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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

4,209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $503.30/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,383/hd at 474 lb · 239 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $438.18/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,055/hd at 469 lb · 220 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $472.58/cwt -12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,541/hd at 538 lb · 213 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,209 5,791 3,126
Feeder cattle 3,973 5,791 3,126
Slaughter cattle 236 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1365, Heifers 1703, Bulls 905) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 96, Bulls 2) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 14.00 lower Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 329 5 500.00–600.00 $575.73 $1,894 -21.77
353–390 374 35 470.00–590.00 $537.12 $2,009 -24.24
410–420 value added 413 8 480.00–560.00 $539.64 $2,229 —
420–435 430 67 482.50–552.50 $541.86 $2,330 +28.94
455–492 470 183 455.00–527.50 $496.93 $2,336 -0.29
455–496 value added 485 56 520.00–535.00 $524.12 $2,542 +21.03
500–545 537 187 430.00–515.00 $471.75 $2,533 -43.25
528–549 value added 543 10 450.00–485.00 $460.22 $2,499 -86.99
543 543 16 490.00 $490.00 $2,661 +9.92
550–594 566 121 410.00–485.00 $459.51 $2,601 -28.00
604–644 value added 623 24 370.00–442.50 $427.68 $2,664 -89.76
635 635 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,667 +1.87
615–646 639 78 342.50–425.00 $396.74 $2,535 -21.39
651–698 666 23 360.00–417.00 $396.68 $2,642 -11.21
702 value added 702 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,738 +3.56
704–741 731 19 330.00–400.00 $363.68 $2,659 -6.11
734 734 10 407.50 $407.50 $2,991 +37.71
760–770 value added 763 14 350.00–399.00 $384.87 $2,937 +9.87
763–768 767 14 337.50–375.00 $369.67 $2,835 +1.96
842 value added 842 7 343.00 $343.00 $2,888 -10.99
845 845 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,831 -0.95
870 870 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,697 -21.53
898 value added 898 43 357.00 $357.00 $3,206 —
900 900 54 360.00 $360.00 $3,240 +54.34
1016 value added 1016 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,845 -32.50
1180 1180 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,950 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,198 —
300–330 313 8 550.00–600.00 $586.39 $1,835 -31.78
355–378 365 28 500.00–585.00 $558.31 $2,038 -1.53
400–432 value added 416 10 525.00–535.00 $529.81 $2,204 +14.81
405–433 429 21 499.00–550.00 $527.17 $2,262 +18.06
456–489 461 42 470.00–505.00 $492.93 $2,272 +3.45
493 value added 493 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,342 —
516 value added 516 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,961 —
505–548 538 55 420.00–490.00 $461.11 $2,481 -12.32
553–595 561 29 420.00–480.00 $463.18 $2,598 +21.88
590 value added 590 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,448 -70.00
625–648 642 27 400.00–430.00 $421.78 $2,708 +11.25
659 value added 659 13 409.00 $409.00 $2,695 +7.00
663–695 669 7 375.00–405.00 $396.23 $2,651 -20.88
710–740 726 4 360.00–410.00 $380.83 $2,765 +23.19
750 750 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,888 +3.34
800–843 828 4 320.00–330.00 $325.04 $2,691 +25.04
850–863 861 7 330.00–335.00 $330.71 $2,847 +0.71
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1277–1615 1415 5 221.00–235.00 $228.34 $3,231 —
1329–1829 1654 107 232.00–243.00 $240.67 $3,981 —
1550–1900 1699 25 231.00–252.00 $244.45 $4,153 —
1740 1740 1 216.00 $216.00 $3,758 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,682 —
428–438 432 5 420.00–495.00 $453.37 $1,959 +53.88
461–490 463 14 494.00–505.00 $494.83 $2,291 +15.47
505–523 518 5 405.00–456.00 $445.66 $2,309 -10.35
552–575 555 11 395.00–437.50 $420.79 $2,335 -21.21
583 value added 583 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,157 —
640 640 3 423.00 $423.00 $2,707 +107.71
668 668 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,405 -55.00
706 value added 706 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,330 —
730 730 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,628 +126.25
839 value added 839 8 320.00 $320.00 $2,685 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,896 —
451–465 454 7 395.00–465.00 $451.22 $2,049 -23.78
545 545 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,289 -10.99
630 630 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,583 +40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 8 525.00 $525.00 $1,381 -15.00
335–340 336 27 405.00–550.00 $528.86 $1,777 +3.67
357–385 374 69 480.00–528.00 $516.65 $1,932 +6.29
405–445 430 105 400.00–493.00 $478.28 $2,057 +15.46
460 value added 460 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,116 —
454–495 469 217 400.00–450.00 $437.88 $2,054 +3.72
505 value added 505 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,045 -1.05
510–546 538 161 379.00–445.00 $393.61 $2,118 +15.41
565–570 566 56 350.00–382.50 $380.53 $2,154 +22.08
631 631 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,335 +26.54
633 value added 633 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,140 -14.79
600–646 638 62 319.00–360.00 $341.48 $2,179 -1.98
655–675 657 12 320.00–347.00 $344.69 $2,265 +14.48
727–744 value added 737 13 332.00–335.00 $333.86 $2,461 +1.36
735–749 742 23 293.00–325.00 $313.97 $2,330 +10.83
750–773 765 3 315.00–320.00 $318.37 $2,436 +7.80
788 788 24 333.00 $333.00 $2,624 +22.43
826–844 836 7 295.00–335.00 $311.93 $2,608 -8.06
907 907 13 320.00 $320.00 $2,902 +31.49
911–915 912 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,645 +1.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 270 5 440.00–535.00 $500.85 $1,352 -51.65
300–345 325 30 430.00–545.00 $522.98 $1,700 +22.98
360–385 366 104 430.00–529.00 $515.06 $1,885 +2.28
418–444 437 112 390.00–525.00 $465.80 $2,036 +0.79
450–489 462 67 410.00–470.00 $452.99 $2,093 +19.03
532 value added 532 9 390.00 $390.00 $2,075 -27.50
502–549 535 130 310.00–429.00 $398.83 $2,134 +16.90
544 544 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,394 +58.07
550–580 559 38 350.00–390.00 $380.77 $2,129 +25.80
616–640 621 56 340.00–357.00 $353.75 $2,197 +23.65
654–665 658 12 325.00–349.00 $337.41 $2,220 +12.58
735–746 743 12 265.00–317.50 $304.52 $2,263 -6.26
830 830 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,532 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,698 +5.00
350–375 360 37 420.00–496.00 $488.73 $1,759 +5.23
405–448 445 19 420.00–440.00 $439.04 $1,954 +4.25
452–485 458 59 400.00–459.00 $446.85 $2,047 +3.61
529–547 537 15 355.00–394.00 $387.73 $2,082 +2.99
553–585 558 41 320.00–387.50 $376.28 $2,100 +119.62
593 value added 593 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,957 —
614–643 629 21 347.50–354.00 $349.32 $2,197 +36.93
690 690 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,070 —
700–705 703 2 235.00–302.50 $268.87 $1,890 +27.18
780 780 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,301 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,990 —
1240–1385 1330 4 185.00–225.00 $208.86 $2,778 —
1325–1399 1381 8 232.50–235.25 $234.59 $3,240 —
1240–1740 1473 23 237.00–251.50 $244.48 $3,601 —
1253–1680 1500 60 238.50–247.50 $243.37 $3,651 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 461.00 $461.00 $1,692 +16.00
455–470 456 12 402.50–405.00 $402.71 $1,836 +11.07
523–543 534 7 320.00–370.00 $360.60 $1,926 +16.18
553 553 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,825 -6.27
641–643 642 5 302.50–335.00 $321.98 $2,067 —
725 725 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–592 value added 559 16 384.00–400.00 $387.18 $2,164 -17.82
655 value added 655 7 357.50 $357.50 $2,342 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–269 267 11 610.00–660.00 $646.70 $1,727 -28.30
305–344 335 48 520.00–620.00 $560.38 $1,877 -46.00
370–382 377 35 500.00–575.00 $566.57 $2,136 +21.90
392 value added 392 5 550.00 $550.00 $2,156 —
407–445 422 84 450.00–525.00 $504.15 $2,128 +5.76
460–490 482 118 390.00–487.50 $453.33 $2,185 -6.54
500–545 535 57 390.00–447.50 $428.81 $2,294 -15.35
554–580 564 73 355.00–425.00 $407.22 $2,297 -35.96
620–648 628 21 325.00–395.00 $381.03 $2,393 -3.65
660–672 669 12 362.50–400.00 $372.34 $2,491 +7.74
722–725 723 3 305.00–310.00 $308.33 $2,229 -14.03
754–780 760 17 310.00–317.50 $317.05 $2,410 +19.58
893 893 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 285 7 550.00–620.00 $609.64 $1,737 -99.15
330–340 336 54 502.50–600.00 $548.98 $1,845 -61.09
360–385 379 22 460.00–580.00 $555.77 $2,106 +5.63
410–445 422 59 400.00–520.00 $496.28 $2,094 -16.48
455–497 484 74 410.00–490.00 $455.22 $2,203 -7.03
520–545 544 31 355.00–430.00 $421.78 $2,294 -38.60
551–573 560 43 355.00–424.00 $405.84 $2,273 -10.44
596 value added 596 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,473 —
627–648 638 17 350.00–416.00 $391.89 $2,500 +3.41
650–665 658 3 320.00–360.00 $336.51 $2,214 -33.31
710 710 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,988 -39.19
785–795 788 3 280.00–312.50 $290.92 $2,292 -9.08
845 845 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,197 -12.02
880 880 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,936 -55.00
930 930 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,767 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,006 —
385 385 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 -115.69
450–466 461 9 440.00–450.00 $448.92 $2,070 —
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 -110.06
552–554 553 16 375.00–400.00 $390.65 $2,160 +8.47
663 663 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,453 —
745 745 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,160 +60.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 360 4 494.00–510.00 $498.17 $1,793 +45.04
419 419 5 488.00 $488.00 $2,045 +28.00
487–493 488 9 407.00–455.00 $444.23 $2,168 -2.85
500–541 536 8 387.50–425.00 $394.72 $2,116 +2.76
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 -92.00
623 623 2 377.00 $377.00 $2,349 —
705 705 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,904 —
815 815 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,874 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 2 204.00 $204.00 $2,428 —

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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.