Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 208 priced lines covering 5,631 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,699 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 53 head.

Mon Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,699Last week 3,162Year ago 4,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 94

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1969, Heifers 2672, Bulls 1058)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 41, Heifers 12)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher.

Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Shenandoah Valley, 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
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
36	—	374	182.50–288.00	244.17
84	—	636	172.50–244.00	225.46
87	—	436	133.00–275.00	258.69
60	—	535	180.00–256.00	245.80
83	—	560	215.00–265.00	236.45
7	—	325	245.00–265.00	254.24
4	—	858	201.00	201.00
2	—	833	185.00–206.00	195.59
18	—	734	117.50–227.50	214.42
4	—	755	145.00–229.00	178.28
3	—	905	200.00	200.00
44	—	465	167.00–263.00	249.52
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	180.00–208.00	189.40
9	—	522	195.00–215.00	208.38
1	—	340	187.50	187.50
15	—	460	200.00–208.00	206.94
1	—	725	205.00	205.00
1	—	780	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	197.50–227.50	223.95
9	—	462	97.00–257.50	213.77
5	—	738	145.00–204.00	192.16
2	—	655	202.00	202.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
26	—	554	150.00–226.50	216.55
10	—	645	220.00	220.00
5	—	372	195.00–260.00	231.65
2	—	248	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	845	225.00	225.00
8	—	461	260.00	260.00
42	—	619	210.00–266.00	241.68
37	—	729	231.00–258.00	243.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	145.00	145.00
15	—	875	198.50–229.00	203.70
112	—	740	171.00–240.00	220.86
3	—	1,037	194.00	194.00
62	—	440	200.00–266.00	257.81
122	—	471	192.50–278.00	256.01
6	—	345	282.00–291.00	289.52
178	—	542	182.50–263.00	251.74
186	—	565	171.00–271.00	238.45
10	—	819	196.00–220.00	212.89
212	—	638	182.50–257.00	232.00
15	—	369	227.50–295.00	263.11
17	—	673	156.00–220.00	210.14
9	—	753	190.00–223.00	219.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	209.00	209.00
7	—	659	232.00	232.00
12	—	614	230.00–238.00	236.04
2	—	510	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	560	239.00–241.00	239.51
3	—	1,085	186.00	186.00
19	—	666	221.00–252.00	243.82
2	—	933	215.00	215.00
6	—	976	203.00	203.00
2	—	703	225.00	225.00
11	—	786	189.00–233.00	217.26
4	—	838	214.00–235.00	229.92
11	—	522	240.00–247.00	243.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	647	235.00	235.00
50	—	767	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	762	264.00	264.00
6	—	671	259.00	259.00
14	—	871	212.00–217.00	215.55
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	203.00	203.00
2	—	440	150.00	150.00
2	—	510	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	759	210.00–238.00	225.75
9	—	564	249.00	249.00
26	—	634	207.50–242.00	228.12
13	—	935	220.00	220.00
34	—	669	220.00–253.00	227.26
6	—	535	205.00	205.00
19	—	851	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	818	182.50	182.50
3	—	583	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	537	212.50–228.00	220.03
2	—	790	182.50	182.50
11	—	734	210.00	210.00
33	—	675	219.00–225.00	220.73
23	—	610	190.00–211.00	198.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	177.50	177.50
13	—	475	239.00	239.00
10	—	444	221.50–224.00	223.26
6	—	641	217.00	217.00
16	—	503	220.00–225.00	224.67
4	—	765	191.00	191.00
12	—	555	225.00	225.00
2	—	865	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	228.50	228.50
15	—	776	204.00	204.00
15	—	662	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	642	205.00	205.00
5	—	577	205.00–226.00	213.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	755	137.50–190.00	181.30
270	—	470	150.00–250.00	229.64
3	—	865	180.00	180.00
77	—	733	175.00–221.00	199.69
85	—	430	195.00–252.00	244.28
15	—	943	176.00–188.50	187.67
1	—	280	222.50	222.50
5	—	824	169.00–187.00	181.70
163	—	538	167.50–228.00	221.38
254	—	558	146.75–229.50	218.05
2	—	973	185.00	185.00
17	—	664	161.00–200.00	180.96
183	—	637	172.50–218.00	208.52
73	—	375	185.00–247.00	231.27
27	—	339	232.00–240.00	232.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	532	168.00–219.50	208.26
9	—	571	180.00–185.00	181.96
2	—	673	130.00–197.50	164.63
30	—	433	150.00–223.00	204.48
48	—	458	197.00–218.00	213.32
5	—	338	194.00–195.00	194.82
1	—	185	140.00	140.00
24	—	636	140.00–206.00	175.61
2	—	750	135.00	135.00
11	—	722	115.00–181.00	149.60
23	—	365	130.00–231.00	207.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	447	181.00	181.00
3	—	560	132.00–152.50	145.67
8	—	628	152.00–189.00	175.04
5	—	365	160.00–205.00	186.73
17	—	542	191.00–200.00	193.05
6	—	717	180.00–195.00	187.43
12	—	466	162.00–194.00	191.28
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	684	215.00	215.00
45	—	631	202.50–231.00	221.92
15	—	730	218.00	218.00
2	—	475	152.50	152.50
13	—	539	220.00	220.00
3	—	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	182.50	182.50
5	—	672	172.00–210.00	192.10
34	—	737	170.00–218.00	202.44
141	—	556	190.00–225.00	222.56
6	—	804	205.00	205.00
105	—	639	162.50–223.00	209.21
92	—	370	160.00–246.00	234.36
1	—	225	132.50	132.50
114	—	434	162.50–240.00	219.70
2	—	778	195.00	195.00
95	—	537	160.00–224.00	207.97
40	—	332	100.00–248.00	218.57
142	—	467	142.00–237.50	227.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	205.00	205.00
7	—	628	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	145.00	145.00
7	—	721	137.50–195.00	177.04
108	—	568	170.00–228.50	212.73
17	—	658	165.00–195.00	181.92
129	—	483	190.00–261.00	230.77
4	—	771	130.00–167.50	148.00
55	—	423	200.00–255.00	239.55
24	—	337	218.00–301.00	266.19
78	—	542	140.00–235.00	225.03
15	—	375	200.00–288.00	260.00
85	—	633	160.00–225.00	208.44
3	—	858	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	172.50	172.50
2	—	753	187.00	187.00
5	—	665	125.00–178.00	167.64
4	—	385	205.00–208.00	207.31
1	—	280	211.00	211.00
10	—	571	180.00–192.00	185.17
3	—	437	140.00–203.00	182.32
15	—	486	172.50–188.00	180.52
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	563	162.00–229.00	194.24
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
1	—	165	170.00	170.00
15	—	729	166.00–195.00	175.13
1	—	955	105.00	105.00
31	—	529	175.00–223.00	212.75
26	—	332	157.50–288.00	255.24
61	—	426	175.00–232.50	219.32
10	—	664	146.00–180.00	166.44
34	—	641	173.00–202.00	196.56
35	—	369	207.50–285.00	234.35
93	—	484	195.00–247.00	223.12
6	—	823	122.50–150.00	139.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	193.00	193.00
2	—	270	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	531	100.00–185.00	170.46
1	—	560	162.50	162.50
10	—	445	196.00–200.00	199.22
3	—	630	153.00–160.00	157.67
3	—	330	182.50–187.50	185.98
10	—	482	146.00–206.00	178.88
1	—	360	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
3	—	438	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,387	175.00–191.00	182.12
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	164.00–183.00	174.20
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,568	158.00–192.00	178.90
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	121.00	121.00
Steers — Select · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	120.00–147.00	132.48
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	177.00–180.00	178.54

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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