Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 209 priced lines covering 4,677 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,642 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 106 head.

Mon Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,642Last week 5,282Year ago 5,647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 0Year ago 109

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1640, Heifers 2033, Bulls 969)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 33, Heifers 73)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, 11.00 lower to 5.00 higher.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	319.00	319.00
38	450–500	473	317.00–326.00	322.16
28	500–550	544	300.00–304.00	302.71
13	550–600	569	300.00	300.00
11	650–700	669	246.00–271.00	258.71
14	700–750	706	235.00–251.00	246.46
3	750–800	777	238.00	238.00
5	800–850	805	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	305.00–320.00	308.39
38	350–400	373	275.00–348.00	321.54
35	400–450	427	232.50–319.00	307.02
152	450–500	465	290.00–316.00	308.08
51	500–550	542	245.00–288.00	281.38
245	550–600	554	265.00–301.00	295.62
78	600–650	633	200.00–285.00	263.55
35	650–700	655	245.00–275.00	267.36
34	700–750	733	210.00–250.00	234.76
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
14	800–850	838	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	890	206.00	206.00
6	900–950	922	174.00–196.00	181.28
8	1000–1050	1,013	193.00–200.00	196.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	301.00	301.00
8	600–650	643	232.00	232.00
4	650–700	663	265.00	265.00
19	700–750	704	218.00–270.00	242.71
97	750–800	766	215.00–256.00	253.54
84	850–900	882	220.00–243.00	234.39
5	950–1000	978	200.00	200.00
4	1000–1050	1,036	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	301.00	301.00
11	600–650	601	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	420	316.00	316.00
9	500–550	548	280.00–301.00	296.37
12	550–600	576	340.00	340.00
52	650–700	675	263.00–271.00	265.16
14	750–800	781	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	245.00	245.00
14	1000–1050	1,016	196.00	196.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	217.00–272.50	253.46
8	500–550	529	255.00–280.00	258.10
2	550–600	573	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	617	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	720	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
9	300–350	332	275.00–348.00	318.32
24	350–400	370	262.50–325.50	304.13
16	400–450	430	275.00–321.00	298.16
63	450–500	458	254.00–314.00	301.73
49	500–550	539	250.00–294.00	283.04
15	550–600	556	200.00–290.00	272.00
29	600–650	632	230.00–279.00	257.47
5	650–700	674	236.00–267.00	249.43
16	700–750	722	222.00–241.00	234.55
3	750–800	768	180.00–210.00	198.42
2	800–850	828	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	292.50	292.50
18	450–500	487	295.00–306.00	301.15
8	500–550	548	344.00	344.00
20	550–600	582	250.00–295.00	288.62
2	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
14	650–700	673	241.00–258.00	256.78
4	700–750	738	210.00	210.00
23	750–800	767	199.50–247.00	212.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	519	354.00	354.00
8	600–650	607	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	272.50–305.00	279.43
3	350–400	372	225.00–318.00	288.39
8	400–450	437	270.00–279.00	277.93
11	450–500	461	282.50–313.00	310.27
7	500–550	527	248.00–270.00	251.10
9	550–600	585	255.00–262.50	256.70
8	600–650	633	215.00–258.00	245.97
2	650–700	665	180.00–225.00	202.84
5	700–750	736	180.00–190.00	185.94
1	800–850	825	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	251.00	251.00
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
8	600–650	611	233.00	233.00
4	650–700	656	223.00	223.00
46	700–750	714	177.50–228.00	223.88
29	800–850	815	224.00–228.00	227.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	257.50–285.00	276.87
56	350–400	369	235.00–279.00	261.23
65	400–450	425	195.00–267.00	257.65
214	450–500	465	202.00–259.00	253.02
150	500–550	535	145.00–248.00	240.48
91	550–600	554	227.50–249.50	244.04
101	600–650	634	199.00–246.00	239.05
25	650–700	658	196.00–227.00	219.15
20	700–750	731	181.00–235.00	212.00
27	750–800	775	135.00–235.50	214.36
6	850–900	869	167.50–195.00	185.27
1	950–1000	970	147.50	147.50
1	1150–1200	1,175	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	476	248.00–265.00	261.27
9	600–650	628	241.00	241.00
11	700–750	720	233.00	233.00
11	750–800	763	200.00–210.00	208.11
5	900–950	902	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	634	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	235.00	235.00
8	350–400	352	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	442	257.00	257.00
6	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
7	500–550	549	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	595	234.00	234.00
3	600–650	647	222.50	222.50
18	650–700	695	221.00	221.00
7	800–850	849	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
5	350–400	390	190.00–237.50	213.19
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
16	450–500	457	150.00–247.00	233.68
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
9	550–600	552	233.00	233.00
4	600–650	643	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	655	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	270.00	270.00
8	400–450	409	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	482	208.00–225.00	210.71
27	500–550	539	236.00–256.00	243.42
12	600–650	614	233.00–238.00	236.74
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
4	700–750	733	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	529	241.00–247.50	242.45
10	650–700	655	189.00–223.00	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	170.00–185.00	178.05
17	300–350	339	195.00–268.00	257.19
41	350–400	371	220.00–285.00	271.07
62	400–450	443	155.00–265.00	256.74
40	450–500	463	180.00–260.00	243.14
35	500–550	535	155.00–247.00	239.56
24	550–600	565	205.00–235.00	232.69
20	600–650	641	219.00–231.00	227.47
4	700–750	730	164.00–191.00	184.25
3	750–800	767	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	265.00	265.00
15	300–350	325	275.00–291.00	286.72
114	350–400	365	205.00–295.00	269.59
57	400–450	431	190.00–264.00	253.76
134	450–500	462	170.00–267.25	260.70
144	500–550	539	215.00–250.75	243.32
15	550–600	559	208.00–244.00	238.84
59	600–650	640	171.00–242.00	228.98
11	650–700	668	195.00–223.00	208.55
23	700–750	729	174.00–217.00	207.27
4	800–850	811	110.00–184.00	164.66
1	1000–1050	1,015	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	700	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
25	300–350	333	287.50–321.00	312.79
19	350–400	381	266.00–342.50	292.26
91	400–450	431	135.00–315.00	289.28
101	450–500	487	225.00–294.50	281.59
25	500–550	537	235.00–274.00	253.94
121	550–600	563	187.50–375.50	316.36
51	600–650	633	151.00–255.50	242.64
15	650–700	661	174.00–246.00	233.22
3	700–750	722	175.00–209.00	189.66
16	750–800	763	175.00–216.00	199.98
7	800–850	831	165.00–189.00	178.61
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	200.00–265.00	254.61
5	400–450	408	277.50	277.50
9	450–500	494	150.00–243.00	233.37
4	500–550	503	265.00	265.00
14	550–600	567	170.00–247.50	224.92
1	650–700	670	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	775	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	255	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
27	350–400	369	240.00–289.00	282.93
11	400–450	435	289.00–303.00	295.35
5	450–500	459	220.00–250.00	243.59
11	500–550	533	217.50–265.00	239.63
1	550–600	550	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	663	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00
3	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	300–350	344	279.00–341.00	322.81
22	350–400	379	270.00–315.00	286.56
90	400–450	426	250.00–318.00	298.35
69	450–500	489	195.00–298.00	280.14
40	500–550	544	175.00–264.00	256.33
39	550–600	565	254.00–282.00	270.32
18	600–650	633	220.00–260.00	238.11
12	650–700	658	225.00–254.50	252.05
3	700–750	717	150.00–225.00	200.42
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	830	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	945	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,511	173.00–186.00	178.41
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,408	170.00–184.00	178.53
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	153.00–161.00	157.15

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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