Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 138 priced lines covering 3,318 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,320 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 51 head.

Mon Jun 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,320Last week 5,246Year ago 2,407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 75Year ago 73

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1276, Heifers 1496, Bulls 548)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 28, Heifers 23)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 4.00 to 18.00 lower.

Report includes sales from Blackstone, Lynchburg, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, 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
7	—	429	137.50–225.00	188.74
8	—	660	165.00–237.00	223.40
13	—	725	190.00–222.00	216.70
15	—	563	132.50–235.00	213.77
63	—	637	167.00–230.00	218.60
79	—	465	212.50–243.00	236.96
109	—	544	207.50–234.00	226.34
19	—	372	162.00–259.00	243.65
6	—	862	144.00–197.50	188.34
2	—	305	187.00–220.00	203.77
8	—	759	165.00–212.00	205.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	208.00	208.00
8	—	559	172.00–210.00	205.29
5	—	522	196.00–215.00	207.43
1	—	860	158.00	158.00
16	—	439	208.00–230.00	221.34
1	—	780	181.00	181.00
8	—	631	199.00–222.00	217.17
7	—	376	147.50–233.00	207.89
1	—	735	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	160.00–180.00	169.73
1	—	655	161.00	161.00
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
2	—	343	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	198.00–258.00	245.87
190	—	561	213.00–245.00	232.49
2	—	773	222.00	222.00
5	—	956	177.00	177.00
197	—	647	166.00–239.00	220.25
62	—	473	167.00–255.00	242.06
2	—	805	172.50–185.00	178.71
3	—	890	167.50–179.00	175.19
7	—	328	220.00–235.00	222.72
63	—	662	169.00–241.00	231.70
56	—	537	160.00–243.00	235.44
1	—	920	156.00	156.00
120	—	740	207.00–228.00	214.41
6	—	436	150.00–231.00	193.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	243.00–247.00	244.47
10	—	384	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	616	268.00	268.00
17	—	534	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	561	270.50	270.50
19	—	479	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	225.00	225.00
20	—	471	225.00	225.00
52	—	508	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	741	163.00–205.00	177.91
2	—	320	180.00–210.00	195.70
19	—	660	186.00–205.00	200.88
1	—	985	150.00	150.00
28	—	370	180.00–237.00	226.55
185	—	554	172.00–224.00	209.04
13	—	434	214.00–217.00	216.09
10	—	755	165.00–170.00	168.70
1	—	1,045	147.50	147.50
2	—	825	142.50–150.00	146.18
125	—	637	132.00–211.50	196.05
102	—	468	170.00–219.50	213.17
42	—	539	139.00–215.00	197.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	526	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	552	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	609	213.00	213.00
6	—	580	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	539	145.00–239.00	201.41
48	—	442	165.00–215.50	208.52
6	—	460	135.00–172.00	141.17
30	—	553	174.00–216.00	204.76
23	—	636	157.00–203.00	197.31
7	—	747	170.00	170.00
27	—	365	152.50–240.00	215.23
1	—	650	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	440	134.00	134.00
9	—	523	170.00–194.00	190.02
3	—	395	175.00	175.00
2	—	617	177.00	177.00
12	—	471	191.00	191.00
2	—	563	130.00–150.00	139.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	213.00	213.00
8	—	528	226.00	226.00
2	—	315	211.00	211.00
2	—	268	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	567	152.50–189.00	181.32
15	—	738	125.00–180.00	173.15
130	—	456	209.00–222.00	220.76
13	—	664	155.00–200.00	193.68
2	—	843	141.00	141.00
3	—	760	130.00–174.00	159.14
1	—	860	160.00	160.00
177	—	543	190.00–225.00	208.21
4	—	325	220.00	220.00
66	—	638	189.00–205.00	197.92
1	—	940	122.50	122.50
60	—	359	184.00–245.00	231.86
49	—	439	156.00–212.00	205.92
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	422	150.00–240.00	230.87
1	—	725	159.00	159.00
3	—	757	160.00–175.00	169.91
17	—	330	200.00–254.00	237.98
8	—	666	193.00–206.00	201.14
14	—	372	230.00–238.00	237.10
52	—	561	185.00–217.00	203.12
25	—	516	182.00–214.00	202.09
44	—	489	202.50–219.00	218.30
32	—	635	175.00–214.00	195.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	607	192.50	192.50
3	—	697	180.00	180.00
4	—	484	148.00	148.00
2	—	553	180.00	180.00
7	—	440	150.00–205.00	173.66
6	—	528	157.50–184.00	179.78
2	—	328	187.50	187.50
4	—	370	166.00	166.00
4	—	775	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	203.00–206.00	204.30
61	—	418	190.00–239.75	235.01
42	—	560	194.00–212.25	209.23
45	—	487	160.00–225.00	216.59
2	—	343	237.50	237.50
23	—	357	216.00–254.00	244.79
26	—	522	212.00–215.00	213.55
6	—	671	170.00–191.00	180.44
10	—	734	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	889	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	162.00–182.00	168.67
5	—	491	187.00	187.00
4	—	565	155.00–165.00	162.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	150.00–153.00	151.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,480	161.00–176.00	171.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,306	162.00–171.00	167.55

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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