Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

2,034 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.51/cwt -15.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,988/hd at 559 lb · 96 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $399.64/cwt -10.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,238/hd at 560 lb · 94 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $368.78/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 461 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,034	4,333	2,637
Feeder cattle	2,034	4,287	2,637
Slaughter cattle	—	46	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 623, Heifers 915, Bulls 496) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sharply lower. Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake and Winchester.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sharply lower
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 915

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–343	342	11	340.00–425.00	$417.44	$1,428	-29.70
375	375	4	437.50	$437.50	$1,641	-29.18
428–429	428	13	435.00–465.00	$456.54	$1,954	+20.84
452–491	469	54	350.00–429.00	$406.26	$1,905	-40.97
492 value added	492	2	437.50	$437.50	$2,152	—
510–546	538	21	377.00–470.00	$430.00	$2,313	+44.18
555–595	559	72	345.00–395.00	$380.17	$2,125	-29.96
551–589 value added	563	22	400.00–495.00	$463.38	$2,609	—
602–643 value added	621	17	392.50–405.00	$398.91	$2,477	+16.41
637–649	639	59	338.00–360.00	$348.21	$2,225	-23.02
659–669	665	22	355.00–387.50	$374.68	$2,492	+1.59
711	711	14	354.00	$354.00	$2,517	-7.97
700–744	734	26	315.00–352.00	$330.84	$2,428	-31.13
741 value added	741	19	340.00	$340.00	$2,519	—
750–755 value added	751	17	327.50–344.00	$342.05	$2,569	—
758–790	772	4	220.00–330.00	$279.09	$2,155	-60.59
805	805	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,334	-39.88
806 value added	806	4	308.00	$308.00	$2,482	—
861–885 value added	865	11	245.00–291.00	$282.45	$2,443	—
915–935	925	2	210.00–265.00	$237.20	$2,194	-27.80
960–990	969	4	165.00–205.00	$180.17	$1,746	—
1065–1070	1068	2	195.00	$195.00	$2,083	—
1170	1170	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–395	368	13	400.00–470.00	$444.93	$1,637	-25.19
410–445	433	8	415.00–445.00	$426.52	$1,847	+38.62
454–498	465	47	250.00–430.00	$411.90	$1,915	-14.97
510–540	532	33	280.00–405.00	$397.07	$2,112	+6.13
552–595	567	6	375.00–400.00	$384.74	$2,181	-30.71
620–630	627	19	250.00–355.00	$340.72	$2,136	-28.46
633	633	3	361.00	$361.00	$2,285	-8.18
650–672	665	3	180.00–330.00	$281.10	$1,869	—
700–745	729	8	320.00–345.00	$333.57	$2,432	-19.77
800–830	810	3	240.00–305.00	$282.80	$2,291	-2.66
875	875	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,319	-43.00
884 value added	884	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,564	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	363	6	330.00–430.00	$412.07	$1,496	-39.07
418–439	434	10	325.00–422.00	$396.18	$1,719	+3.70
455	455	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,365	-141.80
510–532	528	9	255.00–399.00	$377.10	$1,991	-2.45
550	550	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,375	-88.18
627	627	2	344.00	$344.00	$2,157	-10.00
690	690	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,208	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
716 value added	716	17	347.00	$347.00	$2,485	+10.00
780	780	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,794	-100.71

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,588	—
475	475	3	377.50	$377.50	$1,793	-23.69
535	535	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,819	-50.00
607	607	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,003	+21.92

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668 value added	668	5	287.50	$287.50	$1,920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–345	340	3	330.00–375.00	$359.79	$1,223	-52.56
360–387	378	14	360.00–412.50	$388.84	$1,470	-25.52
420–448	432	31	300.00–405.00	$361.34	$1,561	-34.49
457–490	471	71	330.00–380.00	$361.81	$1,704	-32.42
516 value added	516	10	388.00	$388.00	$2,002	—
523–548	541	22	330.00–355.00	$337.98	$1,828	-60.80
552–594	559	93	270.00–405.00	$356.01	$1,990	-17.52
563	563	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,914	-33.53
601–619 value added	611	13	360.00–364.00	$362.18	$2,213	—
615–635	631	64	290.00–358.00	$324.49	$2,048	-16.28
650–690	666	15	285.00–339.00	$321.06	$2,138	-20.61
659–686	674	17	295.00–325.00	$310.06	$2,090	-31.61
712 value added	712	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,065	—
730–737	736	12	295.00–310.00	$308.76	$2,272	-4.27
758 value added	758	9	305.00	$305.00	$2,312	—
774	774	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,548	-106.85
815	815	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,630	-93.63
1075	1075	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,365	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–287	276	8	340.00–395.00	$377.58	$1,042	-12.15
332–348	343	17	360.00–397.50	$375.89	$1,289	-50.07
357–393	367	44	255.00–395.00	$373.39	$1,370	-36.96
420–445	433	11	295.00–400.00	$376.07	$1,628	-35.24
452–487	460	86	300.00–384.00	$370.45	$1,704	+8.29
476 value added	476	5	340.00	$340.00	$1,618	+2.50
505–546	541	80	315.00–370.00	$352.96	$1,910	-29.59
550–566	555	13	280.00–372.00	$339.80	$1,886	-3.85
600–641	621	14	200.00–357.50	$314.37	$1,952	-32.91
616–646 value added	630	11	299.00–320.00	$310.21	$1,954	—
654–658	655	17	200.00–317.50	$289.72	$1,898	-10.88
678	678	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,966	-10.60
708–740	727	8	270.00–305.00	$279.33	$2,031	+5.63
755–758	756	7	230.00–313.00	$277.35	$2,097	—
850	850	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,870	—
937	937	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,687	—
1118	1118	4	192.50	$192.50	$2,152	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–363	356	27	305.00–385.00	$371.98	$1,324	-11.33
405–448	446	38	315.00–380.00	$366.98	$1,637	-11.43
453–483	472	11	315.00–347.50	$333.25	$1,573	-22.89
518	518	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,088	-185.00
555–585	567	4	317.50–330.00	$320.69	$1,818	-45.69
612–625	619	6	306.00–315.00	$310.87	$1,924	-37.13
720	720	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,584	—
825	825	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,269	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–376	375	5	337.50–361.00	$342.14	$1,283	-62.86
426	426	5	317.50	$317.50	$1,353	-45.00
455–475	474	14	275.00–335.00	$330.88	$1,568	—
535–541	539	12	305.00–325.00	$320.40	$1,727	+6.23
612–620	615	3	292.50–295.00	$293.34	$1,804	-51.66
638 value added	638	9	305.00	$305.00	$1,946	—
715–745	730	2	255.00–272.50	$263.57	$1,924	-16.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554–582	576	38	350.00–365.00	$361.96	$2,085	-13.30
643	643	10	327.50	$327.50	$2,106	-20.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–285	284	3	400.00–490.00	$459.86	$1,306	—
310–347	328	9	370.00–480.00	$420.66	$1,380	-9.50
350–385	369	19	370.00–480.00	$447.63	$1,652	-15.03
405–438	432	31	370.00–440.00	$407.00	$1,758	-10.32
450–499	486	61	270.00–410.00	$382.31	$1,858	-4.34
520–535	531	17	350.00–375.00	$373.23	$1,982	-17.86
556–590	571	46	327.50–392.50	$365.19	$2,085	-1.51
603–630	626	13	310.00–359.00	$351.74	$2,202	-7.20
653–665	658	19	315.00–340.00	$326.33	$2,147	-15.53
710–732	728	9	250.00–300.00	$294.58	$2,145	+10.13
820	820	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,870	+25.00
870	870	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,044	-50.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–290	284	7	310.00–470.00	$422.08	$1,199	+97.08
300–347	340	28	420.00–490.00	$442.91	$1,506	-19.51
355–395	375	14	310.00–462.50	$418.64	$1,570	-7.55
406–435	420	41	360.00–435.00	$413.68	$1,737	-4.56
468–498	484	31	340.00–400.00	$371.03	$1,796	-29.02
513–545	537	19	290.00–370.00	$339.28	$1,822	-55.60
565–595	569	34	250.00–392.50	$369.97	$2,105	+3.62
615–633	628	5	245.00–340.00	$315.35	$1,980	-29.98
656–673	660	13	310.00–322.50	$319.56	$2,109	-29.41
768	768	6	312.50	$312.50	$2,400	—
847	847	5	247.50	$247.50	$2,096	—
855	855	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,240	-140.00
990	990	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,343	+25.00
420–448	439	3	280.00–290.00	$283.19	$1,243	-111.81
495	495	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,510	—
532–537	534	8	305.00–332.50	$322.13	$1,720	-35.87
610	610	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,159	-130.00
710	710	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,242	—
778	778	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,439	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	327.00–370.00	$348.26	$1,532	-49.24
460–491	483	4	338.00–340.00	$338.48	$1,635	+3.48
543	543	3	332.00	$332.00	$1,803	-0.67
552–571	564	8	235.00–330.00	$295.13	$1,665	-55.87

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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.