Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 184 priced lines covering 3,266 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,364 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 27 head.

Mon Aug 19, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,364Last week 4,054Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 30Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 946, Holstein Steers 516, Heifers 1322, Bulls 580)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 19, Heifers 8)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Compared to last week: Mostly steady to 12.00 lower

Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Narrows, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake, Staunton and Wythe County

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	77.50	77.50
4	—	566	101.00	101.00
6	—	466	104.00–113.00	108.52
2	—	337	110.00	110.00
3	—	357	80.00–137.00	118.36
7	—	533	86.00–103.00	100.38
9	—	423	102.00–109.50	108.65
1	—	630	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	125.00–154.00	143.17
10	—	517	115.00–136.00	126.97
28	—	633	116.00–121.50	119.27
29	—	425	121.00–147.00	137.62
77	—	484	122.00–143.00	135.45
81	—	566	107.00–137.00	123.52
7	—	378	130.00–170.00	160.55
14	—	658	94.00–115.00	106.38
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
3	—	757	99.00–109.00	105.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	128.00–149.00	141.74
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
7	—	539	110.00–120.00	113.28
9	—	665	100.00–115.00	107.20
16	—	335	131.00–154.00	141.84
48	—	426	114.00–141.00	136.85
69	—	484	110.00–139.50	132.45
11	—	623	101.00–127.00	121.00
35	—	563	105.00–128.00	118.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	456	103.00–113.00	108.81
9	—	548	105.50	105.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	91.00	91.00
3	—	860	91.00	91.00
6	—	343	118.00–119.00	118.16
10	—	722	100.00–115.00	111.14
7	—	420	110.00–127.50	125.06
17	—	666	106.00–112.00	109.91
35	—	543	110.00–120.50	117.07
78	—	641	101.00–120.50	111.32
100	—	470	108.00–129.50	118.90
138	—	559	109.00–127.00	122.61
1	—	190	41.00	41.00
4	—	261	127.00	127.00
21	—	369	115.00–132.00	128.71
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	92.00	92.00
1	—	555	94.00	94.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
2	—	460	88.00	88.00
4	—	381	90.00–109.00	98.62
8	—	545	93.50–94.00	93.56
11	—	437	84.00–103.00	98.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	717	80.00–108.00	99.63
10	—	761	90.00–108.50	106.63
9	—	348	123.00–134.00	131.56
9	—	670	91.00–109.00	102.89
34	—	636	95.00–121.25	114.72
101	—	542	91.00–125.75	119.42
130	—	459	110.00–125.00	119.10
1	—	285	129.00	129.00
22	—	564	99.00–118.00	111.28
34	—	377	110.00–129.00	124.15
35	—	441	104.00–121.00	116.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
2	—	513	129.25	129.25
5	—	814	115.50	115.50
11	—	681	119.00	119.00
8	—	583	121.50–130.00	122.54
14	—	614	115.00–123.00	118.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	119.50	119.50
22	—	428	131.00–133.00	131.88
70	—	539	123.00–129.50	128.92
15	—	373	110.00	110.00
26	—	484	131.00–134.00	133.57
53	—	586	120.00–130.00	126.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
19	—	458	103.00–108.50	107.93
7	—	618	85.00–101.00	96.05
13	—	343	99.00–118.00	115.03
25	—	532	94.00–108.00	102.74
33	—	440	103.00–113.00	110.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,021	115.00	115.00
15	—	452	135.00	135.00
23	—	674	128.00–129.50	128.83
74	—	570	125.00–143.00	138.26
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	97.50	97.50
3	—	540	95.00–114.00	101.40
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
2	—	830	101.00–114.00	107.62
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
6	—	571	116.00–137.00	126.78
39	—	531	115.00–140.50	137.23
64	—	460	119.00–147.00	143.91
2	—	928	100.00–101.00	100.50
10	—	668	128.00–133.00	131.04
1	—	270	89.00	89.00
17	—	371	118.00–164.00	140.15
17	—	634	114.00–131.50	123.58
24	—	439	112.00–141.00	126.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	101.00	101.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
7	—	423	152.00	152.00
13	—	524	110.00–139.00	127.36
37	—	668	120.00–139.00	131.19
62	—	464	129.00–151.00	144.46
1	—	1,025	91.00	91.00
7	—	764	130.00	130.00
14	—	381	120.00–174.00	156.39
24	—	732	120.00–127.00	126.59
42	—	878	102.00–133.00	129.43
92	—	640	132.50–147.00	134.07
110	—	559	118.00–149.00	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	551	143.00	143.00
12	—	495	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
1	—	775	139.00	139.00
3	—	446	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	139.50	139.50
8	—	457	152.00	152.00
8	—	688	136.00	136.00
11	—	911	128.50	128.50
13	—	763	133.00	133.00
53	—	630	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	484	149.50	149.50
24	—	688	139.00–143.00	139.83
26	—	583	145.50–147.00	145.80
31	—	833	131.75–133.50	132.20
12	—	517	130.00–140.00	137.45
4	—	710	132.00	132.00
4	—	891	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	104.00	104.00
2	—	662	105.50	105.50
6	—	517	107.00–116.00	113.18
16	—	454	118.00–128.00	124.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	134.00	134.00
13	—	628	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	158.00	158.00
10	—	736	144.00–148.00	145.16
21	—	660	156.00–160.00	156.95
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,295	63.50	63.50
3	—	648	80.00	80.00
4	—	543	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,061	50.00–57.00	51.76
5	—	1,137	55.50–75.00	67.25
7	—	386	98.00	98.00
14	—	944	76.50	76.50
19	—	460	91.00–93.00	92.69
20	—	562	82.00	82.00
20	—	659	84.00	84.00
25	—	842	80.00	80.00
30	—	756	80.00–84.50	84.35
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	92.00	92.00
1	—	860	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,025	50.00	50.00
2	—	448	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,063	48.50	48.50
3	—	953	55.00	55.00
9	—	546	76.00–79.00	78.68
9	—	931	76.50	76.50
15	—	365	93.00–100.00	99.02
27	—	836	80.00	80.00
39	—	757	55.00–84.50	79.18
49	—	653	68.50–84.00	81.20
51	—	460	86.00–93.00	92.19
56	—	551	81.50	81.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	65.00	65.00
1	—	675	62.00	62.00
3	—	383	93.00	93.00
3	—	812	63.00–67.50	65.99
3	—	955	50.00	50.00
6	—	638	59.00–66.50	65.29
7	—	748	60.00	60.00
9	—	280	93.00–94.00	93.70
9	—	446	83.00–84.00	83.78
11	—	541	77.50	77.50
16	—	343	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,254	105.00–108.00	105.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,279	105.00–112.00	108.65

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Virginia barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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