.50	$2,606	—
755–778 value added	776	12	335.00–342.00	$341.43	$2,649	—
806–835 value added	808	12	290.00–360.00	$353.97	$2,860	—
803–840	815	6	280.00–322.00	$307.58	$2,507	—
818	818	12	336.00	$336.00	$2,748	—
857 value added	857	6	323.00	$323.00	$2,768	—
850–892	871	2	235.00–265.00	$249.64	$2,174	—
886	886	4	327.00	$327.00	$2,897	—
902–914 value added	910	17	318.00–320.00	$318.58	$2,899	—
930	930	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,836	—
953–968	962	5	277.50–306.00	$288.79	$2,778	—
1100 value added	1100	1	244.00	$244.00	$2,684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	3	465.00–500.00	$487.74	$1,600	+32.74
358–395	373	15	375.00–505.00	$472.63	$1,763	+57.63
425–440	431	12	375.00–497.50	$466.90	$2,012	+101.90
452–492	469	58	390.00–497.50	$456.01	$2,139	+76.01
500–545	539	36	360.00–430.00	$416.36	$2,244	+21.86
552–585	561	12	398.00–425.00	$412.74	$2,315	—
586–596 value added	593	10	390.00–412.50	$405.83	$2,407	—
607–631 value added	625	8	355.00–365.00	$362.57	$2,266	—
600–649	639	30	340.00–392.50	$354.44	$2,265	—
672	672	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,486	+50.00
700	700	4	370.00	$370.00	$2,590	+30.00
715–745	730	4	233.00–330.00	$294.92	$2,153	-45.08
771 value added	771	5	349.00	$349.00	$2,691	—
770–797	779	7	285.00–351.00	$327.13	$2,548	—
987	987	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,566	+35.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	10	460.00	$460.00	$2,231	—
497 value added	497	8	470.00	$470.00	$2,336	—
572 value added	572	13	432.50	$432.50	$2,474	—
583–589	587	9	405.00–420.00	$415.03	$2,436	+20.03
637–648 value added	639	35	395.00–435.00	$429.20	$2,743	—
658–665 value added	660	25	340.00–387.00	$373.74	$2,467	—
691	691	7	358.00	$358.00	$2,474	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	460.00	$460.00	$1,592	—
386	386	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,602	+115.00
400 value added	400	5	445.00	$445.00	$1,780	—
451–465	456	6	355.00–403.00	$386.67	$1,763	-13.33
505–525	515	2	390.00–400.00	$394.90	$2,034	+119.90
550–565	560	3	325.00–340.00	$335.09	$1,877	—
630–640	633	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,057	-5.00
758–795	770	3	290.00–312.50	$297.74	$2,293	+12.74

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1790	1466	7	214.00–236.50	$229.48	$3,364	—
1405–1755	1614	19	233.00–243.50	$238.46	$3,849	+8.78

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,216	—
405	405	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,498	—
470 value added	470	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,716	—
548	548	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,055	—
550	550	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,145	—
610–643	634	6	307.50–386.00	$332.74	$2,110	—
945 value added	945	2	247.50	$247.50	$2,339	—
1145 value added	1145	1	212.50	$212.50	$2,433	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,026	+45.00
320–340	327	3	395.00–430.00	$417.86	$1,366	+82.86
355–392	374	48	365.00–435.00	$408.86	$1,529	+103.86
427 value added	427	6	410.00	$410.00	$1,751	—
400–449	432	55	375.00–429.00	$408.00	$1,763	+55.77
463 value added	463	7	410.00	$410.00	$1,898	—
450–488	464	105	320.00–409.50	$388.45	$1,802	+32.46
509–540 value added	522	12	370.00–397.00	$385.36	$2,012	—
518–548	542	128	340.00–399.00	$361.63	$1,960	+36.63
555 value added	555	13	379.00	$379.00	$2,103	—
553–590	562	89	300.00–376.00	$350.18	$1,968	—
617–626 value added	621	13	320.00–350.00	$336.05	$2,087	—
601–645	637	128	300.00–338.00	$327.59	$2,087	-2.41
655–690	663	22	297.50–335.00	$327.34	$2,170	—
680–699 value added	698	26	305.00–332.00	$330.99	$2,310	—
704 value added	704	10	331.00	$331.00	$2,330	—
713–747	728	59	285.00–330.75	$314.30	$2,288	—
750–759	757	20	282.00–315.00	$288.54	$2,184	-1.46
777	777	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,525	+35.00
828–832	829	8	270.00–275.00	$270.63	$2,244	—
863	863	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,373	—
900–912	909	4	252.50–281.00	$273.95	$2,490	—
939 value added	939	10	280.00	$280.00	$2,629	—
950–975	958	3	257.00–271.00	$261.75	$2,508	—
1247	1247	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,525	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–340	324	7	370.00–407.50	$388.36	$1,258	+63.36
350–390	356	55	325.00–441.00	$417.40	$1,486	+79.90
411–438	426	17	391.00–420.00	$409.05	$1,743	+62.62
463 value added	463	3	415.00	$415.00	$1,921	—
450–485	464	141	350.00–408.00	$392.21	$1,820	—
520–549	543	118	295.00–368.00	$351.21	$1,907	+45.24
555–596	577	23	230.00–361.00	$335.40	$1,935	—
600–648	639	43	305.00–350.00	$326.16	$2,084	+31.16
650–683	667	7	292.50–315.00	$304.07	$2,028	—
705–725	720	14	270.00–307.50	$295.31	$2,126	—
750–778	755	7	265.00–306.00	$291.20	$2,199	+6.20
810–848	840	5	280.00–287.00	$285.65	$2,399	—
935	935	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,104	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381 value added	381	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,486	—
400 value added	400	2	412.50	$412.50	$1,650	—
410–432	420	11	388.00–402.50	$394.78	$1,658	—
452	452	7	390.00	$390.00	$1,763	—
493 value added	493	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,972	—
513–524	518	23	373.00–389.00	$381.96	$1,979	—
555–583 value added	569	39	369.00–395.00	$383.08	$2,180	—
649 value added	649	20	332.50	$332.50	$2,158	—
676 value added	676	4	326.00	$326.00	$2,204	—
700 value added	700	8	327.50	$327.50	$2,292	—
734	734	9	340.00	$340.00	$2,496	—
785 value added	785	2	302.50	$302.50	$2,375	—
912 value added	912	16	250.00	$250.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–348	333	9	270.00–392.50	$344.10	$1,146	—
352–390	363	25	265.00–396.00	$365.29	$1,326	—
443–445	444	7	351.00–380.00	$361.27	$1,604	+46.81
450–454	451	33	350.00–392.00	$381.76	$1,722	—
523–546	538	25	317.50–350.50	$335.88	$1,807	+20.92
551–578	559	7	332.50–340.00	$334.72	$1,871	—
637–645	638	6	255.00–282.50	$277.87	$1,773	+27.87
660–667	663	8	297.50–312.00	$306.53	$2,032	—
705–730	723	4	245.00–282.50	$267.54	$1,934	—
770	770	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	22	390.00	$390.00	$1,646	—
500	500	17	372.50	$372.50	$1,862	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,245	—
450–460	453	3	300.00–332.50	$321.51	$1,456	—
521–548	528	8	315.00–346.00	$337.95	$1,784	—
562–568	563	9	245.00–329.50	$310.57	$1,749	—
644	644	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,707	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1585	1418	6	233.00–240.00	$236.75	$3,357	—
1330–1610	1460	17	235.50–243.50	$238.86	$3,487	—
1320–1635	1478	2	237.50–238.00	$237.72	$3,514	—

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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	3	535.00	$535.00	$1,541	+70.00
333–335	334	8	510.00–525.00	$521.23	$1,741	+61.23
350–385	366	23	428.00–505.00	$478.55	$1,751	+43.29
410–443	426	62	365.00–502.50	$466.15	$1,986	+39.80
461–497	484	104	355.00–465.00	$427.55	$2,069	-12.45
505–543	535	57	355.00–405.00	$395.95	$2,118	—
564–577	571	59	350.00–385.00	$365.97	$2,090	-9.03
625–646	636	51	295.00–357.00	$325.52	$2,070	—
651–695	659	30	272.00–338.00	$326.68	$2,153	—
703–745	712	12	280.00–330.00	$313.29	$2,231	—
750–780	757	17	270.00–307.50	$298.23	$2,258	+3.23
810–849	835	8	245.00–285.00	$264.97	$2,212	—
928	928	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,413	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	340	26	400.00–515.00	$479.88	$1,632	+54.88
356–385	371	16	375.00–485.00	$460.07	$1,707	+40.07
412–440	424	47	315.00–512.50	$455.27	$1,930	+10.27
450–498	482	73	330.00–461.00	$408.03	$1,967	-1.53
500–545	524	46	340.00–420.00	$400.89	$2,101	+10.89
567–593	573	29	300.00–380.00	$348.04	$1,994	—
610–646	628	22	275.00–342.50	$314.07	$1,972	—
663–668	665	10	310.00–345.00	$323.49	$2,151	-21.51
710–740	733	4	265.00–295.00	$287.73	$2,109	—
815–820	819	9	250.00–267.00	$265.12	$2,171	+20.12
865	865	4	255.00	$255.00	$2,206	—
940	940	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–385	384	2	430.00–450.00	$439.96	$1,689	—
405–447	437	4	325.00–415.00	$394.12	$1,722	+94.12
475–490	481	4	325.00–340.00	$334.92	$1,611	-20.08
520–549	533	3	315.00–345.00	$324.94	$1,732	-20.06
575–579	578	5	320.00–330.00	$321.99	$1,861	—
629–647	637	7	310.00–325.00	$318.47	$2,029	—
665	665	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,261	—
730	730	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,008	—
776	776	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,862	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,305	—
410–445	414	8	386.00–430.00	$391.91	$1,623	—
487	487	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,656	—
525	525	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,969	—
566–568	567	6	290.00–315.00	$302.48	$1,715	—
615–623	620	3	302.00–342.50	$315.38	$1,955	—
720	720	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	11	327.50	$327.50	$1,991	—
670	670	3	346.00	$346.00	$2,318	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
788	788	8	257.50	$257.50	$2,029	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,328	—

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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.