Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 155 priced lines covering 3,382 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,337 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 48 head.

Mon May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,337Last week 3,865Year ago 3,586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 0Year ago 30

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1179, Dairy Steers 14, Heifers 1405, Bulls 739)

Slaughter Cattle (Steers 27, Heifers 21)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 10.00 higher.

Report includes sales from Blackstone, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	760	188.00–189.00	188.34
29	—	471	180.00–245.00	223.36
25	—	665	174.00–234.00	213.82
24	—	560	170.00–225.00	204.72
46	—	443	158.00–248.00	228.55
13	—	340	211.00–259.00	255.36
75	—	540	181.00–236.00	230.40
22	—	634	175.00–221.00	218.97
14	—	373	206.00–243.00	236.57
1	—	285	211.00	211.00
15	—	727	163.00–208.00	180.47
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	177.00	177.00
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
4	—	439	128.00–186.00	171.95
6	—	463	167.50–172.00	168.25
2	—	583	165.00–182.50	173.79
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	336	167.50–210.00	202.02
3	—	510	131.00–210.00	158.37
13	—	462	120.00–222.50	187.95
5	—	562	171.00–224.00	213.25
8	—	654	180.00–192.00	190.49
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
2	—	813	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	225.00–252.00	237.41
11	—	656	229.00–240.00	236.94
14	—	720	220.00	220.00
25	—	531	172.00–246.00	213.07
25	—	558	240.00–254.00	246.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	636	206.00–239.00	230.13
10	—	766	170.00–200.00	183.08
11	—	417	202.00–252.50	233.86
106	—	565	160.00–251.00	238.64
40	—	732	139.00–209.00	201.82
1	—	900	167.00	167.00
7	—	381	236.00–258.00	246.05
148	—	543	151.00–252.50	236.80
116	—	473	177.50–251.00	236.70
1	—	985	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,080	130.00	130.00
14	—	675	200.00–232.00	228.65
3	—	345	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	608	204.00–217.00	212.68
9	—	562	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	722	210.00	210.00
2	—	633	220.00	220.00
28	—	554	240.00	240.00
13	—	853	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	182.00	182.00
4	—	462	249.00	249.00
14	—	615	222.00	222.00
10	—	652	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	545	211.00–219.00	217.48
4	—	718	180.00	180.00
21	—	637	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	809	182.50	182.50
5	—	572	221.00	221.00
2	—	708	185.00	185.00
13	—	660	188.00–202.00	198.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	210.00	210.00
7	—	773	187.00	187.00
5	—	708	189.00	189.00
10	—	556	212.00	212.00
9	—	425	200.00	200.00
15	—	474	212.00–219.00	217.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	208.00	208.00
1	—	810	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	467	147.00–220.00	207.73
6	—	762	165.00–174.00	167.22
6	—	989	117.00–144.00	139.61
3	—	322	181.00–219.00	199.95
6	—	728	126.00–185.00	166.89
19	—	657	169.00–188.00	183.97
57	—	557	166.00–210.00	202.55
1	—	850	158.00	158.00
36	—	373	142.00–219.00	205.44
18	—	431	138.00–223.00	192.43
172	—	542	181.00–215.00	202.93
74	—	633	158.00–185.00	179.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	460	139.00–215.00	192.40
25	—	438	141.00–210.00	200.57
26	—	532	139.00–192.00	181.89
6	—	764	120.00–166.00	149.88
1	—	310	182.50	182.50
22	—	563	145.00–209.00	187.37
40	—	360	129.00–223.00	202.95
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
10	—	631	171.00–184.00	181.53
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	167.50–194.50	188.35
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	159.00	159.00
1	—	390	172.50	172.50
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
7	—	637	168.00	168.00
9	—	556	130.00–180.00	169.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	366	130.00–230.50	214.50
75	—	465	175.00–223.00	206.97
5	—	730	167.50–179.00	172.53
73	—	540	141.00–214.00	202.88
129	—	441	150.00–223.00	210.86
30	—	559	178.00–222.00	189.92
1	—	835	157.50	157.50
23	—	637	150.00–182.00	174.42
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
14	—	332	151.00–229.00	210.90
13	—	652	188.50–189.00	188.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	166.00	166.00
5	—	383	175.00–181.00	178.63
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	798	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	146.50	146.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	658	167.00–210.00	193.44
20	—	519	136.00–228.50	201.97
72	—	481	206.00–232.00	223.43
82	—	560	196.50–222.00	213.06
3	—	867	155.00	155.00
42	—	624	135.00–209.00	199.86
10	—	327	185.00–250.00	239.26
55	—	429	190.00–249.00	234.89
6	—	777	120.00–178.00	158.24
19	—	370	180.00–250.00	227.30
9	—	739	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	196.00	196.00
4	—	556	182.50	182.50
10	—	421	170.00–180.00	179.01
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
4	—	366	155.00–175.00	169.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	170.00	170.00
2	—	645	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
10	—	533	182.50–200.00	193.01
11	—	433	185.00–230.00	212.18
3	—	650	155.00	155.00
2	—	335	210.00	210.00
13	—	466	170.00–230.00	214.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	565	160.00–213.00	199.76
74	—	486	183.00–242.50	227.79
42	—	336	192.00–259.00	242.13
17	—	637	160.00–200.00	189.13
41	—	532	165.00–227.00	211.54
12	—	680	167.00–201.00	175.00
78	—	427	185.00–249.00	228.10
26	—	373	151.00–253.00	230.18
1	—	800	132.50	132.50
3	—	788	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,711	122.00–178.50	161.23
Steers — Select · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	110.00	110.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,539	171.00–185.00	178.45
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	173.50	173.50
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,401	165.00–183.00	177.09

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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