Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 179 priced lines covering 2,488 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,332 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 168 head.

Mon May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,332Last week 2,646Year ago 2,815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 27Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 868, Heifers 1067, Bulls 397)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 42)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Compared to last week: uneven with heavy cattle trending mostly 4.00 to 10.00 lower and lighter cattle 3.00 to 10.00 higher

Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Staunton and Winchester

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	317.50–348.00	338.87
5	350–400	381	337.50	337.50
30	400–450	428	310.00–342.00	328.16
46	450–500	482	286.00–315.00	298.08
24	500–550	544	251.00–302.50	298.65
44	550–600	568	220.00–290.00	279.96
29	600–650	632	235.00–262.50	259.95
5	650–700	683	225.00–255.00	233.74
4	700–750	734	190.00–219.00	196.96
10	750–800	764	218.00–227.00	220.71
5	800–850	828	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	850	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	643	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	305.00–351.00	341.38
10	350–400	381	235.00–345.00	303.17
39	400–450	428	280.00–328.00	321.97
20	450–500	485	247.50–310.00	299.46
28	500–550	539	225.00–297.50	275.38
17	550–600	560	254.00–287.50	277.50
9	600–650	627	245.00–265.00	251.66
8	700–750	731	195.00–238.00	208.60
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	855	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	920	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	424	285.00–300.00	295.48
3	450–500	485	245.00–265.00	258.20
6	500–550	524	206.00–280.00	242.22
2	550–600	578	215.00–274.00	245.39
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	322.50	322.50
6	350–400	352	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	472	230.00–245.00	234.82
1	500–550	530	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	712	170.00–200.00	189.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	245.00–295.00	287.52
17	350–400	368	257.00–297.00	292.93
25	400–450	425	230.00–289.00	277.31
123	450–500	469	250.00–272.00	268.01
20	500–550	529	225.00–262.50	244.37
140	550–600	556	230.00–256.00	254.25
76	600–650	634	225.00–244.75	243.04
10	650–700	651	180.00	180.00
47	700–750	726	165.00–233.00	224.04
1	750–800	750	171.00	171.00
17	800–850	825	219.00–227.00	223.72
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	945	213.00	213.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	263.00	263.00
12	500–550	523	264.00	264.00
14	550–600	555	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
26	500–550	529	259.00	259.00
10	850–900	850	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	293.00	293.00
5	400–450	431	287.00	287.00
5	450–500	476	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	544	235.00	235.00
8	550–600	586	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	614	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	809	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	270.00–279.00	277.23
8	400–450	433	257.00	257.00
8	450–500	468	185.00–255.00	224.29
10	500–550	538	220.00–243.00	238.48
1	600–650	600	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	665	150.00	150.00
2	750–800	763	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	443	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	250.00–270.00	265.10
2	400–450	428	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	528	210.00–235.00	231.01
4	600–650	635	200.00–215.00	207.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	240.00	240.00
5	400–450	418	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	212.50	212.50
3	400–450	437	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	578	237.50	237.50
3	650–700	697	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	255.00–260.00	259.31
10	350–400	373	225.00–300.00	285.28
16	400–450	437	195.00–281.00	258.16
12	450–500	460	185.00–268.00	260.71
10	500–550	514	207.00–220.00	211.03
30	550–600	554	220.00–258.75	251.39
10	600–650	632	170.00–239.00	228.34
11	650–700	670	175.00–206.00	191.98
1	750–800	795	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	825	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	232	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
9	300–350	343	250.00–304.00	284.90
35	350–400	373	230.00–299.00	289.65
15	400–450	435	250.00–290.00	263.48
81	450–500	459	175.00–275.00	269.64
23	500–550	538	240.00–255.00	247.68
56	550–600	555	200.00–264.00	255.10
41	600–650	634	190.00–249.00	237.24
13	650–700	680	175.00–238.00	232.90
4	700–750	725	215.00–226.50	223.70
5	750–800	758	213.00–220.00	217.16
1	800–850	828	192.50	192.50
3	850–900	854	190.00–200.00	193.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	335.00–342.50	339.94
9	350–400	384	335.00–357.50	347.46
10	400–450	427	305.00–346.00	341.77
67	450–500	467	295.00–336.00	328.62
16	500–550	536	185.00–306.00	288.02
141	550–600	553	286.00–335.00	304.72
118	600–650	639	247.50–320.00	281.51
14	650–700	658	273.00–280.00	275.22
45	700–750	734	242.00–275.00	251.35
4	750–800	776	145.00–230.00	202.35
15	800–850	831	228.00–245.00	238.57
10	850–900	874	190.00–239.00	234.24
2	950–1000	968	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	541	335.00	335.00
6	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	335.00	335.00
9	550–600	568	323.00	323.00
19	600–650	622	290.00–311.00	303.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	317.50	317.50
28	500–550	540	335.00–345.00	342.50
15	600–650	636	305.00–310.00	307.29
4	700–750	726	242.00	242.00
11	950–1000	987	214.00	214.00
3	1000–1050	1,042	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	354	305.00	305.00
7	500–550	539	320.00	320.00
11	600–650	623	299.00	299.00
2	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	568	319.00	319.00
3	600–650	632	315.00	315.00
6	750–800	790	236.00	236.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	282.50	282.50
8	450–500	454	200.00–277.50	251.76
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
6	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	638	190.00–220.00	214.36
1	850–900	850	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
3	750–800	752	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
6	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	327.50–348.00	345.25
4	350–400	377	300.00–347.50	335.54
6	400–450	428	279.00–355.00	333.79
54	450–500	461	297.00–355.00	322.81
41	500–550	540	285.00–314.00	304.19
17	550–600	572	237.50–330.00	293.50
32	600–650	631	241.00–306.00	274.63
4	650–700	664	300.00	300.00
7	700–750	729	235.00–254.00	247.86
1	750–800	792	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	805	210.00–234.00	225.95
3	850–900	861	215.00–219.00	217.66
1	900–950	915	206.00	206.00
1	1100–1150	1,131	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
9	400–450	438	300.00–360.00	312.65
7	450–500	483	260.00–350.00	296.01
5	500–550	531	245.00–315.00	273.87
3	550–600	569	255.00–300.00	284.96
4	600–650	615	235.00–255.00	240.04
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	831	155.00	155.00
2	850–900	865	165.00–180.00	172.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,345	172.25–175.00	173.03
111	—	1,554	176.00–186.10	182.58
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	171.00	171.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,316	155.00–175.50	166.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	168.00–173.00	171.90
35	—	1,401	180.00–187.00	183.53

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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