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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 29, 2026

1,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.09/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,117/hd at 543 lb · 83 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $436.71/cwt -15.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 459 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.99/cwt -17.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 468 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,406 2,860 479
Feeder cattle 1,370 2,788 458
Slaughter cattle 36 72 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 642, Bulls 314) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 4) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle mostly 2.00 to 17.00 lower Report includes sales from: Lynchburg, Radiant and Winchester

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 640.00 $640.00 $2,016 +94.92
365–381 374 6 476.00–550.00 $496.02 $1,855 -11.26
421–425 422 5 435.00–525.00 $506.86 $2,139 +7.21
455–470 468 31 435.00–505.00 $464.21 $2,173 -3.67
500–545 535 12 470.00–495.00 $485.02 $2,595 +20.54
550 value added 550 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,750 —
553 553 52 443.00 $443.00 $2,450 -14.16
615 615 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,552 -6.17
623 623 22 440.00 $440.00 $2,741 +18.83
654–685 655 31 399.00–404.00 $403.83 $2,645 -18.76
706 706 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,948 -10.00
729 729 12 367.00 $367.00 $2,675 -11.03
765 765 1 415.00 $415.00 $3,175 +79.92
825 825 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,888 ±0.00
860 860 1 350.00 $350.00 $3,010 +10.00
886 value added 886 42 356.00 $356.00 $3,154 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,449 -100.72
352–385 360 14 445.00–545.00 $492.71 $1,774 -13.91
405–433 427 10 460.00–475.00 $463.35 $1,979 -21.63
461–472 463 36 454.00–460.00 $455.19 $2,108 -23.22
510 510 9 530.00 $530.00 $2,703 +78.07
539–549 547 29 443.00–495.00 $451.83 $2,472 -0.10
560 560 1 423.00 $423.00 $2,369 -38.74
641–649 644 12 394.00–410.00 $399.38 $2,572 -7.30
696 value added 696 11 395.00 $395.00 $2,749 —
723 723 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,603 +2.50
785 785 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,708 +20.00
847 value added 847 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,837 —
905 905 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,964 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,434 —
365 365 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 +13.95
456–465 458 11 400.00–460.00 $448.92 $2,056 -3.41
555–570 558 6 360.00–424.00 $413.09 $2,305 -16.91
558 value added 558 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,595 —
627–635 628 6 340.00–372.00 $366.61 $2,302 -22.15
750 750 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,362 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1330 1310 7 233.50–237.50 $234.57 $3,073 —
1245–1785 1540 25 230.50–243.50 $240.56 $3,705 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 433.00 $433.00 $1,537 +23.00
400–445 436 10 315.00–430.00 $406.16 $1,771 +13.66
470 470 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,950 —
510 510 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,066 -30.00
560–595 572 3 330.00–366.00 $353.51 $2,022 -29.49
645 645 2 342.00 $342.00 $2,206 -26.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 6 497.50 $497.50 $1,383 -57.75
337 337 10 506.00 $506.00 $1,705 +2.16
350–390 361 10 345.00–485.00 $449.89 $1,624 -22.60
425–440 428 12 460.00–485.00 $480.71 $2,057 +68.46
462–495 468 60 375.00–447.50 $418.99 $1,961 -17.07
521 521 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,084 +11.56
525–545 544 78 384.00–390.50 $389.46 $2,119 +1.02
561–590 565 7 370.00–398.00 $393.82 $2,225 +10.84
625–647 634 34 347.50–372.00 $356.62 $2,261 +0.86
725–730 728 2 320.00–327.00 $323.49 $2,355 -25.78
750–780 765 2 316.50–335.00 $325.57 $2,491 +9.68
853 853 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,772 —
960 960 1 317.50 $317.50 $3,048 —
1065 1065 1 290.00 $290.00 $3,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 13 355.00–502.50 $471.08 $1,564 -14.12
362–378 367 32 422.00–492.50 $446.88 $1,640 -14.09
410–432 422 24 475.00–502.50 $490.83 $2,071 +60.08
452–495 459 69 345.00–468.00 $436.71 $2,004 -15.38
536–545 539 55 390.00–393.00 $392.06 $2,113 +9.61
555–560 557 6 372.50–373.00 $372.83 $2,077 -7.31
644 644 11 343.00 $343.00 $2,209 -9.38
663 663 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,446 +43.33
705 705 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,256 —
718 value added 718 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,298 —
763 763 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,411 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 405.00 $405.00 $871 —
355–387 368 33 395.00–472.50 $441.68 $1,625 +1.70
405–446 445 33 340.00–460.00 $430.60 $1,916 +28.43
475 475 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,686 -66.85
532 532 14 356.00 $356.00 $1,894 -10.27
552–565 554 8 365.00–384.00 $381.58 $2,114 +7.58
640–642 641 6 340.00–350.00 $343.33 $2,201 -5.00
710–720 715 2 305.00–310.00 $307.52 $2,199 -7.48
842 value added 842 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,626 —
395 395 9 492.50 $492.50 $1,945 —
449 449 17 479.00 $479.00 $2,151 —
456 456 5 457.50 $457.50 $2,086 —
515 515 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,086 —
597 value added 597 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,254 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 421.00 $421.00 $1,528 —
439 439 18 387.00 $387.00 $1,699 +17.00
465 465 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 -32.50
555–585 559 8 275.00–335.00 $327.15 $1,829 -23.37
626 626 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,034 +0.02
690 690 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,215 —
720 720 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 +30.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1480 1368 2 205.00–231.00 $219.07 $2,997 —
1425–1450 1438 2 233.00–235.00 $234.01 $3,365 -12.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,041 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,549 —
325–337 332 9 480.00–605.00 $535.08 $1,776 +4.74
360–385 369 6 425.00–550.00 $502.91 $1,856 -5.26
400–422 420 34 440.00–515.00 $471.33 $1,980 +6.29
466–498 484 31 422.00–477.50 $446.39 $2,161 -3.94
520–538 537 17 418.00–452.50 $450.53 $2,419 +7.76
550–593 571 28 360.00–405.00 $399.73 $2,282 -15.12
615–629 625 14 375.00–392.50 $387.07 $2,419 +9.03
770 770 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,541 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–280 267 4 430.00–500.00 $481.67 $1,286 —
325–346 341 15 460.00–519.00 $510.36 $1,740 +10.25
377–378 378 16 485.00–520.00 $510.15 $1,928 +7.29
408–431 423 27 420.00–490.00 $450.46 $1,905 -34.11
450–494 490 28 385.00–440.00 $426.37 $2,089 -29.76
513–549 544 14 385.00–418.00 $413.55 $2,250 —
551 551 10 450.00 $450.00 $2,480 +48.84
618–640 631 10 295.00–388.00 $366.97 $2,316 +1.96
663–670 667 4 360.00–377.50 $368.80 $2,460 +17.14
730 730 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,372 +25.00
863 863 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,352 +27.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,650 +30.00
420 420 6 409.00 $409.00 $1,718 -13.50
482 482 8 389.00 $389.00 $1,875 +14.00
508 508 2 397.50 $397.50 $2,019 -10.92
574 574 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,210 -24.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 332 4 455.00–510.00 $467.44 $1,552 —
435 435 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 -65.00
471 471 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,167 +37.50
530–535 533 2 345.00–375.00 $360.07 $1,919 -11.79
590 590 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,976 —
615 615 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,122 —

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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.