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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

4,131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $513.00/cwt +18.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 468 lb · 163 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $439.92/cwt +34.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,777/hd at 631 lb · 158 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $448.70/cwt +8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,073/hd at 462 lb · 155 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,131 3,673 5,362
Feeder cattle 4,131 3,617 5,362
Slaughter cattle — 56 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1444, Heifers 1782, Bulls 905) ***THIS REPORT INCLUDES 600 HEAD OF UNGRADED CATTLE FROM ROCKINGHAM GRASS SALE*** Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 8.00 to 31.00 higher Reports includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Rockingham, 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
322–345 326 6 500.00–580.00 $565.88 $1,845 -4.82
366–388 378 36 435.00–595.00 $553.60 $2,093 +11.69
405–440 424 36 450.00–596.00 $554.43 $2,351 +39.97
437 value added 437 13 557.50 $557.50 $2,436 +67.50
450–495 466 133 426.00–559.00 $506.94 $2,362 +12.38
473 473 17 530.00 $530.00 $2,507 +35.44
479–490 value added 486 13 545.00–557.50 $552.76 $2,686 —
505–538 value added 507 37 510.00–555.00 $552.42 $2,801 +52.42
500–548 537 79 406.00–535.00 $483.20 $2,595 +17.26
550 value added 550 11 495.00–500.00 $497.73 $2,738 —
555–590 557 84 435.00–481.00 $471.37 $2,626 -2.22
578 578 34 475.00 $475.00 $2,746 -5.00
590 thin fleshed 590 4 472.50 $472.50 $2,788 —
621 621 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,981 +60.00
600–644 value added 626 85 375.00–475.00 $455.56 $2,852 +21.12
600–644 639 66 340.00–445.00 $415.52 $2,655 +18.09
652–693 669 13 360.00–420.00 $396.76 $2,654 -30.98
671 671 9 430.00 $430.00 $2,885 +2.26
680–695 value added 688 52 405.00–475.00 $452.01 $3,110 —
705–730 719 6 355.00–365.00 $361.02 $2,596 -26.98
705–735 value added 730 6 335.00–355.00 $351.78 $2,568 -23.15
733 733 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,566 -18.38
753 753 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,598 -29.00
759 value added 759 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,638 -22.50
805–811 value added 808 26 362.50 $362.50 $2,929 —
819–841 828 13 337.00–362.50 $353.90 $2,930 +15.89
915 915 1 340.00 $340.00 $3,111 —
917 917 10 323.00 $323.00 $2,962 —
907–936 value added 929 13 300.00–350.00 $338.74 $3,147 -9.26
1010 value added 1010 12 315.00 $315.00 $3,182 —
1005–1021 1018 5 302.50–305.00 $302.99 $3,084 —
1068–1085 value added 1077 10 285.00–300.00 $292.44 $3,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–335 323 8 435.00–565.00 $515.95 $1,667 +3.45
338 value added 338 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,656 —
360–376 369 40 500.00–590.00 $561.61 $2,072 +31.52
435 thin fleshed 435 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,262 —
415–446 439 63 420.00–565.00 $510.26 $2,240 +24.28
462–495 472 15 470.00–520.00 $499.30 $2,357 -1.11
503–548 530 19 460.00–500.00 $477.35 $2,530 +46.22
545 value added 545 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 -50.00
553–590 556 40 457.00–495.00 $481.63 $2,678 +33.71
570 value added 570 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,508 —
615–649 634 36 315.00–450.00 $411.15 $2,607 +21.18
635 value added 635 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,730 +7.50
680–690 683 3 390.00–400.00 $396.63 $2,709 +8.61
730 value added 730 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 —
700–740 734 17 320.00–380.00 $371.22 $2,725 +27.77
776 776 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,894 +33.00
830 830 4 352.50 $352.50 $2,926 —
870 870 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,654 -20.68
910–928 924 4 285.00–330.00 $296.09 $2,736 —
990 990 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,624 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 value added 354 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,142 —
407–413 value added 410 11 450.00–617.50 $541.97 $2,222 —
481 value added 481 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,261 -27.50
518–544 value added 527 26 520.00–530.00 $526.43 $2,774 —
579 thin fleshed 579 21 490.00 $490.00 $2,837 —
590–595 594 9 442.50–465.00 $447.47 $2,658 —
615–639 value added 622 25 445.00–455.00 $450.59 $2,803 —
633 633 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,659 —
637 thin fleshed 637 38 460.00 $460.00 $2,930 —
697 thin fleshed 697 32 417.50 $417.50 $2,910 —
728–735 value added 733 31 392.50–405.00 $400.99 $2,939 —
808–823 value added 810 19 337.50 $337.50 $2,734 —
935 value added 935 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,828 —
935 935 8 337.50 $337.50 $3,156 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 335 3 500.00–515.00 $504.62 $1,690 —
376–395 381 5 415.00–523.00 $496.66 $1,892 +3.40
405–449 443 13 370.00–545.00 $522.97 $2,317 +27.97
468–480 472 3 415.00–492.00 $465.90 $2,199 -21.82
535–540 536 11 370.00–460.00 $446.79 $2,395 +32.53
560 560 2 400.00–425.00 $412.50 $2,310 +62.50
605–610 609 4 320.00–430.00 $392.51 $2,390 +3.61
660 660 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 -52.50
720–745 737 3 320.00–367.00 $335.31 $2,471 +15.31
758 758 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,880 +37.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,544 —
471 471 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,190 +10.63
500–527 520 6 400.00–410.00 $401.60 $2,088 +69.21
632–645 635 5 375.00–407.00 $400.50 $2,543 +57.02
680 680 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 value added 610 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,654 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,502 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 value added 690 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,208 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 289 4 375.00–515.00 $474.52 $1,371 -20.48
328–348 338 14 415.00–539.00 $517.15 $1,748 +19.37
359–395 371 75 435.00–520.00 $507.37 $1,882 +35.35
373 value added 373 7 494.00 $494.00 $1,843 —
405–438 422 44 415.00–485.00 $471.62 $1,990 +24.33
432 value added 432 13 477.00 $477.00 $2,061 —
450–498 462 155 400.00–466.00 $448.70 $2,073 +8.21
520 520 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 +19.26
515–548 541 102 350.00–413.00 $392.27 $2,122 +11.53
550–574 562 48 355.00–400.00 $388.52 $2,183 +4.62
603 value added 603 39 375.00 $375.00 $2,261 +17.61
604–648 632 72 288.00–397.00 $353.95 $2,237 +7.66
652–695 669 10 295.00–340.00 $316.11 $2,115 -14.52
709–729 720 9 355.00–370.00 $363.44 $2,617 +52.56
719–737 value added 726 62 320.00–360.00 $347.53 $2,523 —
710–741 731 14 275.00–327.50 $304.86 $2,229 -6.02
755–790 768 10 260.00–315.00 $276.25 $2,122 -14.76
775 value added 775 13 330.00 $330.00 $2,558 —
813 value added 813 6 314.00 $314.00 $2,553 —
810–820 815 2 265.00–305.00 $284.88 $2,322 -5.12
875 875 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,494 -9.54
881 value added 881 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,709 -13.50
1020 1020 1 300.00 $300.00 $3,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 +25.00
320–345 331 13 410.00–535.00 $467.48 $1,547 -16.96
352–389 363 85 350.00–528.00 $509.73 $1,850 +8.81
436 value added 436 9 475.00 $475.00 $2,071 +12.20
400–449 440 115 412.00–490.00 $462.17 $2,034 +4.94
458–495 471 40 390.00–454.00 $441.82 $2,081 -10.21
498 value added 498 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,693 -85.00
515–547 540 100 310.00–419.00 $395.42 $2,135 +12.41
550–575 562 26 340.00–380.00 $369.53 $2,077 +14.93
605–649 614 20 360.00–370.00 $367.89 $2,259 +34.41
605–641 632 29 310.00–406.00 $358.11 $2,263 +24.63
653–685 657 15 315.00–330.00 $316.90 $2,082 -28.88
706 706 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,436 +26.26
725–738 732 12 260.00–335.00 $307.35 $2,250 -11.39
760 value added 760 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,394 —
780 780 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,067 -33.33
808 808 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,444 —
848 848 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,374 —
885 885 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,257 -40.00
960 960 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,784 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,363 —
423 423 5 442.50 $442.50 $1,872 —
473 thin fleshed 473 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,105 —
495 value added 495 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,079 —
503 value added 503 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,264 —
508–549 thin fleshed 533 25 428.00–435.00 $430.67 $2,295 —
550–555 value added 553 15 385.00–420.00 $408.40 $2,258 —
602 thin fleshed 602 63 420.00 $420.00 $2,528 —
611–635 value added 625 24 350.00–411.00 $379.98 $2,375 —
673–691 value added 684 78 329.00–360.00 $345.49 $2,363 —
698 698 72 356.50 $356.50 $2,488 —
728 728 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,038 —
732 value added 732 3 328.00 $328.00 $2,401 —
818 818 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,618 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,162 —
315–343 339 32 470.00–515.00 $484.30 $1,642 —
354–395 359 23 370.00–526.00 $499.99 $1,795 +23.10
405–445 436 47 200.00–480.00 $434.33 $1,894 -1.47
457–473 460 18 355.00–445.00 $427.40 $1,966 -7.91
510–549 544 42 160.00–420.00 $385.91 $2,099 +19.26
570 570 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 +39.88
615–635 632 10 305.00–330.00 $312.13 $1,973 -7.46
650–685 659 5 285.00–355.00 $328.61 $2,166 +16.92
745 745 2 273.00 $273.00 $2,034 -13.53
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–368 367 18 437.50–450.00 $438.89 $1,611 +44.17
418–440 427 5 340.00–445.00 $386.22 $1,649 -38.78
457 457 18 421.00 $421.00 $1,924 +37.83
540–549 542 17 360.00–379.00 $374.47 $2,030 +23.31
645 645 10 292.50 $292.50 $1,887 -15.91
735 735 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–292 291 7 430.00–545.00 $526.51 $1,532 -45.18
330–349 339 14 425.00–560.00 $546.04 $1,851 +13.83
355–381 372 36 430.00–580.00 $552.03 $2,054 +39.06
403–444 423 76 415.00–535.00 $502.06 $2,124 +29.02
460–495 480 74 375.00–480.00 $463.48 $2,225 -2.86
502–547 526 54 418.00–480.00 $442.13 $2,326 +1.66
555–572 565 57 407.00–433.00 $422.86 $2,389 +10.28
610–648 632 26 353.00–402.00 $384.41 $2,429 +6.54
650–666 661 6 330.00–370.00 $363.44 $2,402 -1.83
705–745 735 7 290.00–345.00 $323.79 $2,380 +18.79
810–843 832 3 260.00–267.50 $265.07 $2,205 -4.93
865 865 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,682 +15.00
1005 1005 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,714 +1.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,203 —
283 283 2 507.50 $507.50 $1,436 -47.50
305–345 336 57 465.00–595.00 $561.20 $1,886 +22.68
350–395 371 15 495.00–590.00 $567.50 $2,105 +12.92
400–445 419 78 430.00–535.00 $501.22 $2,100 +3.12
455–496 482 69 375.00–502.50 $472.05 $2,275 +9.45
500–540 536 34 300.00–457.50 $429.12 $2,300 +22.53
551–588 561 37 380.00–427.50 $413.63 $2,320 +0.80
605–643 635 19 305.00–396.00 $357.45 $2,270 -13.72
675–683 680 3 310.00–342.00 $320.58 $2,180 -50.07
728 728 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,257 -16.09
785 785 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,394 +10.00
842 842 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,568 +19.18
850 850 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,380 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 484.00 $484.00 $1,665 —
351 351 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,860 +73.26
417–423 421 35 457.00–481.00 $474.89 $1,999 +27.74
483–496 492 31 410.00–450.00 $445.86 $2,194 +31.10
500 500 1 457.00 $457.00 $2,285 +107.00
560–587 566 31 387.50–445.00 $402.82 $2,280 -9.68
688 688 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,339 —
725 725 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–338 335 3 370.00–530.00 $477.51 $1,600 —
425 425 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 -139.90
457–480 461 18 380.00–498.00 $455.20 $2,098 +30.20
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 -13.74
554–590 563 12 330.00–420.00 $390.04 $2,196 —
625–640 634 8 310.00–360.00 $327.50 $2,076 -27.50
728–735 730 3 285.00–305.00 $298.29 $2,178 +23.29
795 795 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,266 —
920 920 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,054 —
430 thin fleshed 430 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,107 —
475–496 493 6 465.00–485.00 $468.21 $2,308 —
552 thin fleshed 552 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,374 —
603 thin fleshed 603 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,291 —
647 647 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,329 —
715–748 737 3 297.50–300.00 $298.31 $2,199 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,418 —

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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.