Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 181 priced lines covering 3,501 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,553 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 42 head.

Mon May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,553Last week 3,807Year ago 4,490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 66

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1168, Heifers 1654, Bulls 731)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 35, Heifers 7)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 5.00 to 11.00 higher.

Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah, Springlake and Winchester.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	199.00	199.00
5	—	659	120.00–214.00	194.88
14	—	457	149.00–228.00	201.76
13	—	375	132.00–233.00	197.72
2	—	778	161.00–187.50	174.55
7	—	636	185.00–190.00	189.29
2	—	715	145.00–190.00	167.03
9	—	565	180.00–224.00	212.11
13	—	525	160.00–220.00	209.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	240.00	240.00
6	—	832	161.00	161.00
29	—	660	226.00–253.50	245.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	155.00	155.00
24	—	372	175.00–260.00	241.11
8	—	724	125.00–220.00	181.60
3	—	948	147.00	147.00
4	—	950	162.00	162.00
4	—	868	129.00–160.00	145.82
30	—	436	185.00–255.00	234.15
50	—	560	181.00–245.00	230.18
4	—	817	159.00–175.00	170.94
2	—	1,205	154.00	154.00
54	—	458	161.00–253.00	235.02
6	—	773	130.00–194.50	183.42
33	—	545	207.50–237.00	235.14
6	—	676	155.00–223.00	203.98
4	—	326	226.00–242.50	231.85
38	—	636	137.00–230.00	219.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	268.00	268.00
25	—	490	244.00–245.00	244.56
6	—	538	226.00	226.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
15	—	325	105.00–180.00	120.81
5	—	556	170.00	170.00
7	—	479	110.00–170.00	122.28
10	—	426	110.00–188.00	149.72
3	—	635	156.00–195.00	182.10
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	223.00	223.00
11	—	477	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	465	220.00–230.00	225.82
16	—	562	251.00	251.00
8	—	733	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	224.00	224.00
3	—	951	169.00	169.00
30	—	567	246.00–257.00	253.48
6	—	820	180.00	180.00
11	—	666	187.00–254.50	223.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	636	193.00–244.00	218.66
65	—	577	212.00–235.00	226.70
4	—	325	215.00–240.00	227.38
125	—	545	217.00–261.00	237.09
1	—	1,130	137.50	137.50
60	—	735	148.00–229.00	207.91
126	—	473	210.00–258.00	239.35
22	—	659	212.00–230.00	217.26
14	—	827	176.00–184.00	180.30
22	—	431	207.50–260.00	240.89
6	—	924	169.00–182.00	177.71
12	—	764	180.00–213.00	196.32
22	—	377	226.00–260.00	251.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	185.00	185.00
13	—	577	195.00–201.00	198.69
6	—	708	180.00	180.00
4	—	816	131.00	131.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
17	—	658	180.50–206.00	188.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	466	197.00–205.00	201.44
11	—	431	210.00–215.00	213.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	183.00	183.00
11	—	659	200.00	200.00
3	—	353	200.00	200.00
17	—	552	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	807	163.00	163.00
20	—	657	189.00	189.00
17	—	583	189.00–207.00	193.05
30	—	755	175.00	175.00
7	—	969	168.00	168.00
24	—	930	163.00–172.50	171.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	443	161.00–222.00	208.88
5	—	815	169.00	169.00
124	—	540	165.50–215.00	198.56
3	—	755	158.00	158.00
6	—	320	175.00–207.50	191.58
30	—	735	164.00–188.00	171.31
1	—	1,050	116.00	116.00
19	—	662	148.00–193.00	182.57
4	—	929	139.00–164.00	157.91
56	—	375	176.00–225.00	214.79
1	—	995	167.00	167.00
54	—	639	159.00–189.00	178.49
71	—	561	150.00–203.00	195.68
113	—	476	175.00–216.00	207.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	401	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	736	180.00–184.00	182.01
17	—	615	189.00–213.00	204.53
21	—	657	183.00–209.00	200.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	203.00	203.00
5	—	647	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	539	135.00–199.00	177.21
31	—	421	152.00–214.00	198.25
16	—	621	122.00–176.50	159.88
63	—	467	160.00–218.00	200.03
31	—	568	149.00–198.50	191.70
5	—	335	224.00	224.00
2	—	285	142.50–205.00	173.20
34	—	369	149.00–217.00	202.48
1	—	710	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	437	139.00–180.00	172.93
11	—	544	142.00–186.50	182.67
5	—	614	126.00–166.00	155.00
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
6	—	724	97.00–152.00	132.10
1	—	685	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	209.00	209.00
2	—	313	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	661	155.00–187.00	183.34
43	—	629	167.50–194.00	183.41
78	—	365	184.00–230.00	224.35
2	—	923	139.00	139.00
21	—	342	168.00–227.50	204.67
107	—	441	155.00–220.00	212.45
3	—	838	164.00	164.00
3	—	850	169.00	169.00
84	—	538	170.00–206.00	196.38
6	—	763	135.00–163.00	156.09
67	—	473	175.00–210.00	199.14
5	—	735	143.00–175.50	168.92
79	—	560	158.00–213.00	197.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	121.00–175.00	156.42
89	—	567	195.00–250.00	214.92
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
39	—	660	166.00–221.00	188.42
32	—	504	173.00–214.00	210.17
23	—	366	228.00–247.00	236.41
19	—	627	147.00–232.00	207.36
51	—	429	206.00–245.00	231.73
63	—	488	193.00–245.00	228.26
3	—	342	223.00–255.00	233.60
1	—	190	182.50	182.50
8	—	741	171.00–190.00	182.91
1	—	855	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	165.00–213.00	181.23
2	—	362	192.50	192.50
15	—	487	142.50–219.25	210.28
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
8	—	414	157.50–195.00	181.32
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	573	165.00–210.00	196.75
38	—	338	122.50–255.00	240.81
1	—	1,070	105.00	105.00
83	—	424	190.00–254.00	236.22
1	—	775	182.50	182.50
12	—	626	165.00–221.00	196.15
1	—	730	157.00	157.00
23	—	521	167.50–246.00	218.79
59	—	481	175.00–238.00	218.75
17	—	366	166.00–230.00	219.25
1	—	960	99.00	99.00
9	—	664	174.00–188.00	184.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	486	200.00–210.00	201.90
2	—	615	125.00–190.00	156.71
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
6	—	358	230.00	230.00
10	—	426	154.00–211.00	199.09
1	—	715	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	151.00–155.00	153.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	168.00–172.50	171.03
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	163.00–164.00	163.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,601	162.00–180.00	167.22
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	140.00–155.00	148.14
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,587	155.00–170.00	163.94

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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