Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

2,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.89/cwt +10.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,967/hd at 545 lb · 110 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $408.73/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,884/hd at 461 lb · 109 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $351.02/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 537 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,091	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	376	11	350.00–570.00	$493.00	$1,854	-7.69
415–441	437	7	421.00–485.00	$440.63	$1,926	-34.87
450–485	468	42	410.00–500.00	$483.61	$2,263	+14.14
500–520	508	18	395.00–481.00	$430.21	$2,185	+18.36
550–570	559	92	425.00–450.00	$438.55	$2,451	+7.66
640–643	641	59	362.00–412.50	$374.88	$2,403	+3.77
644	644	4	406.00	$406.00	$2,615	+34.89
650–666	661	20	345.00–403.00	$385.91	$2,551	-24.37
676	676	6	406.00	$406.00	$2,745	-4.28
720–739	736	15	332.00–382.50	$357.10	$2,628	+4.75
750–787	770	23	320.00–382.00	$371.34	$2,859	+15.56
840–843	841	6	280.00–340.00	$319.95	$2,691	+2.22
874	874	6	315.00	$315.00	$2,753	-37.50
960	960	3	315.00	$315.00	$3,024	+40.00
1100	1100	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,475	—
1320	1320	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	4	580.00	$580.00	$1,891	+21.16
350–395	371	12	300.00–570.00	$530.38	$1,968	+70.38
396	396	15	567.50	$567.50	$2,247	+97.64
435–436	436	5	440.00–510.00	$496.03	$2,163	-5.69
469–473	470	21	480.00–482.50	$480.72	$2,259	+11.12
538–549	548	17	390.00–437.50	$430.46	$2,359	+3.20
550	550	22	432.50	$432.50	$2,379	+10.54
620–645	632	22	350.00–412.00	$384.06	$2,427	+8.70
655	655	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,620	+53.82
710–723	718	10	320.00–375.00	$345.98	$2,484	+0.49
910	910	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$2,594	-39.95
1065	1065	1	285.00	$285.00	$3,035	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1186–1470	1283	5	224.00–235.00	$230.04	$2,951	—
1300–1935	1614	60	222.00–242.00	$231.50	$3,736	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	10	499.00	$499.00	$1,672	—
398	398	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,313	-111.67
410–437	435	17	350.00–448.00	$442.57	$1,925	+32.02
470	470	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,209	+34.15
533	533	6	382.50	$382.50	$2,039	-0.84
648	648	5	341.00	$341.00	$2,210	+13.15
673	673	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,557	—
740	740	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,368	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	5	507.00	$507.00	$2,175	-30.50
598	598	6	435.00	$435.00	$2,601	+35.00
747	747	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,801	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	4	387.50	$387.50	$1,810	+17.32
535	535	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,033	+37.90
560–562	561	3	325.00–370.00	$355.04	$1,992	-34.96
665	665	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,161	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	8	510.00	$510.00	$1,714	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,386	-5.00
310–325	320	6	415.00–515.00	$482.71	$1,545	+57.98
356–385	369	30	385.00–490.00	$449.99	$1,660	+5.68
405–445	432	16	330.00–465.00	$443.34	$1,915	-10.57
454–493	467	82	310.00–437.50	$408.15	$1,906	+0.97
520–548	545	110	325.00–365.00	$360.89	$1,967	+11.92
553–595	560	31	255.00–360.00	$351.53	$1,969	-3.84
610–642	640	56	315.00–341.00	$327.25	$2,094	+0.80
651–675	653	33	250.00–342.00	$332.28	$2,170	-1.44
720–748	738	40	250.00–320.00	$291.80	$2,153	-37.20
843	843	2	287.50	$287.50	$2,424	+14.95
866	866	4	292.00	$292.00	$2,529	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	375.00	$375.00	$975	-100.00
328–338	335	10	385.00–502.50	$452.74	$1,517	-0.22
353–390	365	38	385.00–490.00	$453.46	$1,655	+9.40
405–445	434	27	225.00–472.00	$405.63	$1,760	-12.07
450–492	461	109	280.00–437.50	$408.73	$1,884	-2.26
523–545	537	93	315.00–357.50	$351.02	$1,885	+2.73
553–596	577	11	314.00–360.00	$334.01	$1,927	+19.01
600–630	618	6	280.00–315.00	$289.00	$1,786	-32.35
650–663	652	37	305.00–337.00	$323.47	$2,109	—
743	743	3	274.00	$274.00	$2,036	-19.89
773–775	774	4	249.00–297.50	$285.35	$2,209	-2.31
838	838	2	292.50	$292.50	$2,451	+4.50
930	930	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,604	+36.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–395	363	23	340.00–435.00	$423.12	$1,536	-5.83
405–422	416	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,456	-25.23
453–490	457	32	280.00–408.00	$392.80	$1,795	-6.66
538–543	539	14	290.00–331.00	$325.10	$1,752	-7.51
556–595	563	6	317.50–354.00	$347.57	$1,957	+3.57
643	643	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,768	-39.50
650–690	670	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,976	+20.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1700	1450	39	228.50–242.00	$232.83	$3,376	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,219	-25.00
425–430	427	3	330.00–355.00	$346.60	$1,480	+16.12
468	468	6	339.00	$339.00	$1,587	+21.00
552–590	561	7	237.00–337.50	$316.17	$1,774	-3.65
638	638	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,818	—
650	650	2	285.00–310.00	$297.50	$1,934	+47.01
720–740	733	3	235.00–255.00	$248.45	$1,821	-24.78
1165	1165	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,689	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	11	365.00	$365.00	$2,018	-24.00
736 value added	736	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,282	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,137	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–286	286	6	480.00–540.00	$520.05	$1,487	-43.02
330–348	344	28	445.00–590.00	$538.86	$1,854	+16.82
355–380	371	14	325.00–569.00	$523.94	$1,944	+9.86
414–426	423	52	400.00–545.00	$491.51	$2,079	+2.17
465–487	484	55	355.00–458.00	$423.90	$2,052	+17.43
510–549	529	19	305.00–405.00	$368.26	$1,948	-27.43
556–574	562	62	382.00–415.00	$410.11	$2,305	+42.70
626–648	635	24	348.00–395.00	$361.46	$2,295	+30.81
655–698	676	5	315.00–360.00	$323.72	$2,188	-2.10
750	750	5	344.00	$344.00	$2,580	—
800–805	803	2	260.00–305.00	$282.57	$2,269	+0.40
973–983	978	4	180.00–235.00	$207.64	$2,031	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–341	339	38	450.00–590.00	$524.61	$1,778	-9.83
375–380	377	6	495.00–560.00	$538.14	$2,029	+3.04
415–431	424	52	310.00–525.00	$490.64	$2,080	+9.30
450–496	481	64	190.00–484.00	$422.64	$2,033	+9.91
520–540	537	14	400.00–445.00	$406.22	$2,181	+14.41
550–580	564	49	336.00–416.00	$391.52	$2,208	+30.76
625	625	7	320.00–343.00	$339.71	$2,123	+3.31
650–654	654	8	285.00–405.00	$390.08	$2,551	+88.26
735–745	740	5	245.00–330.00	$307.14	$2,273	-2.86
790	790	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,370	—
832	832	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,413	+26.70

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	5	392.50	$392.50	$1,287	—
358	358	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,056	-88.23
426	426	7	394.00	$394.00	$1,678	+22.34
473–483	478	6	325.00–386.00	$370.63	$1,772	-7.64
577	577	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,991	+48.71
675	675	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,025	+72.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	520.00	$520.00	$1,778	+80.00
415–445	441	8	350.00–475.00	$460.30	$2,030	+77.80
485	485	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,358	-97.50
553	553	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,074	+32.62
615	615	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,276	+90.00
730	730	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,008	—

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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.