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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

3,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $457.48/cwt -20.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,587/hd at 565 lb · 189 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $419.55/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,670/hd at 636 lb · 184 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $441.24/cwt +17.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,017/hd at 457 lb · 133 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,081 4,267 3,047
Feeder cattle 3,013 4,210 3,047
Slaughter cattle 68 57 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1302, Dairy Steers 11, Heifers 1264, Bulls 436) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 49, Heifers 19) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 13.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall, 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
310 310 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,628 +21.95
364–390 379 16 475.00–505.00 $487.43 $1,847 -37.57
418–449 442 19 450.00–495.00 $458.95 $2,029 -34.92
458–483 472 58 440.00–550.00 $478.92 $2,261 -25.16
475 value added 475 5 495.00 $495.00 $2,351 —
505–547 value added 527 6 510.00–530.00 $519.02 $2,735 +9.02
510–545 540 59 395.00–480.00 $431.49 $2,330 -45.85
551–599 565 180 406.00–515.00 $457.36 $2,584 -12.34
550–585 value added 574 9 430.00–490.00 $459.80 $2,639 —
607–613 value added 609 21 436.00–445.00 $441.55 $2,689 +9.59
600–644 640 163 360.00–475.00 $416.72 $2,667 -6.85
664 664 6 417.00 $417.00 $2,769 -14.47
650–695 674 51 355.00–465.00 $419.22 $2,826 -1.78
686 value added 686 4 445.00 $445.00 $3,053 +50.00
730–749 733 41 357.50–370.50 $369.13 $2,706 -8.26
760–785 764 11 350.00–391.00 $379.27 $2,898 +22.59
783 783 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,780 -1.68
783 value added 783 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,787 —
820 820 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,952 +10.00
863 value added 863 57 369.00 $369.00 $3,184 —
850–895 873 2 280.00–315.00 $297.05 $2,593 -17.38
1115 1115 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,600 —
315–347 339 5 425.00–495.00 $470.75 $1,596 -31.83
358–380 365 28 405.00–515.00 $496.15 $1,811 -18.85
375 value added 375 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,800 —
390 390 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,892 -21.40
423–436 428 13 395.00–480.00 $454.00 $1,943 -35.26
405–448 value added 437 5 330.00–500.00 $364.79 $1,594 —
455 value added 455 1 472.50 $472.50 $2,150 —
451–490 458 71 420.00–530.00 $472.55 $2,164 +1.01
468 468 8 489.00 $489.00 $2,289 +17.46
520–545 532 46 380.00–450.00 $425.80 $2,265 -14.37
551–585 552 61 345.00–448.00 $445.74 $2,460 +6.83
560 value added 560 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 —
607 value added 607 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,185 —
630–647 638 42 350.00–415.00 $403.36 $2,573 -7.93
655–665 660 2 345.00–382.00 $363.36 $2,398 -46.64
672 value added 672 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,613 -179.50
717–720 718 3 335.00–360.00 $351.64 $2,525 +15.40
723 value added 723 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,549 —
775 value added 775 1 408.00 $408.00 $3,162 +75.00
790 790 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,568 -30.00
868–870 870 15 325.00–345.00 $343.67 $2,990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 value added 408 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,142 —
511–523 516 8 420.00–505.00 $452.34 $2,334 -61.75
529 529 5 505.00 $505.00 $2,671 -9.09
573 573 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,521 -25.00
580 580 10 480.00 $480.00 $2,784 +15.00
585 value added 585 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,632 —
628 628 5 462.50 $462.50 $2,904 -2.50
633 value added 633 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,247 —
656 656 25 437.00 $437.00 $2,867 —
715 value added 715 45 408.00 $408.00 $2,917 —
752 value added 752 14 332.00 $332.00 $2,497 -23.00
863 value added 863 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,805 —
913 value added 913 8 345.00 $345.00 $3,150 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 value added 345 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,518 —
354–361 356 19 335.00–455.00 $436.00 $1,552 -17.31
371 value added 371 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,132 —
439–449 445 11 442.50–460.00 $448.77 $1,997 -1.00
470–485 479 4 320.00–420.00 $386.33 $1,851 -38.67
525–529 528 6 375.00–440.00 $418.44 $2,209 +0.28
551–585 553 22 370.00–431.00 $428.06 $2,367 +57.90
625 value added 625 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,094 —
628–633 631 6 365.00–380.00 $372.53 $2,351 +7.53
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —
725–740 733 4 285.00–338.00 $311.77 $2,285 +22.19
770 770 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,695 —
870 870 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,436 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1280 1275 2 231.00–234.00 $232.51 $2,965 —
1370–1605 1442 9 224.00–247.00 $238.76 $3,443 —
1465 1465 1 261.00 $261.00 $3,824 —
1530–1725 1607 3 257.00–262.00 $260.38 $4,184 —
1425–1875 1656 34 244.00–260.00 $251.50 $4,165 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 -3.60
400 400 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,590 —
456 456 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,756 -20.00
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 -65.00
563 563 2 392.50 $392.50 $2,210 -23.35
600 600 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,920 —
675–680 678 2 360.00–377.50 $368.78 $2,500 -10.78
751 751 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,486 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 value added 417 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,460 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 405.00–470.00 $435.76 $1,220 -81.46
323–345 327 5 380.00–470.00 $451.03 $1,475 -57.15
340 value added 340 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,402 —
354–390 369 21 350.00–457.50 $444.81 $1,641 -19.25
405 405 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,701 -27.33
444 444 39 457.50 $457.50 $2,031 -12.63
452–479 462 101 375.00–440.00 $431.90 $1,995 -2.40
473 value added 473 12 449.00 $449.00 $2,124 —
511–549 545 93 357.50–385.00 $380.38 $2,073 +1.91
551 551 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,984 -22.58
550–595 559 102 300.00–378.50 $372.73 $2,084 -9.85
615 value added 615 11 347.50 $347.50 $2,137 -5.14
610–646 637 107 302.00–353.50 $344.13 $2,192 +12.24
646 646 8 376.00 $376.00 $2,429 +44.11
658 value added 658 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,287 —
658–660 660 22 345.00–347.00 $346.82 $2,289 +34.72
737–745 739 16 275.00–315.00 $311.92 $2,305 +0.92
750 750 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,062 -49.24
820 820 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,542 —
880 880 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,596 -8.31
1099 1099 5 255.00 $255.00 $2,802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,160 -72.89
313 313 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,393 -54.86
310–348 331 10 365.00–450.00 $425.58 $1,409 -74.28
361–390 367 52 370.00–490.00 $457.48 $1,679 +4.36
400 value added 400 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,600 +35.00
412–447 431 16 350.00–450.00 $431.24 $1,859 -36.21
453–473 457 131 375.00–458.00 $441.11 $2,016 +17.37
470 value added 470 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,115 —
515 value added 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 —
507–546 540 35 320.00–383.50 $377.86 $2,040 -0.40
550–575 554 74 320.00–381.00 $373.44 $2,069 +14.15
561 561 34 375.00 $375.00 $2,104 +15.71
624–643 630 18 300.00–360.00 $346.21 $2,181 +31.21
650 650 13 348.00 $348.00 $2,262 +3.66
705–748 732 6 270.00–340.00 $312.63 $2,288 -0.94
752–760 754 4 307.00–320.00 $316.72 $2,388 +36.72
845 845 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,197 +10.00
950 950 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,120 —
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 -110.19
353–390 364 34 275.00–482.50 $426.45 $1,552 -20.98
440–447 445 21 385.00–440.00 $430.52 $1,916 +17.26
450–490 462 47 245.00–420.00 $401.56 $1,855 -8.03
531–548 541 34 346.00–366.00 $360.51 $1,950 -4.88
555–570 564 9 300.00–360.00 $328.35 $1,852 -7.58
627–645 633 14 275.00–336.00 $323.67 $2,049 -10.18
672 672 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,814 -32.57
725 725 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,958 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 15 495.00 $495.00 $1,866 +17.50
450–464 461 33 467.50–472.50 $471.61 $2,174 +16.23
495 value added 495 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,030 —
539 value added 539 9 390.00 $390.00 $2,102 -29.29
554 554 8 391.00 $391.00 $2,166 +11.00
643 value added 643 6 351.00 $351.00 $2,257 —
735 value added 735 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,536 —
770 value added 770 8 315.00 $315.00 $2,426 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,536 +45.00
435 435 15 418.00 $418.00 $1,818 +31.86
460–465 462 3 270.00–350.00 $296.86 $1,371 -23.14
500–544 538 10 290.00–360.00 $351.87 $1,893 +10.92
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 +38.67
1045 1045 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,508 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 237.00 $237.00 $3,093 +6.52
1355–1740 1488 15 241.00–263.00 $253.20 $3,768 +9.67
1515–1665 1587 3 258.00–265.00 $261.09 $4,143 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,230 +30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 334 10 400.00–535.00 $488.27 $1,631 -50.54
365–380 379 10 472.50–515.00 $510.90 $1,936 -7.77
417–440 424 38 402.50–475.00 $453.90 $1,925 -10.52
470–494 485 41 390.00–480.00 $446.79 $2,167 +1.50
503–545 514 27 375.00–460.00 $411.22 $2,114 +7.21
555–585 562 43 350.00–440.00 $415.89 $2,337 -0.56
631 value added 631 4 412.50 $412.50 $2,603 —
617–645 635 38 345.00–410.00 $374.52 $2,378 -8.53
663 663 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,486 -1.49
725–735 730 2 280.00–326.00 $302.84 $2,211 -42.64
750–793 772 4 320.00–328.00 $323.89 $2,500 +5.50
905 905 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,308 —
950 950 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,995 -95.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,305 —
275 275 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,128 -175.00
326–342 339 22 492.50–530.00 $502.17 $1,702 +10.58
365–395 388 11 380.00–480.00 $463.95 $1,800 -26.30
400–440 420 38 415.00–465.00 $454.61 $1,909 +3.32
455–499 487 36 375.00–470.00 $425.32 $2,071 -10.72
535–545 539 11 380.00–420.00 $413.17 $2,227 +29.70
557–595 567 22 375.00–421.00 $418.39 $2,372 +19.49
605–648 635 17 325.00–392.00 $374.66 $2,379 +2.45
680 680 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 —
720 720 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,250 -5.33
826 826 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,312 +30.00
350–397 376 4 250.00–400.00 $317.22 $1,193 -92.78
405–440 428 3 200.00–435.00 $274.07 $1,173 -170.98
460–483 472 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,888 +43.92
539–545 542 2 320.00–380.00 $350.17 $1,898 -53.48
554 554 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,188 +42.05
643 643 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,575 —
700 700 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,170 +28.90
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 432.50 $432.50 $1,492 —
426 426 3 416.00 $416.00 $1,772 +6.00
491 491 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,903 +6.47
540 540 1 364.00 $364.00 $1,966 —
562 562 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,967 +14.26

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,972 —
975 975 8 271.00 $271.00 $2,642 —
1175 1175 2 261.00 $261.00 $3,067 —

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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.