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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

2,611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $447.79/cwt +41.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,803/hd at 626 lb · 112 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $405.51/cwt +13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,182/hd at 538 lb · 99 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $436.29/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 459 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,611 1,625 2,019
Feeder cattle 2,589 1,559 1,877
Slaughter cattle 22 66 142

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 874, Heifers 1087, Bulls 628) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 6, Heifers 16) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 17.00 to 33.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake and Winchester.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 450.00–580.00 $536.67 $1,852 —
350–390 363 23 530.00–640.00 $588.47 $2,136 +38.47
373 value added 373 6 610.00 $610.00 $2,275 —
410–449 444 31 405.00–580.00 $536.25 $2,381 —
455–459 value added 458 15 570.00–575.00 $570.99 $2,615 —
459–480 467 31 415.00–570.00 $517.73 $2,418 +5.88
498 498 6 505.00 $505.00 $2,515 -6.85
521–544 value added 536 26 505.00–555.00 $519.84 $2,786 —
505–541 539 42 425.00–550.00 $494.86 $2,667 +34.04
554–575 562 46 447.00–500.00 $465.58 $2,617 +5.28
582–583 value added 583 26 485.00–515.00 $512.70 $2,989 —
606–626 620 39 440.00–470.00 $460.40 $2,854 +54.14
609–637 value added 626 43 390.00–470.00 $451.66 $2,827 —
610–640 634 30 400.00–450.00 $425.84 $2,700 +19.58
650–692 660 38 350.00–450.00 $401.88 $2,652 +36.88
671 value added 671 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,885 +21.40
720 720 23 414.00 $414.00 $2,981 +74.72
721–745 value added 728 37 375.00–414.00 $404.85 $2,947 —
720–745 738 19 361.00–390.00 $366.27 $2,703 +26.99
751–798 767 8 325.00–360.00 $348.39 $2,672 -14.44
763–778 value added 767 11 370.00–400.00 $391.70 $3,004 +24.70
770 770 2 390.00 $390.00 $3,003 +27.17
815–835 823 5 325.00–355.00 $337.17 $2,775 —
835 value added 835 8 357.50 $357.50 $2,985 —
865 865 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,612 —
1301 1301 4 244.00 $244.00 $3,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 319 6 485.00–650.00 $593.56 $1,893 —
353–393 370 16 450.00–585.00 $533.70 $1,975 +33.36
415–437 423 10 455.00–565.00 $514.72 $2,177 -35.28
453–485 462 48 375.00–575.00 $512.25 $2,367 +2.85
475–490 value added 488 7 460.00–545.00 $533.18 $2,602 -21.82
535–538 value added 537 5 515.00–545.00 $526.96 $2,830 +16.96
500–548 541 39 445.00–565.00 $456.91 $2,472 +27.50
560–576 569 21 325.00–495.00 $465.20 $2,647 -9.96
586 value added 586 6 530.00 $530.00 $3,106 +40.00
640–645 643 30 370.00–422.50 $403.24 $2,593 +18.24
660–670 666 7 300.00–425.00 $381.36 $2,540 -25.40
682 value added 682 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,830 —
735–741 740 7 230.00–348.00 $331.26 $2,451 -1.24
750–785 776 8 315.00–360.00 $345.75 $2,683 +10.75
855 855 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,971 —
910 910 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,548 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 value added 476 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,570 —
521 value added 521 13 530.00 $530.00 $2,761 +30.00
565–575 568 8 505.00–515.00 $512.47 $2,911 +32.47
673 value added 673 15 430.00 $430.00 $2,894 +8.00
680 680 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,516 -49.00
785 value added 785 22 362.00 $362.00 $2,842 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 460.00–470.00 $464.92 $1,464 -15.08
400–449 434 6 360.00–430.00 $415.15 $1,802 -11.85
470–485 474 4 425.00–455.00 $447.32 $2,120 +52.32
547 547 4 397.50 $397.50 $2,174 +8.50
570 570 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 +5.00
610–625 621 6 330.00–370.00 $359.27 $2,231 +29.27
725–730 728 2 287.50–315.00 $301.30 $2,193 —
770 770 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,656 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 355 3 395.00–475.00 $447.58 $1,589 +2.58
420 420 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,722 —
456 456 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,075 +50.34
505–545 525 2 370.00–435.00 $401.26 $2,107 +123.45
568 568 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,244 —
630 630 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,426 +140.00
661 661 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,148 —
715 715 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,431 —
750 750 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1735 1718 6 236.00–244.00 $238.69 $4,101 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,386 —
305–320 317 6 420.00–470.00 $458.50 $1,453 —
350–390 365 46 435.00–530.00 $500.97 $1,829 +31.31
415–447 435 37 330.00–530.00 $473.31 $2,059 +32.37
454 value added 454 11 515.00 $515.00 $2,338 —
450–495 473 63 395.00–463.00 $441.60 $2,089 -3.13
515–538 534 32 355.00–465.00 $411.34 $2,197 +38.26
546 value added 546 12 447.50 $447.50 $2,443 —
552–578 559 55 362.00–435.00 $407.69 $2,279 +49.76
561 561 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,300 +52.07
550–584 value added 570 25 431.00–457.50 $447.28 $2,549 —
600–647 640 15 342.00–365.00 $346.02 $2,215 +11.32
652–679 668 33 302.00–375.00 $344.61 $2,302 +25.76
703–714 707 11 350.00–385.00 $362.85 $2,565 +51.98
705–746 734 17 280.00–342.50 $316.48 $2,323 +5.61
750–778 769 6 270.00–325.00 $299.19 $2,301 —
777–781 value added 779 15 325.00–347.50 $334.03 $2,602 -12.97
800–847 839 16 285.00–325.00 $310.40 $2,604 —
870–880 875 2 250.00–310.00 $280.17 $2,451 -24.83
913 913 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,807 —
1093 1093 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 450.00–500.00 $476.19 $1,252 —
317–348 329 18 452.50–530.00 $513.47 $1,689 -2.58
351–395 355 58 425.00–520.00 $502.93 $1,785 +19.75
420–442 438 46 400.00–500.00 $485.03 $2,124 +32.46
451 value added 451 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,052 —
451–496 460 84 360.00–475.00 $434.95 $2,001 +6.19
508–522 value added 520 18 430.00–440.00 $431.63 $2,244 —
518–548 542 81 340.00–450.00 $399.71 $2,166 +24.65
556 value added 556 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,141 —
558–585 565 9 280.00–415.00 $374.18 $2,114 +8.91
616 value added 616 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,572 —
640–644 643 13 344.00–360.00 $356.33 $2,291 +17.06
654–690 658 14 305.00–370.00 $325.33 $2,141 -7.45
672 value added 672 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,419 —
720–730 725 2 290.00–360.00 $325.24 $2,358 +42.34
726–742 value added 732 14 307.50–325.00 $318.66 $2,333 —
770–795 787 3 295.00–330.00 $316.58 $2,491 +21.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 —
343 343 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,698 -10.00
351–385 358 29 340.00–468.00 $432.72 $1,549 +22.15
445–448 447 4 375.00–427.50 $414.44 $1,853 -19.52
453–495 466 45 335.00–437.50 $413.27 $1,926 +20.50
537–539 538 16 365.00 $365.00 $1,964 +22.92
551–570 554 8 330.00–390.00 $367.56 $2,036 +52.56
658 658 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,777 -27.50
725–735 730 4 225.00–300.00 $266.28 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,446 —
373 373 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,641 —
508 508 4 396.00 $396.00 $2,012 —
534 534 15 470.00 $470.00 $2,510 —
539 value added 539 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,210 —
570 570 18 415.00 $415.00 $2,366 —
617 value added 617 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,252 -35.18
662–674 667 26 360.00–400.00 $384.44 $2,564 —
792 792 16 350.00 $350.00 $2,772 —
948 948 8 320.00 $320.00 $3,034 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–380 375 9 370.00–425.00 $418.80 $1,570 +1.80
447 447 15 422.50 $422.50 $1,889 +12.50
539–540 539 10 330.00–365.00 $361.49 $1,948 +61.49
570 570 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 -5.00
600 600 3 245.00–340.00 $288.33 $1,730 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1287–1606 1492 16 241.00–256.00 $245.33 $3,660 +3.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–275 274 3 455.00–600.00 $551.43 $1,511 —
311–346 337 17 550.00–605.00 $586.05 $1,975 +37.83
358–380 362 20 540.00–595.00 $577.86 $2,092 -32.14
415–436 421 68 457.50–550.00 $516.02 $2,172 -8.96
455–493 483 53 425.00–520.00 $469.08 $2,266 +31.07
500–545 526 34 380.00–525.00 $468.78 $2,466 +30.90
561–597 569 31 401.00–445.00 $417.72 $2,377 +13.07
626–645 629 12 347.00–380.00 $362.42 $2,280 +2.69
661–675 664 26 369.00–435.00 $392.83 $2,608 +68.30
710–743 733 5 300.00–350.00 $335.36 $2,458 +37.11
758 758 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,539 +53.00
810–840 820 3 300.00–350.00 $332.93 $2,730 +32.93
1020 1020 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,219 —
318–348 339 48 445.00–625.00 $585.20 $1,984 +13.56
360–388 378 16 400.00–580.00 $525.90 $1,988 -26.69
404–440 413 48 410.00–570.00 $514.66 $2,126 +3.94
479 value added 479 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,299 —
450–498 480 45 400.00–495.00 $430.76 $2,068 -8.04
505–547 530 27 380.00–515.00 $461.14 $2,444 +75.05
533 value added 533 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,505 —
551–595 565 27 320.00–440.00 $401.71 $2,270 +11.03
582 value added 582 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,328 —
619–635 623 10 275.00–405.00 $384.82 $2,397 +8.18
660–685 673 2 335.00–368.00 $351.19 $2,364 +41.39
705 705 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,270 +23.95
755 755 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 —
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —
855 855 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–390 362 6 400.00–480.00 $459.02 $1,662 -45.98
407–414 411 8 455.00–462.50 $459.72 $1,889 +54.72
450–485 478 14 340.00–410.00 $372.57 $1,781 -54.93
510–546 543 12 346.00–360.00 $347.10 $1,885 —
555 555 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,804 -31.49
658 658 6 323.00 $323.00 $2,125 +53.00
740 740 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,161 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 6 435.00–530.00 $498.66 $1,586 —
360 360 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,494 —
400–445 427 8 415.00–440.00 $426.50 $1,821 -5.86
455–465 463 6 400.00–425.00 $420.91 $1,949 +31.47
525 525 2 340.00–450.00 $395.00 $2,074 +45.00
555 555 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 —
605 605 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,100 —

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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.