Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 153 priced lines covering 2,262 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,222 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 62 head.

Mon Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,222Last week 3,404Year ago 1,110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 89

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 647, Heifers 965, Bulls 610)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 31)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, mostly 2.00 lower to 8.00 higher.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	372.50	372.50
7	350–400	388	310.00–368.00	347.72
14	400–450	419	317.00–340.00	334.79
40	450–500	469	270.00–345.00	329.40
14	500–550	534	276.00–309.00	301.72
97	550–600	557	280.00–321.00	302.01
80	600–650	636	256.00–295.00	283.09
33	650–700	655	269.00–275.00	274.17
11	700–750	726	231.00–250.50	247.33
23	750–800	760	251.00–255.00	252.40
1	800–850	820	216.00	216.00
2	900–950	915	236.00	236.00
3	1500–1550	1,545	181.00	181.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	547	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	666	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	795	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	651	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	316.00	316.00
45	500–550	524	324.00–325.00	324.54
11	650–700	658	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	350	321.00	321.00
2	400–450	405	285.00–314.00	299.50
7	450–500	453	312.50–319.00	317.12
12	500–550	535	260.00–276.00	273.32
8	600–650	646	268.00	268.00
1	650–700	695	257.50	257.50
2	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
8	350–400	373	335.00–377.00	360.88
11	400–450	426	309.00–390.00	343.67
37	450–500	462	287.50–341.00	327.65
31	500–550	544	253.00–323.00	305.85
12	550–600	566	265.00–314.00	297.97
26	600–650	647	240.00–295.50	286.46
1	650–700	665	288.00	288.00
5	700–750	739	250.50	250.50
2	800–850	848	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	915	222.50	222.50
3	950–1000	955	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	330.00–390.00	359.79
9	450–500	497	312.50	312.50
5	550–600	566	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
18	700–750	738	256.00	256.00
6	750–800	760	249.00	249.00
2	850–900	882	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	269.00	269.00
5	450–500	466	266.00	266.00
30	550–600	561	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	468	245.00–282.50	267.28
12	550–600	562	244.00–254.00	246.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	316	245.00–305.00	295.97
53	350–400	364	284.00–313.00	298.32
35	400–450	431	255.00–280.00	271.50
59	450–500	470	241.00–276.50	265.96
40	500–550	539	247.50–261.00	253.93
27	550–600	554	235.00–253.00	249.75
28	600–650	633	232.00–235.00	232.11
2	650–700	665	210.00–221.00	215.42
5	700–750	741	197.00–214.00	200.30
6	750–800	753	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
5	850–900	851	212.00	212.00
2	900–950	908	223.00	223.00
2	950–1000	990	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	372	240.00–293.00	266.31
19	400–450	437	237.00–269.00	258.57
7	450–500	469	245.00–251.00	249.29
16	500–550	541	240.00–245.00	242.56
3	550–600	572	252.00	252.00
4	600–650	623	200.00–217.50	204.32
4	650–700	665	195.00–212.00	207.59
2	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	760	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	125.00	125.00
6	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
8	450–500	456	226.00–245.00	228.50
13	500–550	544	192.50–227.00	219.27
3	650–700	650	196.00	196.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	257.50–305.00	280.62
5	300–350	335	267.00–290.00	285.74
32	350–400	373	205.00–295.00	285.87
32	400–450	424	217.50–293.00	278.14
110	450–500	475	225.00–272.00	265.61
121	500–550	544	236.00–260.00	254.64
43	550–600	578	217.00–257.00	238.39
66	600–650	640	220.00–248.00	234.90
21	650–700	662	210.00–230.00	221.49
13	700–750	732	196.00–225.00	205.77
3	750–800	767	190.00–201.00	197.32
5	800–850	824	211.00–220.00	214.63
1	850–900	865	185.00	185.00
3	900–950	924	160.00–200.00	186.79
3	950–1000	955	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	443	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	282.50–390.00	362.75
29	350–400	359	250.00–391.00	357.81
49	400–450	424	262.50–345.50	330.50
55	450–500	486	285.00–315.00	306.80
17	500–550	546	266.00	266.00
23	550–600	567	265.00–294.00	275.69
9	600–650	626	235.00–282.50	258.81
23	650–700	666	225.00–246.00	243.18
5	700–750	716	216.00–240.00	225.90
2	800–850	800	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	980	120.00	120.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	453	280.00–299.00	286.30
5	500–550	521	220.00–285.00	270.46
3	600–650	620	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	905	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
27	300–350	339	339.00–405.00	381.61
6	350–400	367	310.00–375.00	349.23
37	400–450	421	317.00–347.50	337.54
64	450–500	484	240.00–325.00	307.56
19	500–550	540	258.00–274.00	272.29
63	550–600	569	267.50–286.00	278.94
38	600–650	627	244.00–259.50	254.15
4	650–700	678	231.00–273.00	252.10
20	750–800	773	205.00–231.00	225.16
6	800–850	837	150.00–219.00	207.80
3	900–950	927	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	382	285.00–300.00	294.39
14	400–450	419	257.50–290.00	287.64
2	450–500	478	257.00	257.00
11	500–550	503	170.00–269.00	259.97
5	550–600	557	170.00–253.00	234.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	422.50	422.50
9	600–650	641	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	751	209.00	209.00
3	800–850	815	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	195.00–200.00	198.05
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,363	140.00	140.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,569	189.00–205.00	198.86
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	198.00–199.00	198.51
Heifers — Select · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,360	193.50–203.00	198.20
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	195.75–199.50	196.80

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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