Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 201 priced lines covering 4,135 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,100 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 81 head.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,100Last week 3,573Year ago 5,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1727, Heifers 1747, Bulls 626)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 26)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 11.00 higher.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	379	330.00–335.00	334.41
18	400–450	432	289.00–325.00	301.85
93	450–500	462	205.00–318.00	299.45
30	500–550	532	280.00–303.00	291.86
115	550–600	557	255.00–324.50	293.50
101	600–650	638	240.00–302.50	277.80
93	650–700	677	229.00–278.50	266.23
38	700–750	736	225.00–258.00	240.95
18	750–800	759	215.00–251.00	236.41
19	800–850	820	212.00–250.00	235.58
5	900–950	943	112.50–207.00	188.56
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	212.50–317.00	284.82
12	500–550	542	280.00–302.00	286.26
10	550–600	593	286.00	286.00
11	600–650	628	245.00–286.00	255.82
52	650–700	675	264.00–305.00	280.86
114	700–750	743	256.00–260.50	259.97
20	750–800	778	220.00–249.00	241.84
11	800–850	821	230.00–236.00	232.78
3	850–900	890	217.00	217.00
19	900–950	925	189.00–213.00	195.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	307.50	307.50
20	450–500	459	320.00	320.00
15	500–550	525	270.00–303.00	288.92
5	550–600	578	307.00	307.00
8	600–650	628	242.50–272.50	268.77
12	650–700	669	251.00–285.00	273.35
3	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
27	750–800	759	236.00–260.50	252.89
30	800–850	826	228.00–247.00	237.52
6	1000–1050	1,004	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	522	310.00–335.00	325.98
93	550–600	581	275.00–317.00	294.26
8	600–650	628	301.00	301.00
71	650–700	668	277.00–295.00	287.26
44	750–800	774	229.50–245.00	238.64
10	850–900	869	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	523	270.00–319.00	287.18
16	550–600	573	304.00	304.00
18	700–750	741	260.50	260.50
8	800–850	836	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	753	216.00	216.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	443	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
4	500–550	540	220.00–256.00	247.33
2	550–600	588	200.00–225.00	212.55
6	600–650	637	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	204.00	204.00
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	302.00–339.00	328.58
34	350–400	363	302.00–346.00	340.41
64	400–450	441	282.00–320.00	306.99
28	450–500	463	255.00–303.00	287.86
37	500–550	533	265.00–305.00	277.35
39	550–600	557	260.00–321.00	290.04
29	600–650	635	256.00–294.00	271.44
11	650–700	659	212.50–283.00	255.79
14	700–750	728	200.00–249.00	239.87
1	750–800	755	198.00	198.00
3	850–900	862	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	315.00	315.00
17	450–500	468	314.00–320.00	315.83
26	550–600	575	290.00–305.00	296.38
5	900–950	925	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
6	350–400	393	340.00	340.00
13	450–500	491	200.00–302.50	294.87
8	550–600	578	302.00	302.00
19	700–750	703	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	150.00	150.00
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	328	292.50–305.00	298.61
20	350–400	369	200.00–330.00	308.68
12	400–450	428	195.00–299.00	277.10
5	450–500	466	220.00–272.50	240.61
5	500–550	544	220.00–260.00	235.88
8	550–600	558	212.00–270.00	257.18
2	600–650	628	187.50–252.50	220.00
5	650–700	670	215.00–229.00	220.62
2	700–750	728	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	257.00	257.00
5	650–700	668	248.00	248.00
3	750–800	777	215.00	215.00
25	800–850	847	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	509	258.00–259.00	258.32
7	550–600	593	260.00	260.00
40	600–650	637	231.00–243.00	240.79
9	700–750	702	214.00	214.00
2	750–800	778	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	240.00–265.00	262.82
44	350–400	367	225.00–273.50	264.87
41	400–450	437	215.00–261.00	253.58
97	450–500	461	229.00–274.00	256.44
125	500–550	543	210.00–255.00	243.32
37	550–600	556	200.00–240.00	237.36
64	600–650	641	212.00–233.00	221.88
53	650–700	655	192.50–231.00	219.85
24	700–750	740	200.00–219.50	211.12
23	750–800	759	199.00–213.00	209.30
3	850–900	859	175.00–178.00	177.00
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
4	1000–1050	1,043	150.00–155.00	152.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	628	220.00–235.00	223.40
11	650–700	660	200.00–218.00	208.31
4	700–750	733	208.00	208.00
7	750–800	767	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	269.00	269.00
75	550–600	575	247.00–260.00	255.50
22	600–650	646	244.00–252.00	245.82
62	650–700	665	228.00–251.00	238.25
36	700–750	724	225.00–226.00	225.33
18	750–800	788	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	891	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	225.00–242.50	238.21
10	400–450	437	185.00–232.50	218.32
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
6	500–550	527	227.50–233.00	232.09
1	550–600	565	100.00	100.00
4	600–650	643	213.00	213.00
7	650–700	659	160.00–210.00	196.11
1	700–750	730	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
10	450–500	472	255.00–265.00	263.97
18	550–600	554	282.00	282.00
14	600–650	616	240.00	240.00
5	650–700	658	234.00	234.00
3	750–800	750	217.00	217.00
3	1000–1050	1,012	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	475	272.25	272.25
1	600–650	624	210.00	210.00
4	750–800	760	135.00	135.00
4	850–900	896	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	125.00–130.00	128.13
7	300–350	349	185.00	185.00
37	350–400	365	80.00–273.50	254.18
51	400–450	445	205.00–258.00	255.91
29	450–500	457	100.00–252.50	238.82
9	500–550	523	205.00–237.50	227.14
28	550–600	565	215.00–251.00	240.46
1	600–650	605	146.00	146.00
5	650–700	665	154.00–209.00	184.08
1	750–800	780	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	446	257.00	257.00
21	450–500	461	258.00	258.00
22	550–600	562	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	483	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	335	240.00–262.50	255.55
71	350–400	358	80.00–278.00	269.42
120	400–450	442	175.00–265.00	259.73
55	450–500	463	200.00–269.00	259.99
80	500–550	540	220.00–253.00	247.98
31	550–600	559	200.00–243.00	232.80
50	600–650	640	187.50–235.00	218.53
16	650–700	656	172.50–229.50	219.96
8	700–750	727	165.00–219.00	198.97
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	850	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
5	300–350	329	337.50	337.50
26	350–400	373	295.00–332.50	316.85
63	400–450	428	260.00–321.00	306.15
66	450–500	480	262.50–292.00	281.32
23	500–550	534	250.00–267.00	258.93
68	550–600	561	220.00–281.50	261.23
19	600–650	627	190.00–237.00	224.70
27	650–700	666	200.00–249.50	236.55
3	700–750	718	202.50	202.50
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	895	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	245.00	245.00
18	400–450	408	240.00–280.00	242.31
12	450–500	483	150.00–256.00	246.95
1	500–550	535	180.00	180.00
9	550–600	565	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	155.00	155.00
3	400–450	423	210.00–242.50	222.91
10	450–500	453	125.00–247.50	235.06
7	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	251.38
2	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	628	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	338	330.00–341.00	338.06
17	350–400	373	299.00–333.00	321.42
57	400–450	423	175.00–320.00	311.63
67	450–500	478	230.00–291.00	271.72
20	500–550	542	150.00–265.00	244.95
31	550–600	564	217.50–262.00	242.82
14	600–650	625	222.00–251.00	236.60
2	650–700	658	125.00–213.00	169.50
2	700–750	735	152.50–192.00	172.12
6	750–800	773	160.00–165.00	160.85
2	850–900	870	160.00–177.50	168.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,615	170.00–190.00	180.17
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	165.00–175.00	170.44
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,418	175.00–187.50	180.90

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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