Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 159 priced lines covering 2,650 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,682 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 45 head.

Mon Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,682Last week 2,900Year ago 5,699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 53

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1005, Heifers 1092, Bulls 585)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 42, Heifers 3)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, 6.00 lower to 9.00 higher with biggest gains on heavier cattle.

Report includes sales from Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Shenandoah, 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
5	300–350	349	285.00	285.00
12	350–400	380	240.00–286.00	269.26
15	400–450	426	235.00–304.00	296.12
19	450–500	476	252.00–281.00	267.21
36	500–550	534	247.50–262.00	254.65
13	550–600	558	232.50–250.00	243.09
12	600–650	643	220.00–249.00	238.12
11	650–700	656	235.00–237.00	236.27
7	700–750	726	223.00–237.50	229.70
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	830	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	990	172.50	172.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	225.00	225.00
5	300–350	339	315.00–320.00	317.99
14	350–400	374	230.00–330.00	282.81
26	400–450	432	217.00–312.50	290.65
84	450–500	471	230.00–298.00	281.02
73	500–550	531	225.00–282.00	259.21
166	550–600	563	232.00–278.00	264.36
31	600–650	636	217.50–272.00	239.72
82	650–700	657	225.00–250.50	239.28
29	700–750	738	209.00–237.00	228.00
33	750–800	771	210.00–238.00	231.18
7	800–850	819	190.00–230.00	211.35
2	850–900	860	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	920	189.00	189.00
5	950–1000	994	185.00–203.00	199.43
3	1100–1150	1,135	177.00	177.00
2	1200–1250	1,208	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	251.00	251.00
5	600–650	608	241.00	241.00
17	650–700	680	240.00–264.00	252.43
25	750–800	796	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	222.50	222.50
1	400–450	410	135.00	135.00
1	500–550	515	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
7	500–550	547	190.00–230.00	217.18
3	550–600	561	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	653	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
8	500–550	546	260.00	260.00
30	550–600	576	235.00–280.00	264.78
22	600–650	620	234.00–275.00	242.82
9	650–700	685	235.00–250.50	248.82
2	850–900	855	190.00–206.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	232.50	232.50
5	600–650	634	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	492	232.00	232.00
3	500–550	503	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	555	210.00–235.00	218.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	566	249.00–276.00	257.20
8	600–650	619	240.00	240.00
6	650–700	687	233.00	233.00
44	700–750	725	228.00–241.00	235.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	737	243.00	243.00
10	1100–1150	1,108	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	567	230.00–236.00	231.67
4	600–650	606	219.00	219.00
6	650–700	681	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	368	160.00–229.00	211.05
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
16	450–500	457	185.00–221.00	211.09
14	500–550	523	204.00–220.00	212.99
11	550–600	561	180.00–220.00	202.29
5	600–650	636	147.50–192.00	172.39
1	650–700	665	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	175.00–257.50	216.60
6	300–350	331	227.50–239.00	235.49
49	350–400	368	215.00–267.00	249.31
47	400–450	441	209.00–240.00	235.14
46	450–500	483	200.00–239.00	230.11
41	500–550	538	216.50–232.00	226.59
24	550–600	558	195.00–235.00	225.53
36	600–650	630	185.00–226.00	213.80
5	650–700	655	214.00–215.00	214.80
8	700–750	731	199.00–218.00	204.54
2	800–850	802	162.00	162.00
3	850–900	897	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	770	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	582	234.00	234.00
8	650–700	657	228.00	228.00
24	700–750	731	220.00–222.00	221.51
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	170.00–282.50	210.86
3	400–450	447	210.00	210.00
8	450–500	457	180.00–200.00	195.81
7	550–600	572	167.00–190.00	185.90
3	650–700	661	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	217.50	217.50
13	300–350	329	212.50–259.00	235.69
45	350–400	371	179.00–269.00	251.63
115	400–450	437	221.00–249.00	241.03
84	450–500	477	168.00–251.00	233.97
89	500–550	539	170.00–244.75	236.89
92	550–600	557	192.50–230.00	221.05
20	600–650	629	190.00–225.00	206.00
101	650–700	657	190.00–231.00	218.66
19	700–750	726	187.00–223.00	202.46
8	750–800	762	179.00–205.00	201.10
2	800–850	830	195.00	195.00
2	850–900	885	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	935	162.50	162.50
1	950–1000	965	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	236.00	236.00
18	500–550	520	236.00–239.00	237.87
15	550–600	568	214.00–238.00	226.58
4	650–700	686	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	238.00	238.00
4	350–400	366	222.50	222.50
2	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
5	550–600	582	181.00–192.50	185.41
4	600–650	639	100.00–202.50	177.24
1	800–850	825	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	332	225.00–329.00	288.11
11	350–400	374	297.50–328.00	303.51
49	400–450	422	220.00–300.00	275.27
84	450–500	482	210.00–286.00	262.21
27	500–550	539	205.00–255.00	243.77
53	550–600	564	227.50–252.00	245.98
26	600–650	626	210.00–233.50	230.98
23	650–700	665	219.00–226.00	222.82
12	700–750	738	187.50–223.00	203.47
11	750–800	773	100.00–210.00	184.32
4	800–850	837	135.00–205.00	161.59
1	850–900	860	182.50	182.50
5	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	380	205.00	205.00
4	400–450	430	175.00–218.00	206.99
2	450–500	475	185.00–232.50	209.75
2	500–550	530	110.00–215.00	163.99
2	550–600	557	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	685	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	246.00	246.00
5	400–450	448	226.00	226.00
3	500–550	532	197.50	197.50
14	650–700	665	221.50	221.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	332	270.00–292.50	273.99
19	350–400	372	190.00–327.00	286.76
41	400–450	426	215.00–275.00	262.65
19	450–500	483	203.00–260.00	248.05
27	500–550	519	180.00–255.00	240.63
5	550–600	567	245.50	245.50
14	600–650	640	195.00–238.00	222.78
4	650–700	651	220.00–224.00	221.01
5	700–750	742	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	855	152.50	152.50
2	950–1000	958	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	177.00	177.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,547	181.00–195.00	187.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	181.00–184.00	182.62

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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