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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026 Corrected report

2,547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.01/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 477 lb · 123 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.08/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 631 lb · 107 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.84/cwt -16.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 565 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,547 2,838 3,431
Feeder cattle 2,547 2,809 3,431
Slaughter cattle — 29 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 828, Heifers 1068, Bulls 651) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Compared to last week : Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 10.00 higher. Report Includes sales from Blackstone, Dublin, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah. 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
325 value added 325 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 —
350–380 364 5 265.00–480.00 $413.74 $1,506 -70.75
425–440 431 13 355.00–460.00 $423.16 $1,824 -39.68
482 value added 482 14 427.50 $427.50 $2,061 —
455–495 483 40 350.00–425.00 $406.46 $1,963 -21.89
512 value added 512 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,022 —
520–549 541 59 370.00–423.00 $398.99 $2,159 +27.83
550–598 568 63 330.00–410.00 $379.99 $2,158 -8.63
570–581 value added 576 14 363.00–420.00 $387.16 $2,230 —
615–649 640 44 300.00–375.00 $359.89 $2,303 +3.39
650–680 660 75 300.00–386.00 $350.60 $2,314 -16.45
662 662 5 372.00 $372.00 $2,463 +4.95
734 734 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,496 +7.01
715–748 743 30 255.00–345.00 $316.53 $2,352 -16.46
750–795 760 33 310.00–342.50 $331.47 $2,519 +23.97
800–844 830 25 275.00–321.00 $309.77 $2,571 -3.31
837 value added 837 19 303.00 $303.00 $2,536 —
858–875 863 9 286.00–296.00 $293.53 $2,533 -1.47
899 value added 899 58 295.00 $295.00 $2,652 —
900–933 922 3 260.00–285.00 $276.87 $2,553 -25.63
965 965 2 277.00 $277.00 $2,673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,501 -35.00
380–392 386 4 405.00–460.00 $432.93 $1,671 -15.80
400–446 434 14 401.00–415.00 $409.56 $1,777 -36.75
460–476 466 12 400.00–422.50 $414.69 $1,932 -7.45
479 value added 479 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,653 -54.44
506 value added 506 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,100 —
515–546 541 26 359.00–410.00 $385.07 $2,083 +15.33
553–595 556 29 350.00–410.00 $389.37 $2,165 +13.01
581–587 value added 586 19 330.00–407.50 $391.32 $2,293 +16.32
605 value added 605 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,981 —
610–640 634 19 319.00–344.00 $340.40 $2,158 +7.34
652–674 664 16 310.00–355.00 $340.92 $2,264 +6.97
656–686 value added 670 13 322.50–335.00 $328.41 $2,200 —
733–740 737 5 320.00–322.50 $320.99 $2,366 -0.24
738 value added 738 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,362 —
750–770 757 3 300.00–310.00 $306.61 $2,321 +0.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 51 486.00 $486.00 $2,299 +71.00
525 value added 525 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,021 —
627 value added 627 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,194 -9.11
650–655 value added 653 10 327.50–361.00 $347.35 $2,268 -25.77
797 value added 797 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,590 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 -118.42
460–477 471 3 350.00–376.00 $367.54 $1,731 -28.46
505–535 525 8 130.00–374.00 $326.75 $1,715 -36.29
555–580 568 2 335.00–345.00 $340.11 $1,932 —
655–675 661 6 285.00–328.00 $314.84 $2,081 -3.16
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,266 —
482 482 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,735 +12.50
530 530 5 337.50 $337.50 $1,789 +13.40
585 585 1 339.00 $339.00 $1,983 —
623 623 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,068 —
650 650 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 -5.47
710 710 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 value added 447 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,341 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 281 4 380.00–440.00 $419.07 $1,178 +34.07
324–343 331 18 385.00–420.00 $402.13 $1,331 +28.90
353–375 372 29 372.50–403.00 $385.53 $1,434 +6.41
412–443 421 51 335.00–373.00 $364.43 $1,534 +3.18
451–482 value added 470 22 354.00–380.00 $365.10 $1,716 —
459–496 479 101 332.50–375.00 $352.81 $1,690 -2.55
528 value added 528 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,927 ±0.00
535–549 545 63 297.00–348.00 $339.13 $1,848 -3.77
550–588 565 100 303.00–350.00 $318.84 $1,801 -16.69
612–646 value added 619 24 313.00–333.00 $328.65 $2,034 —
615–640 635 83 283.00–330.00 $312.44 $1,984 +1.43
655–685 672 52 265.00–325.00 $314.25 $2,112 +20.52
702–749 737 58 282.50–320.00 $291.96 $2,152 +18.61
783 783 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,290 +3.89
837 value added 837 9 285.00 $285.00 $2,385 —
825–845 843 8 250.00–282.00 $278.08 $2,344 -21.92
885 885 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,566 —
1010 1010 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 325.00 $325.00 $682 +65.00
283–295 287 3 390.00–400.00 $393.43 $1,129 +28.43
316–338 323 7 350.00–415.00 $392.34 $1,267 +37.27
355–387 366 29 350.00–390.00 $377.15 $1,380 -8.23
416–444 436 46 339.00–372.00 $367.65 $1,603 +28.09
455–495 468 40 320.00–372.50 $354.62 $1,660 -7.94
510–543 538 57 300.00–335.00 $326.99 $1,759 -10.41
553–574 559 38 300.00–342.50 $334.33 $1,869 +3.91
618–643 635 39 285.00–325.00 $311.15 $1,976 -3.19
636 value added 636 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,972 —
650–660 655 4 265.00–291.00 $284.20 $1,862 -15.91
660 value added 660 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,716 -88.32
735–737 value added 737 7 270.00–325.00 $317.16 $2,337 —
700–748 738 8 275.00–294.00 $285.99 $2,111 +8.64
758 758 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,047 -12.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 330.00 $330.00 $974 —
340 340 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 -26.54
368–395 380 6 345.00–370.00 $354.56 $1,347 +46.49
433 433 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,494 +34.11
451–470 454 24 331.00–358.00 $342.63 $1,556 +10.50
505–549 540 30 285.00–345.00 $313.17 $1,691 +4.18
555 555 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 -20.27
635 635 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,911 +19.34
661 661 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,983 +10.00
710–745 723 3 275.00–286.00 $279.44 $2,020 +16.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,854 +10.00
544 544 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,904 —
570 value added 570 2 336.00 $336.00 $1,915 -24.00
601–625 value added 617 27 313.00–345.00 $332.96 $2,054 -41.19
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,287 +8.50
438 438 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,358 -3.96
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 —
515–538 531 5 306.00–330.00 $314.42 $1,670 +34.42
570 570 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 -29.73
605–615 608 3 240.00–298.00 $259.55 $1,578 -6.58

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 261 4 295.00–450.00 $376.46 $983 -123.54
325–340 332 24 400.00–515.00 $482.51 $1,602 -17.49
350–395 379 16 360.00–470.00 $430.17 $1,630 -14.98
420–440 425 45 350.00–445.00 $424.75 $1,805 +12.24
465–494 488 78 200.00–415.00 $389.63 $1,901 +1.81
515–535 527 3 322.00–365.00 $349.31 $1,841 -7.15
542 value added 542 9 387.50 $387.50 $2,100 —
552–595 565 96 310.00–392.50 $368.92 $2,084 +17.01
631–645 636 34 300.00–325.00 $311.43 $1,981 -7.15
657–671 662 20 320.00–340.00 $332.90 $2,204 +14.35
720–738 734 5 260.00–315.00 $302.02 $2,217 +40.22
755–765 758 10 271.00–305.00 $294.71 $2,234 +29.71
837 837 6 286.00 $286.00 $2,394 +47.13
888 888 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 273 6 285.00–425.00 $369.17 $1,008 +169.17
312–340 330 28 350.00–515.00 $464.93 $1,534 -5.31
350–398 376 20 325.00–455.00 $419.03 $1,576 +20.86
409–433 418 53 365.00–435.00 $420.39 $1,757 +4.52
477–495 481 33 363.00–395.00 $387.73 $1,865 -3.32
504–546 526 27 332.00–381.00 $364.64 $1,918 -10.92
567–576 571 25 330.00–370.00 $352.69 $2,014 +10.03
600–642 627 17 290.00–325.00 $310.10 $1,944 -1.79
695 695 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,241 +26.11
720–738 734 5 277.00–310.00 $303.53 $2,228 +68.03
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 +55.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 —
427 427 10 359.00 $359.00 $1,533 +4.00
475–489 487 18 315.00–337.50 $335.66 $1,635 +23.13
530–545 540 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,712 —
561 561 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,739 +10.47
695 695 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,807 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,481 —
472–480 474 4 325.00–350.00 $343.67 $1,629 -31.33
515 515 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,725 +32.75
570–587 579 4 317.50–321.00 $319.28 $1,849 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,749 —
580 580 2 342.00 $342.00 $1,984 —

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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.