Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 230 priced lines covering 4,964 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,953 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 82 head.

Mon Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,953Last week 4,394Year ago 4,581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 0Year ago 28

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1603, Dairy Steers 78, Heifers 2363, Bulls 909)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 51, Heifers 29, Bullocks 2)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, light cattle 1.00 to 5.00 higher and heavy cattle 5.00 to 14.00 lower.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
1	—	700	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	420	150.00–260.00	247.35
36	—	537	201.00–230.00	225.53
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
62	—	572	165.00–227.50	210.36
19	—	370	204.00–260.00	240.10
6	—	724	176.00–191.00	180.89
11	—	671	165.00–193.00	180.82
36	—	337	150.00–266.00	260.04
82	—	482	151.00–260.00	231.62
23	—	630	125.00–222.00	203.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	185.00–188.00	187.49
10	—	523	132.50–210.00	188.78
2	—	393	217.50	217.50
1	—	349	197.00	197.00
4	—	458	200.00–224.00	212.20
3	—	418	137.50–167.50	153.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	735	179.50–202.50	184.49
3	—	810	162.50	162.50
9	—	318	250.00–279.00	268.58
98	—	564	196.00–239.00	221.67
25	—	370	212.00–275.00	258.51
2	—	887	162.00–170.00	166.05
70	—	428	220.00–267.00	249.92
52	—	631	177.50–226.00	215.11
3	—	770	120.00–164.00	134.95
41	—	530	142.50–244.00	231.34
3	—	222	265.00	265.00
85	—	483	210.00–267.00	237.54
16	—	657	174.00–197.50	186.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	483	183.00–195.00	193.34
2	—	533	187.50	187.50
10	—	555	170.00–193.00	190.69
4	—	371	152.50–200.00	177.91
3	—	418	180.00–223.00	209.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	227.50	227.50
18	—	441	235.00	235.00
12	—	587	228.00	228.00
8	—	338	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	205.00	205.00
2	—	767	172.50–232.50	202.58
8	—	668	170.00–214.00	188.23
8	—	521	140.00–206.00	191.92
6	—	339	202.50–223.00	219.90
1	—	700	169.00	169.00
16	—	565	130.00–233.00	198.41
5	—	476	140.00–220.00	189.13
2	—	618	155.00	155.00
13	—	443	182.50–239.00	214.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	544	190.00–243.00	239.19
19	—	369	239.00–272.50	264.63
2	—	245	224.00	224.00
20	—	737	206.00–224.00	220.30
22	—	671	206.00–238.00	220.18
66	—	639	219.00–237.00	234.60
13	—	334	210.00–265.00	237.06
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
36	—	428	230.00–270.00	255.48
1	—	960	199.00	199.00
8	—	811	233.00–247.00	245.25
11	—	773	192.00–240.00	214.73
2	—	920	200.00	200.00
53	—	465	203.00–265.00	254.18
10	—	563	190.00–243.00	230.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	226.00	226.00
6	—	504	251.00	251.00
3	—	762	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	207.00	207.00
6	—	665	175.00–212.00	199.77
2	—	765	147.50–165.00	156.08
2	—	462	210.00	210.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
9	—	564	167.50–220.50	212.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	281.00	281.00
134	—	470	210.00–274.00	260.93
77	—	657	217.00–241.00	235.64
22	—	828	202.00–242.00	215.86
161	—	559	165.00–257.00	247.58
26	—	432	217.50–274.00	264.29
4	—	958	200.00–227.00	207.90
57	—	733	210.00–235.00	223.76
3	—	908	214.00–217.50	216.32
70	—	638	185.00–242.00	234.20
151	—	545	231.00–267.00	249.62
21	—	379	250.00–282.50	270.27
9	—	863	234.00–240.00	235.98
86	—	772	192.50–246.00	227.69
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	559	263.00	263.00
8	—	748	246.00	246.00
4	—	855	228.00	228.00
30	—	628	238.00–241.00	238.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	246.00	246.00
22	—	619	252.00	252.00
7	—	584	249.00	249.00
14	—	674	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	235.00	235.00
7	—	665	200.00	200.00
5	—	446	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	868	239.00–249.50	247.21
25	—	626	199.00–260.00	244.05
5	—	921	227.00	227.00
18	—	734	228.00–246.00	243.01
10	—	797	245.00	245.00
10	—	589	241.00–244.00	241.88
7	—	680	229.00–236.00	233.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	241.00	241.00
3	—	647	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	222.00	222.00
1	—	660	195.00	195.00
6	—	765	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	658	214.00–242.00	226.59
4	—	543	229.00	229.00
21	—	841	234.00–248.00	238.64
7	—	723	228.00	228.00
20	—	628	205.00–242.50	233.39
8	—	550	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	210.00	210.00
14	—	675	214.00–223.00	221.06
8	—	538	230.00	230.00
27	—	550	225.00	225.00
3	—	472	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	227.00	227.00
8	—	659	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	662	222.00–224.00	223.31
18	—	617	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	657	224.00–226.00	225.29
5	—	800	212.00	212.00
4	—	443	236.00	236.00
2	—	518	229.00	229.00
3	—	387	230.00	230.00
4	—	590	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	668	159.00–219.00	208.98
2	—	598	172.00	172.00
40	—	633	232.00–234.00	233.43
4	—	831	183.00	183.00
1	—	717	193.00	193.00
1	—	540	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	207.00–233.00	227.07
27	—	569	223.00–239.00	234.89
10	—	30	186.00	186.00
5	—	771	210.00	210.00
13	—	738	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	635	242.00	242.00
19	—	518	225.00	225.00
23	—	733	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	190.00–212.50	203.76
1	—	246	225.00	225.00
3	—	427	145.00–160.00	154.96
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
26	—	370	145.00–240.00	219.30
44	—	455	167.50–231.00	211.90
6	—	728	120.00–188.00	165.17
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
32	—	625	147.50–223.00	195.74
34	—	541	170.00–225.50	211.46
1	—	292	150.00	150.00
21	—	566	170.00–193.00	186.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	184.00	184.00
10	—	771	157.00–205.00	185.48
12	—	726	171.00–196.00	191.10
2	—	863	170.00	170.00
171	—	467	140.00–243.00	229.46
1	—	278	202.50	202.50
1	—	820	181.00	181.00
165	—	544	85.00–230.25	222.80
47	—	433	155.00–236.00	224.30
29	—	329	195.00–247.50	233.90
88	—	634	172.00–212.50	208.83
10	—	668	213.00–217.00	215.28
82	—	365	200.00–261.50	242.55
2	—	1,000	160.00	160.00
32	—	564	157.00–228.00	216.37
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	167.00	167.00
33	—	541	135.00–220.50	210.43
10	—	632	179.00–196.00	194.32
1	—	590	189.00	189.00
1	—	850	145.00	145.00
7	—	380	234.00	234.00
27	—	459	166.00–234.00	228.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	534	173.00–230.00	226.93
168	—	682	160.00–210.00	202.71
1	—	1,020	165.00	165.00
9	—	760	190.00–217.00	197.57
24	—	335	195.00–235.00	221.68
56	—	732	177.00–219.00	196.74
2	—	998	174.00	174.00
76	—	432	180.00–234.00	229.58
110	—	565	185.00–228.50	216.52
42	—	374	200.00–258.00	239.93
1	—	920	170.00	170.00
177	—	465	187.50–244.00	232.02
141	—	635	191.00–223.00	210.14
2	—	874	157.50–170.00	163.78
1	—	1,165	132.50	132.50
4	—	834	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	391	234.00	234.00
12	—	541	222.00	222.00
27	—	440	232.00–234.00	232.51
2	—	568	120.00	120.00
2	—	260	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	117.50	117.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	160.00	160.00
15	—	831	146.00	146.00
7	—	659	161.00	161.00
17	—	1,115	147.00	147.00
4	—	601	158.00	158.00
7	—	753	145.00	145.00
7	—	559	179.00	179.00
11	—	941	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	166.00	166.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	768	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	161.00–169.00	165.07
3	—	1,427	187.00–192.00	188.99
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,335	174.00–190.00	181.09
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	177.00	177.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,337	162.00–180.00	173.82
20	—	1,526	175.00–193.00	184.74
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,527	178.50–185.00	180.32
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,479	178.00–188.00	184.54
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	133.00–136.00	134.27

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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