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Virginia Weekly Feeder Cattle Board Sale Summary

Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Monday, July 7, 2025

2,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $372.50/cwt ≈ $2,421/hd at 650 lb · 230 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $380.66/cwt ≈ $2,544/hd at 668 lb · 220 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $351.49/cwt ≈ $2,524/hd at 718 lb · 205 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,349

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–580 value added 570 166 398.00–400.50 $399.20 $2,275
630 value added 630 75 387.00 $387.00 $2,438
655–675 value added 665 146 370.00–392.00 $380.99 $2,534
675 675 74 380.00 $380.00 $2,565
700–735 value added 718 205 345.00–356.00 $351.49 $2,524
770–775 value added 772 127 327.50–336.50 $332.02 $2,563
800–845 value added 823 115 312.00–325.00 $318.27 $2,619
850 value added 850 99 310.00–319.00 $315.27 $2,680
910 value added 910 108 304.00–308.00 $306.00 $2,785
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 value added 650 230 372.50 $372.50 $2,421
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 78 380.00 $380.00 $2,337
880 value added 880 57 315.50 $315.50 $2,776

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 value added 521 81 345.00–360.50 $354.08 $1,845
595 value added 595 82 341.50 $341.50 $2,032
610 value added 610 80 353.00 $353.00 $2,153
655–670 value added 663 148 331.00–334.00 $332.52 $2,205
710–740 value added 727 200 304.00–311.00 $307.95 $2,239
795 value added 795 60 292.00 $292.00 $2,321
815 value added 815 50 288.00 $288.00 $2,347 +3.50
875–890 value added 882 168 285.50–294.00 $288.85 $2,548

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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.