Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 254 priced lines covering 5,682 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,647 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 109 head.

Mon Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,647Last week 4,840Year ago 3,568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 37Year ago 149

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 2005, Dairy Steers 268, Heifers 2311, Bulls 1063)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 18)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 4.00 higher.

Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake, Staunton, Winchester and Wythe County.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	153.00	153.00
7	—	734	165.00–199.00	187.67
27	—	420	175.00–244.00	219.65
22	—	766	136.00–189.50	164.34
47	—	371	215.00–259.50	245.66
2	—	278	240.00–251.00	245.54
1	—	800	112.50	112.50
31	—	636	194.00–229.00	217.33
9	—	331	125.00–240.00	209.56
18	—	661	121.00–230.00	220.57
4	—	871	151.00–171.00	165.43
99	—	457	165.00–255.00	241.90
34	—	564	150.00–239.00	213.13
85	—	543	160.00–259.00	233.44
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,280	125.00	125.00
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
7	—	1,207	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	980	156.50–172.00	165.88
179	—	542	198.00–263.00	240.77
7	—	871	175.00–180.00	176.39
108	—	570	170.00–241.00	232.08
54	—	433	210.00–271.00	246.37
24	—	662	150.00–219.00	211.08
47	—	726	179.00–205.00	195.18
45	—	376	207.50–277.50	252.87
11	—	328	200.00–240.00	217.62
138	—	639	195.00–247.00	223.28
6	—	827	170.00–187.50	175.52
139	—	471	146.00–264.00	247.62
13	—	756	150.00–194.00	186.87
1	—	1,085	143.00	143.00
1	—	280	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	156.00	156.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	223	210.00	210.00
1	—	935	155.00	155.00
3	—	350	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	154.00	154.00
5	—	678	145.00–188.00	171.10
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
4	—	550	185.00	185.00
4	—	452	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	205.00	205.00
6	—	599	192.50	192.50
3	—	395	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	175.00	175.00
4	—	654	224.00	224.00
2	—	485	220.00	220.00
1	—	570	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	197.00	197.00
18	—	535	219.00–250.00	239.64
4	—	693	195.00	195.00
54	—	620	225.00–234.00	228.63
33	—	581	193.00–229.00	217.62
9	—	873	171.00–179.00	176.37
40	—	485	240.00–252.00	248.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	171.00–253.00	231.67
1	—	865	107.00	107.00
11	—	360	149.00–244.00	228.63
21	—	557	227.50–249.00	237.97
2	—	730	130.00–160.00	145.00
16	—	644	198.00–205.00	200.93
1	—	675	172.50	172.50
14	—	538	157.00–222.50	190.50
3	—	330	200.00–222.50	207.05
3	—	817	165.00	165.00
31	—	444	137.50–237.50	226.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	211.00	211.00
3	—	688	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	559	237.00	237.00
18	—	534	220.00–260.00	237.59
25	—	474	210.00–257.00	247.84
11	—	648	222.00	222.00
4	—	1,225	134.00	134.00
1	—	825	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	851	173.00–204.50	203.61
18	—	519	235.00–267.50	248.58
32	—	812	170.00–177.00	176.34
66	—	792	165.00–211.00	208.68
8	—	436	264.00	264.00
39	—	720	207.50	207.50
23	—	697	205.00–227.00	225.11
29	—	609	177.50–242.00	232.24
4	—	375	234.00	234.00
14	—	563	205.00–255.00	236.89
3	—	945	177.00	177.00
4	—	466	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	245.00	245.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	214.00	214.00
4	—	811	161.00	161.00
4	—	541	195.00	195.00
9	—	693	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	125.00	125.00
16	—	579	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	467	201.00–203.00	202.41
8	—	446	216.00	216.00
23	—	575	182.50–201.00	197.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	167.50	167.50
1	—	183	150.00	150.00
4	—	726	135.00–139.00	136.01
59	—	540	150.00–186.00	175.93
8	—	569	140.00–177.00	162.82
103	—	446	138.00–213.25	198.19
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
47	—	633	144.00–171.00	162.91
81	—	360	130.00–221.50	195.59
7	—	326	155.00–189.00	170.11
48	—	474	146.00–197.00	186.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	570	150.00–191.00	174.57
66	—	469	130.00–201.50	186.41
13	—	725	148.00–162.50	156.38
13	—	832	135.00–150.00	136.11
11	—	664	125.00–181.00	167.63
17	—	338	147.00–214.00	203.38
74	—	635	158.00–208.00	178.41
2	—	1,038	120.00	120.00
3	—	907	147.00	147.00
124	—	535	152.00–206.00	187.40
126	—	364	175.00–231.50	214.44
198	—	442	137.50–209.25	201.21
2	—	765	130.00–155.00	142.34
2	—	265	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	158.00	158.00
29	—	521	197.00–200.00	198.41
19	—	438	199.00–207.50	201.68
7	—	637	188.00	188.00
15	—	870	170.00	170.00
5	—	567	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	211.00	211.00
4	—	801	162.00	162.00
27	—	477	188.00–222.50	199.11
4	—	583	151.00	151.00
11	—	674	174.00–179.00	176.21
6	—	941	141.00	141.00
6	—	628	145.00–183.00	163.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	125.00	125.00
6	—	634	178.00–186.00	181.96
8	—	518	209.00	209.00
1	—	790	133.00	133.00
4	—	573	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	472	140.00–209.50	199.25
153	—	538	171.00–190.00	187.95
3	—	900	151.00	151.00
16	—	322	185.00–206.00	197.96
49	—	738	152.50–170.00	160.90
2	—	775	160.00–165.00	162.48
91	—	429	178.00–210.00	202.35
119	—	560	167.50–204.50	190.63
1	—	295	206.00	206.00
57	—	372	154.00–218.00	198.90
32	—	660	155.00–174.00	167.22
4	—	830	151.00	151.00
113	—	631	145.00–189.50	175.20
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	183	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	741	170.00	170.00
11	—	427	193.50	193.50
16	—	380	190.50	190.50
14	—	329	193.00	193.00
9	—	619	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	140.00	140.00
3	—	455	131.00–150.00	139.41
1	—	505	127.50	127.50
7	—	555	175.00	175.00
2	—	757	143.00	143.00
7	—	665	127.50–155.00	150.89
12	—	438	135.00–175.00	171.88
4	—	335	143.00–175.00	167.72
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	217.50	217.50
8	—	423	170.00–175.00	174.35
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
4	—	375	105.00–180.00	149.00
7	—	562	165.00–171.00	170.12
2	—	223	210.00	210.00
1	—	910	149.00	149.00
1	—	510	85.00	85.00
6	—	478	130.00–195.00	173.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	105.00–135.00	120.05
107	—	560	194.00–236.00	220.91
1	—	975	113.00	113.00
87	—	423	213.00–257.50	238.98
33	—	528	155.00–220.00	207.68
1	—	795	132.50	132.50
28	—	332	210.00–250.00	226.81
28	—	367	234.00–267.50	251.61
10	—	669	112.50–200.00	189.61
103	—	483	160.00–262.00	223.02
18	—	740	131.00–175.00	162.85
47	—	633	177.00–216.00	198.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	812	125.00–160.00	153.50
109	—	422	185.00–246.00	237.36
13	—	780	164.00–168.00	164.59
34	—	378	142.00–271.00	238.69
51	—	339	195.00–255.00	236.04
2	—	953	120.00	120.00
6	—	276	240.00	240.00
35	—	631	160.00–214.00	202.18
63	—	527	119.00–239.00	205.62
1	—	205	117.50	117.50
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
54	—	571	157.50–230.00	205.57
76	—	483	150.00–259.00	227.12
10	—	666	150.00–176.00	171.82
4	—	929	130.00–134.00	131.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	175.00	175.00
12	—	557	126.00–182.00	161.83
20	—	441	65.00–230.00	212.28
4	—	349	200.00	200.00
5	—	671	144.00–149.00	146.95
10	—	532	140.00–202.50	183.14
2	—	370	170.00	170.00
2	—	765	122.50–142.50	132.57
6	—	805	109.00–129.00	125.58
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	114.00	114.00
21	—	545	161.00–180.00	179.12
13	—	651	164.00	164.00
13	—	757	157.00	157.00
7	—	834	151.00	151.00
26	—	454	185.00	185.00
3	—	340	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	831	151.00	151.00
48	—	453	184.00–186.00	185.87
2	—	650	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	186.00	186.00
23	—	553	189.00	189.00
21	—	348	195.00	195.00
22	—	648	166.00	166.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
10	—	534	146.00–189.00	171.78
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
1	—	980	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,143	106.00	106.00
4	—	369	202.00	202.00
11	—	742	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	142.00–157.00	151.43
5	—	365	192.00	192.00
5	—	438	178.00	178.00
2	—	838	111.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	283	190.00	190.00
1	—	715	142.00	142.00
8	—	566	157.00	157.00
2	—	473	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,415	164.00–182.00	173.02
Heifers — Select · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	163.00–165.00	164.01
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	131.00–162.00	141.01
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,569	151.50–181.50	170.54
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	169.00–173.50	171.81

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.

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