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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

3,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $470.32/cwt +12.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,643/hd at 562 lb · 241 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $447.22/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 463 lb · 176 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.84/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 556 lb · 160 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,406 3,081 2,779
Feeder cattle 3,406 3,013 2,779
Slaughter cattle — 68 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1370, Heifers 1395, Bulls 641) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, 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
310 310 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,628 ±0.00
360–395 384 11 440.00–535.00 $478.56 $1,838 -8.87
425–445 431 20 434.00–532.50 $496.94 $2,142 +37.99
452 value added 452 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,441 +45.00
450–495 470 78 370.00–537.50 $474.58 $2,231 -4.34
503–522 value added 515 14 500.00–517.50 $506.10 $2,606 -12.92
507–549 537 49 421.00–515.00 $456.33 $2,450 +24.84
555–595 559 192 400.00–495.00 $469.54 $2,625 +12.18
568 568 37 485.00 $485.00 $2,755 +27.64
590–591 value added 591 12 435.00–440.00 $437.50 $2,586 -22.30
610–635 625 18 445.00–462.50 $455.86 $2,849 +39.14
629–648 641 124 375.00–435.00 $414.33 $2,656 -2.39
655–657 656 62 447.50–450.00 $448.43 $2,942 +31.43
651–690 665 37 388.00–425.00 $411.50 $2,736 -5.50
684 value added 684 12 455.00 $455.00 $3,112 +10.00
710–747 736 35 340.00–390.00 $360.55 $2,654 -8.58
769–782 776 9 354.00–360.00 $356.64 $2,768 +1.64
776 value added 776 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,794 +4.00
860–873 867 4 310.00–355.00 $333.76 $2,894 +36.71
1090 1090 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,473 -5.00
305–347 336 9 480.00–505.00 $485.24 $1,630 +14.49
353–395 367 20 495.00–550.00 $525.44 $1,928 +29.29
407–443 431 27 400.00–536.00 $487.43 $2,101 +33.43
453–496 464 86 260.00–522.00 $475.78 $2,208 -13.22
505–543 539 71 410.00–522.50 $464.61 $2,504 +38.81
552–578 562 38 360.00–455.00 $427.51 $2,403 -18.23
562 562 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,670 +29.26
600–642 630 46 375.00–437.50 $402.80 $2,538 -0.56
650–668 662 4 375.00–410.00 $384.96 $2,548 +21.60
723–734 731 14 330.00–370.00 $356.88 $2,609 +5.24
836–840 837 11 290.00–346.00 $335.78 $2,810 —
1035 1035 3 297.50 $297.50 $3,079 —
1110 1110 8 270.00 $270.00 $2,997 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,634 —
432–448 value added 440 14 515.00–525.00 $519.91 $2,288 -5.09
440 440 26 557.50 $557.50 $2,453 —
480–481 480 25 500.00–542.50 $515.32 $2,474 —
503–520 value added 510 16 510.00–515.00 $512.77 $2,615 —
557–588 567 38 460.00–507.50 $498.37 $2,826 +58.37
579–582 value added 580 37 450.00–470.00 $463.49 $2,688 +13.49
648 648 13 430.00 $430.00 $2,786 -32.50
671–674 673 11 405.00–427.50 $419.34 $2,822 -17.66
717 717 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,760 —
824 value added 824 29 331.00 $331.00 $2,727 —
950 950 12 335.00 $335.00 $3,182 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 435.00 $435.00 $1,579 -1.00
429–440 430 10 400.00–475.00 $467.33 $2,010 +18.56
453 453 11 455.00 $455.00 $2,061 +68.67
533–547 542 10 385.00–445.00 $411.29 $2,229 -7.15
645–648 647 4 295.00–367.50 $349.44 $2,261 -23.09
655 655 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,292 +10.00
710–725 718 2 327.50–335.00 $331.21 $2,378 +19.44
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 -20.00
456 456 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,767 +2.50
550–590 566 5 295.00–375.00 $341.64 $1,934 -50.86
605–635 620 2 370.00–385.00 $377.32 $2,339 +57.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,300 +49.24
300–335 327 11 400.00–500.00 $465.24 $1,521 +14.21
367–387 377 17 425.00–487.50 $465.42 $1,755 +20.61
415–443 435 27 401.00–462.50 $449.20 $1,954 -8.30
458 value added 458 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,107 +11.00
452–495 471 134 375.00–452.50 $428.09 $2,016 -3.81
505–549 541 78 345.00–408.00 $389.02 $2,105 +8.64
550 value added 550 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,131 —
550–585 556 143 350.00–390.00 $375.64 $2,089 +2.91
560 560 12 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 +27.27
618–648 638 78 330.00–367.50 $349.34 $2,229 +5.21
642 642 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,375 -6.00
655–670 659 10 340.00–368.00 $364.06 $2,399 +17.24
670 value added 670 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,362 +5.00
713 713 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,531 +43.08
710–747 733 16 295.00–335.00 $316.02 $2,316 +4.10
752–760 757 7 300.00–315.00 $306.29 $2,319 +31.29
828 828 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,360 -25.00
1020 1020 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 281 13 400.00–540.00 $502.18 $1,411 +77.18
329–348 335 15 460.00–490.00 $469.83 $1,574 +44.25
350–385 367 64 356.00–485.00 $448.26 $1,645 -9.22
387 387 14 527.50 $527.50 $2,041 +70.02
391 value added 391 5 525.00 $525.00 $2,053 —
425 value added 425 4 457.50 $457.50 $1,944 +57.50
415–449 436 66 350.00–467.50 $429.22 $1,871 -2.02
450–463 461 43 477.50–495.00 $479.88 $2,212 +38.77
455–486 464 133 380.00–457.50 $436.66 $2,026 -4.45
510–549 541 92 327.50–409.00 $382.63 $2,070 +4.77
544 544 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,258 +37.14
550–571 563 28 352.50–380.00 $372.36 $2,096 -2.64
592–598 595 12 350.00–410.00 $379.85 $2,260 +4.85
610–633 630 29 280.00–360.00 $349.13 $2,200 +2.92
656–680 666 10 300.00–355.00 $332.05 $2,211 -15.95
705–731 727 6 305.00–322.00 $319.25 $2,321 +6.62
783 783 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,447 -4.22
908 908 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,166 +50.00
323–337 333 8 400.00–427.00 $422.34 $1,406 +92.34
350–395 364 25 250.00–440.00 $431.75 $1,572 +5.30
402–445 434 39 375.00–436.00 $424.83 $1,844 -5.69
453–490 460 33 375.00–428.00 $420.07 $1,932 +18.51
503–546 534 29 327.00–391.00 $366.39 $1,957 +5.88
556–560 557 5 300.00–340.00 $331.95 $1,849 +3.60
623 623 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,118 +16.33
655–690 670 8 270.00–315.00 $301.68 $2,021 +31.68
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,378 —
362 362 6 500.00 $500.00 $1,810 +5.00
363 363 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,561 -65.00
442 442 13 425.00 $425.00 $1,878 —
453 453 15 465.00 $465.00 $2,106 -6.61
545 545 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 —
664 value added 664 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,357 —
676 676 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,434 —
752 value added 752 10 331.00 $331.00 $2,489 +16.00
798 798 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,713 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 344 4 410.00–415.00 $411.20 $1,415 —
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 -75.00
453–495 465 9 350.00–405.00 $391.60 $1,821 +94.74
500–505 503 2 327.00–340.00 $333.53 $1,678 -18.34
552 552 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,766 +20.00
625 625 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,812 —
710 710 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,006 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 2 440.00–580.00 $504.22 $1,377 —
305–343 333 21 485.00–535.00 $500.54 $1,667 +12.27
352–395 371 27 405.00–535.00 $497.87 $1,847 -13.03
405–440 422 52 400.00–505.00 $484.68 $2,045 +30.78
454–493 475 71 385.00–500.00 $444.65 $2,112 -2.14
502–538 528 29 400.00–460.00 $446.26 $2,356 +35.04
553–595 567 84 360.00–437.50 $400.27 $2,270 -15.62
632–642 637 46 346.00–402.50 $378.55 $2,411 +4.03
657–685 662 6 335.00–372.00 $365.62 $2,420 -9.38
753–795 761 6 300.00–325.00 $317.35 $2,415 -6.54
820 820 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,296 —
900–910 905 2 175.00–290.00 $232.18 $2,101 -22.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,473 +120.00
302–347 331 42 485.00–555.00 $504.27 $1,669 +2.10
364–380 371 10 400.00–505.00 $470.39 $1,745 +6.44
413–443 426 32 425.00–507.50 $471.98 $2,011 +17.37
468–479 473 35 380.00–445.00 $410.99 $1,944 -14.33
503–530 516 8 365.00–480.00 $420.83 $2,171 +7.66
550–593 562 46 375.00–430.00 $410.52 $2,307 -7.87
610–641 636 19 326.00–402.00 $361.41 $2,299 -13.25
660–685 675 3 330.00–390.00 $356.91 $2,409 +6.91
735 735 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,984 -42.50
750–765 757 3 285.00–295.00 $291.67 $2,208 —
940 940 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,349 +15.00
380 380 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 +132.78
448 448 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,837 +135.93
465–475 468 7 320.00–435.00 $385.31 $1,803 -14.69
540 540 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,025 +24.83
560–567 563 7 315.00–377.50 $350.52 $1,973 -44.48
700 700 3 250.00–265.00 $255.00 $1,785 -55.00
750–780 765 2 205.00–215.00 $210.10 $1,607 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,481 —
423 423 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,798 +9.00
480–487 486 11 375.00–413.00 $406.17 $1,974 +18.67
520–530 525 5 345.00–382.00 $357.42 $1,876 -6.58
660 660 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,389 —
835 835 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 11 450.00 $450.00 $1,854 —
754 754 6 312.00 $312.00 $2,352 —

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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.