Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

4,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.30/cwt ≈ $2,468/hd at 771 lb · 313 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.72/cwt ≈ $2,319/hd at 677 lb · 180 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $409.04/cwt +29.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,497/hd at 610 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,333	1,734	2,740
Feeder cattle	4,287	1,705	2,740
Slaughter cattle	46	29	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Cattle (Steers 1717, Heifers 2052, Bulls 518) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 12) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 30.00 lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Rockingham, Springlake, Winchester and Wytheville. ***This report includes 2117 head of ungraded cattle from the Wytheville Weaned/Vaccinated sale***

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 30.00 lower
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 2052
→ Slaughter cattle: Bulls 518) State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 34

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	422	28	477.00–505.00	$481.17	$2,031	—
488 value added	488	4	430.00	$430.00	$2,098	—
477–499	489	74	425.00–472.50	$462.77	$2,263	—
501–548	529	52	400.00–450.00	$424.44	$2,245	—
571–588 value added	577	16	390.00–395.00	$391.91	$2,261	—
555–596	579	64	376.00–432.50	$407.64	$2,360	—
606–639	610	136	380.00–422.00	$410.05	$2,501	+30.05
604–633 value added	613	17	397.50–402.50	$400.98	$2,458	—
673	673	2	321.00	$321.00	$2,160	—
651–699	690	71	329.00–372.00	$361.47	$2,494	—
693–694 value added	694	13	351.00–355.00	$352.54	$2,447	—
711–733	719	125	344.00–371.00	$365.55	$2,628	—
728	728	3	323.00	$323.00	$2,351	—
744 value added	744	24	337.00	$337.00	$2,507	—
751–775 value added	760	14	341.00–361.00	$348.29	$2,647	+1.58
754–785	763	7	330.00–331.00	$330.71	$2,523	—
806	806	5	315.00	$315.00	$2,539	—
802–823	809	45	327.00–338.00	$336.03	$2,718	—
844 value added	844	58	323.25	$323.25	$2,728	—
878 value added	878	16	316.00	$316.00	$2,774	-25.21
901	901	8	301.00	$301.00	$2,712	—
965	965	2	477.50	$477.50	$4,608	—
1003 value added	1003	36	291.00	$291.00	$2,919	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	405.00–485.00	$447.14	$1,467	—
357–385	378	8	405.00–477.50	$466.68	$1,764	+43.80
400–443	424	10	425.00–465.00	$435.70	$1,847	+2.75
450–495	471	38	350.00–479.00	$447.23	$2,106	+0.84
525–546	537	18	300.00–440.00	$385.82	$2,072	-32.89
545 value added	545	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,703	—
551–596	566	94	340.00–460.00	$410.13	$2,321	-3.40
636 value added	636	6	382.50	$382.50	$2,433	—
622–648	637	34	358.00–390.00	$371.23	$2,365	-1.91
658–681 value added	661	36	360.00–367.50	$366.64	$2,423	+5.37
650–696	665	99	348.00–414.00	$373.09	$2,481	-7.82
698	698	3	332.50	$332.50	$2,321	—
715–747	738	98	320.00–381.00	$361.97	$2,671	+32.24
751–775	763	39	320.00–365.00	$339.68	$2,592	+11.11
819–843	834	23	325.00–339.00	$329.88	$2,751	+1.42
853–869	864	6	325.00–337.50	$329.12	$2,844	+16.58
928	928	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,459	—
1004–1045	1016	6	200.00–300.00	$270.49	$2,748	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	9	515.00	$515.00	$1,488	+82.32
310	310	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,442	-19.82
376–390	382	8	390.00–510.00	$470.12	$1,796	+17.00
405 value added	405	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,620	—
423–431	426	5	320.00–435.00	$387.90	$1,652	-62.80
455–480	470	26	365.00–441.00	$426.87	$2,006	-13.81
470 value added	470	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,880	—
518 value added	518	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,072	—
500–545	522	12	365.00–420.00	$390.94	$2,041	-13.14
550–595	557	40	370.00–465.00	$415.45	$2,314	+11.65
605–648	639	36	340.00–389.00	$369.18	$2,359	+4.46
700–735	725	9	345.00–365.00	$353.34	$2,562	+78.34
808–844	826	6	250.00–322.50	$285.46	$2,358	—
899	899	5	308.00	$308.00	$2,769	—
950	950	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,755	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–320	319	3	400.00–452.50	$417.57	$1,332	-67.43
356–373	361	7	430.00–460.00	$451.14	$1,629	—
405–435	417	5	375.00–405.00	$392.48	$1,637	-46.70
450–475	457	14	400.00–448.00	$441.80	$2,019	—
515–545	531	6	300.00–400.00	$379.55	$2,015	-5.45
550–585	563	4	310.00–357.00	$338.18	$1,904	-53.93
647	647	7	354.00	$354.00	$2,290	+30.53
688	688	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,167	-25.00
706	706	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,330	—
785	785	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,434	±0.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,457	—
1275–1505	1416	4	226.00–229.00	$227.02	$3,215	-8.23
1400–1800	1608	28	228.00–235.00	$232.30	$3,735	+6.80
1975	1975	1	221.00	$221.00	$4,365	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	387.50	$387.50	$2,054	—
578 value added	578	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,023	—
652–676	663	13	315.00–340.00	$326.76	$2,166	—
918	918	4	272.50	$272.50	$2,502	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	335.00	$335.00	$921	—
380–392	388	3	250.00–387.50	$342.61	$1,329	-97.39
455–470	457	7	350.00–410.00	$401.19	$1,833	-3.81
502	502	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,958	+15.72
568	568	2	377.50	$377.50	$2,144	—
615–640	632	3	225.00–348.00	$308.08	$1,947	+0.19
655	655	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,162	+80.00
710	710	1	324.00	$324.00	$2,300	—
795	795	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,670	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	3	349.00	$349.00	$2,157	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–443	433	25	410.00–427.50	$420.51	$1,821	—
452–496	475	30	420.00	$420.00	$1,995	—
491–495 value added	492	11	342.50–375.00	$351.42	$1,729	—
502–547	521	85	370.00–415.00	$387.43	$2,019	+1.43
560 value added	560	7	364.00	$364.00	$2,038	-8.00
556–592	567	123	340.00–389.50	$375.26	$2,128	—
604–643	613	80	337.50–357.00	$347.57	$2,131	+2.57
645 value added	645	13	328.00	$328.00	$2,116	-31.00
664 value added	664	5	350.00	$350.00	$2,324	—
655–686	677	175	322.00–347.00	$342.51	$2,319	—
702–735	717	104	285.00–327.00	$322.78	$2,314	—
756 value added	756	10	295.00	$295.00	$2,230	—
758–798	771	303	314.50–324.50	$321.14	$2,476	—
802–808	803	78	300.00–315.00	$311.71	$2,503	—
883 value added	883	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,649	—
1003	1003	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,758	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	325.00–420.00	$374.68	$1,023	-90.32
309–340	328	6	360.00–445.00	$412.35	$1,353	-82.65
367–395	376	16	370.00–430.00	$414.36	$1,558	-6.21
405–448	433	33	353.00–430.00	$395.83	$1,714	-49.85
450–487	462	39	315.00–415.00	$394.23	$1,821	-12.07
524–540	528	42	351.00–412.50	$398.78	$2,106	+21.33
550–570	557	89	335.00–390.00	$373.53	$2,081	+6.89
579	579	16	360.00	$360.00	$2,084	-6.64
585	585	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,930	-36.64
600–646	637	63	255.00–365.00	$340.77	$2,171	+2.82
650–690	664	94	287.50–375.00	$341.67	$2,269	+13.67
680 value added	680	10	327.50	$327.50	$2,227	—
696	696	4	317.00	$317.00	$2,206	-11.00
709–745	723	14	290.00–330.00	$313.03	$2,263	+17.67
750–786	763	22	280.00–324.50	$306.85	$2,341	+1.19
793	793	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,379	-5.66
826 value added	826	50	290.00	$290.00	$2,395	—
822–835	827	5	290.00–299.00	$293.63	$2,428	-6.37
858–895	864	15	286.00–300.00	$295.51	$2,553	+70.51
915	915	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,836	+30.00
1085	1085	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,604	—
1255	1255	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,824	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–289	275	2	340.00–445.00	$389.73	$1,072	-100.27
336–340	338	10	420.00–435.00	$425.96	$1,440	-24.96
357–383	362	40	335.00–440.00	$410.35	$1,485	-13.05
435–436 value added	436	8	305.00–435.00	$402.56	$1,755	—
425–448	446	53	350.00–420.00	$411.31	$1,834	+20.30
451–485	460	23	305.00–380.00	$362.16	$1,666	-56.56
470 value added	470	5	337.50	$337.50	$1,586	—
500–548	543	46	320.00–391.00	$382.55	$2,077	+6.16
552–585	561	15	225.00–385.00	$343.65	$1,928	-25.57
612–639	635	36	200.00–365.00	$347.28	$2,205	+0.83
673–699	677	6	265.00–308.00	$300.60	$2,035	+47.09
700–742	736	14	257.00–325.00	$273.70	$2,014	+11.92
980	980	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,450	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–348	342	12	377.50–416.00	$386.58	$1,322	-33.06
353–365	357	7	335.00–416.00	$383.31	$1,368	-4.68
410–435 value added	420	5	300.00–332.50	$319.04	$1,340	—
431–446	442	51	210.00–408.00	$378.41	$1,673	-30.10
461–474	464	5	275.00–377.00	$356.14	$1,652	+2.63
498 value added	498	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,544	—
518	518	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,046	+60.10
551–570	558	36	315.00–380.00	$366.38	$2,044	+38.34
649	649	10	348.00	$348.00	$2,259	+18.96
655	655	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,949	—
785	785	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,002	+0.12

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	2	387.50	$387.50	$2,007	—
520 value added	520	11	350.00	$350.00	$1,820	—
558	558	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,814	—
601 value added	601	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,803	—
608	608	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,930	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,580	-3.56
425	425	6	362.50	$362.50	$1,541	-13.12
505	505	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,439	-65.00
500–545	527	5	280.00–340.00	$314.17	$1,656	-35.83
553	553	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,046	+90.00
608	608	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,098	+45.00
730	730	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,044	+5.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1485	1351	12	225.00–233.00	$229.05	$3,094	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	337	7	395.00–457.50	$430.16	$1,450	-34.80
350–380	367	14	350.00–475.00	$462.66	$1,698	-2.56
405–445	428	37	370.00–437.50	$417.32	$1,786	-3.79
469–494	484	15	290.00–410.00	$386.65	$1,871	-11.15
500–547	512	52	330.00–410.00	$391.09	$2,002	+26.91
561–580	565	34	297.00–387.00	$366.70	$2,072	-18.85
625–639	633	24	340.00–372.50	$358.94	$2,272	+3.70
662 value added	662	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,085	—
655–670	666	14	312.50–350.00	$341.86	$2,277	+13.48
710–749	731	21	240.00–355.00	$284.45	$2,079	-32.95
780	780	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,398	+37.50
818	818	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,658	+75.00
865	865	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,465	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	325.00	$325.00	$910	-135.00
332–345	337	22	425.00–490.00	$462.42	$1,558	+3.52
355–397	377	11	350.00–465.00	$426.19	$1,607	-20.27
408–435	419	50	329.00–450.00	$418.24	$1,752	-25.10
463–489	479	35	378.00–405.00	$400.05	$1,916	-7.69
494 value added	494	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,581	—
505–544	536	20	355.00–405.00	$394.88	$2,117	+6.64
550–590	565	25	345.00–381.00	$366.35	$2,070	+18.98
628–649	631	11	250.00–360.00	$345.33	$2,179	+6.59
652–675	654	10	340.00–350.00	$348.97	$2,282	+49.52
745	745	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,347	+60.00
853	853	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,431	—
1045	1045	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	—
323	323	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,405	+50.33
362	362	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,231	—
425	425	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,679	±0.00
450–488	459	14	300.00–380.00	$342.88	$1,574	-42.12
543	543	3	358.00	$358.00	$1,944	-2.00
550 value added	550	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,320	—
590	590	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,858	-30.00
615	615	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,968	-15.00
1055	1055	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,978	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–340	335	6	340.00–432.50	$401.18	$1,344	-33.82
410	410	3	397.50	$397.50	$1,630	-11.50
453	453	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,518	-26.62
505–545	515	6	285.00–372.00	$332.67	$1,713	—
571	571	8	351.00	$351.00	$2,004	+21.96
630	630	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,890	+8.00
690	690	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455 value added	455	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,388	—

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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.