Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 168 priced lines covering 1,989 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,877 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 142 head.

Mon Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,877Last week 1,801Year ago 3,053

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 0Year ago 59

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 984, Heifers 717, Bulls 176)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 46)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are Vaccinated and mostly Weaned.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven in a light test due to weather conditions.

Report includes sales from Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Rockingham, Springlake, 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
6	300–350	343	340.00–377.50	358.75
4	350–400	379	330.00–400.00	346.88
9	400–450	437	295.00–380.00	352.98
27	450–500	492	317.50–332.00	329.30
12	500–550	537	255.00–320.00	282.81
5	550–600	574	291.00	291.00
4	600–650	620	265.00–270.00	266.22
6	650–700	674	248.00–270.00	255.35
6	700–750	732	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	840	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	692	238.00	238.00
4	750–800	783	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	299	325.00	325.00
11	300–350	327	270.00–397.50	355.54
5	350–400	379	280.00–400.00	333.78
14	400–450	414	325.00–377.50	358.89
9	450–500	486	295.00–319.00	310.12
9	500–550	529	225.00–310.00	272.08
2	550–600	585	270.00–287.00	278.43
2	600–650	635	259.00	259.00
2	650–700	658	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	839	192.50–212.50	202.40
3	850–900	882	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	313	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	730	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	606	319.00	319.00
30	650–700	677	266.00–308.00	298.07
38	700–750	721	293.00	293.00
28	750–800	763	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	358.00	358.00
10	450–500	457	370.00	370.00
33	600–650	621	292.00–321.00	315.24
39	650–700	687	295.00	295.00
18	700–750	748	271.00	271.00
26	750–800	753	247.50–266.00	263.17
29	800–850	826	232.50–256.00	253.62
58	850–900	858	240.00–265.50	259.70
18	900–950	927	235.00–249.00	243.38
20	950–1000	965	220.00–252.00	243.86
17	1150–1200	1,192	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	557	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	570	330.00–332.00	330.80
74	600–650	639	305.00–323.00	317.87
12	750–800	779	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	460	357.00	357.00
13	500–550	508	348.00	348.00
28	550–600	580	324.00–328.00	325.71
19	600–650	633	309.00–314.00	310.81
40	650–700	665	294.00–311.00	303.58
6	750–800	754	246.00	246.00
5	900–950	932	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	365	290.00–305.00	297.50
10	400–450	442	245.00–302.50	293.65
3	500–550	528	245.00–250.00	246.72
2	650–700	653	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
10	300–350	337	265.00–406.00	360.59
2	350–400	368	365.00	365.00
11	400–450	437	325.00–341.00	333.27
21	450–500	464	250.00–350.00	332.92
8	500–550	543	315.00	315.00
21	550–600	565	250.00–310.00	296.88
7	600–650	640	240.00–302.50	248.44
12	650–700	662	232.50–282.50	265.28
6	700–750	731	247.00–250.00	247.58
2	750–800	765	229.00–260.00	244.50
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	383	345.00–403.00	365.72
10	400–450	436	310.00–355.00	344.26
25	450–500	464	310.00–350.00	343.80
16	500–550	536	275.00–315.00	305.41
46	550–600	561	305.00–310.00	308.09
18	600–650	639	250.00–290.00	274.70
35	650–700	668	264.00–297.50	275.15
5	700–750	720	240.00–265.00	247.29
42	750–800	757	245.00–266.00	256.41
7	800–850	836	224.00–239.00	230.45
2	900–950	945	239.00	239.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	490	240.00–272.50	256.08
3	500–550	522	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	663	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	615	319.00	319.00
13	850–900	878	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	335.00	335.00
8	600–650	627	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	689	227.50	227.50
23	700–750	736	235.00–240.00	237.62
12	750–800	786	210.00	210.00
5	800–850	822	224.00	224.00
3	850–900	897	216.00	216.00
2	950–1000	970	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	479	316.00	316.00
27	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
22	650–700	665	263.00	263.00
4	700–750	746	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	225.00	225.00
9	350–400	363	230.00–305.00	292.60
3	400–450	425	230.00–260.00	241.98
14	450–500	460	245.00–285.00	278.77
11	500–550	534	237.50–267.00	257.78
5	550–600	555	230.00–270.00	261.71
4	600–650	637	210.00–245.00	236.41
1	700–750	700	168.00	168.00
1	750–800	750	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	300.00–325.00	321.98
13	350–400	362	290.00–324.00	318.99
15	400–450	434	100.00–300.00	283.56
23	450–500	460	270.00–298.50	290.29
30	500–550	535	249.00–273.50	268.99
2	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
9	600–650	631	200.00–249.00	239.61
6	650–700	672	225.00–238.00	235.84
13	700–750	723	161.00–231.00	187.49
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
3	850–900	862	188.00–192.50	189.51
1	1000–1050	1,040	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	575	276.50	276.50
17	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
22	350–400	364	265.00–317.50	309.41
21	400–450	442	282.50–302.50	293.76
22	450–500	467	270.00–315.00	292.66
18	500–550	542	247.50–272.50	264.45
56	550–600	562	200.00–271.00	257.58
32	600–650	641	241.00–249.00	246.92
8	650–700	658	246.00	246.00
16	700–750	742	220.00–225.00	220.63
19	750–800	776	210.00–238.00	236.51
19	800–850	839	212.50–219.00	215.24
9	850–900	876	195.00–212.00	206.36
4	1000–1050	1,039	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	462	230.00–257.50	237.14
1	550–600	560	259.00	259.00
1	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	710	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	775	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	276.00	276.00
47	600–650	627	261.00–263.00	262.13
11	650–700	681	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	593	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	679	245.00	245.00
28	700–750	704	253.00	253.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,371	200.75–213.50	206.85
8	—	1,436	205.50–210.50	208.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,635	198.00–213.00	209.77

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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