Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 207 priced lines covering 5,209 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,271 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 41 head.

Mon Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,271Last week 3,713Year ago 4,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 81

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1665, Heifers 2347, Bulls 1259)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 34, Heifers 7)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 9.00 lower

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	243	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
50	300–350	341	280.00–435.00	380.38
25	350–400	376	361.00–372.50	372.04
99	400–450	417	318.00–403.00	371.95
67	450–500	484	250.00–340.00	323.96
74	500–550	525	219.00–341.00	311.90
64	550–600	564	250.00–298.00	288.21
17	600–650	629	253.00–265.00	263.22
42	650–700	656	152.00–265.00	244.83
13	700–750	741	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	760	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	250.00	250.00
8	300–350	330	265.00–325.00	300.16
10	350–400	369	240.00–350.00	338.52
8	400–450	433	337.50	337.50
10	450–500	457	240.00–376.00	362.00
19	500–550	540	282.50–310.00	283.84
13	550–600	560	140.00–275.00	259.92
14	600–650	642	241.00–260.00	242.27
2	750–800	755	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	653	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	284	320.00–367.50	359.56
38	300–350	336	280.00–425.00	374.22
26	350–400	372	320.00–372.50	358.20
96	400–450	423	270.00–395.00	356.38
146	450–500	480	285.00–343.00	330.40
49	500–550	541	219.00–315.00	305.85
110	550–600	568	240.00–303.00	293.16
57	600–650	632	230.00–271.00	267.15
39	650–700	659	230.00–262.50	256.66
6	700–750	721	215.00–235.00	227.45
4	750–800	767	205.00–240.00	230.92
3	800–850	810	205.00–232.50	222.39
4	850–900	869	185.00–225.00	208.64
2	950–1000	978	155.00–185.00	170.19
1	1000–1050	1,010	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
13	350–400	362	255.00–340.00	308.57
13	400–450	418	195.00–288.00	272.82
12	450–500	478	265.00–310.00	276.18
8	550–600	554	175.00–239.00	222.98
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	720	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	825	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	368	245.00–260.00	252.86
6	400–450	441	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	455	225.00	225.00
4	500–550	541	190.00	190.00
4	550–600	552	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	651	191.00	191.00
4	700–750	723	190.00–195.00	193.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	271	327.50	327.50
36	300–350	319	265.00–335.00	310.80
82	350–400	371	255.00–345.00	326.93
48	400–450	430	275.00–322.00	305.43
188	450–500	463	257.00–330.00	300.26
246	500–550	546	212.50–290.00	264.81
38	550–600	558	253.00–285.00	265.15
116	600–650	644	211.00–259.00	242.66
76	650–700	660	232.50–256.00	246.43
58	700–750	733	190.00–239.00	216.30
18	750–800	762	190.00–221.00	206.53
3	800–850	817	150.00–212.50	186.88
8	850–900	850	208.00	208.00
2	900–950	930	195.00	195.00
4	950–1000	988	185.00–187.50	186.89
1	1200–1250	1,230	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	560	286.00–287.00	286.55
23	600–650	634	259.00–265.00	261.63
55	650–700	661	256.00–263.00	258.70
31	700–750	734	255.00–257.00	255.39
3	1050–1100	1,073	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	289.00	289.00
20	650–700	660	255.00–260.00	258.76
10	700–750	718	257.00–258.00	257.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	225.00–310.00	292.47
21	300–350	338	270.00–335.00	316.16
89	350–400	369	285.00–361.00	333.17
71	400–450	433	255.00–339.00	313.37
175	450–500	459	270.00–312.50	296.57
86	500–550	542	225.00–280.00	260.76
80	550–600	556	185.00–295.00	271.11
93	600–650	638	225.00–265.00	244.25
15	650–700	659	226.00–255.00	246.45
14	700–750	727	194.00–216.00	208.88
16	750–800	767	135.00–221.00	199.27
21	800–850	815	160.00–218.00	208.65
1	850–900	880	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
8	400–450	427	275.00	275.00
10	650–700	692	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	519	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	559	270.00–290.00	284.21
33	650–700	673	245.00–250.00	249.12
2	750–800	793	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	391	345.00	345.00
7	500–550	508	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	636	258.00	258.00
9	650–700	677	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	575	270.00–300.00	287.76
3	600–650	642	259.00	259.00
3	650–700	672	245.00	245.00
18	700–750	705	230.00–234.00	230.91
32	750–800	766	231.00–240.00	236.05
6	800–850	822	220.00–221.00	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	150.00	150.00
4	250–300	265	285.00–290.00	288.75
16	300–350	342	270.00–330.00	286.08
51	350–400	363	270.00–327.50	308.83
19	400–450	439	232.50–318.00	294.48
91	450–500	456	250.00–292.50	284.92
37	500–550	541	252.00–289.00	262.89
28	550–600	557	215.00–260.00	250.19
11	600–650	644	192.50–238.00	218.57
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	725	155.00–192.00	167.24
1	750–800	755	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	418	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	750–800	772	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	325	377.50	377.50
53	350–400	373	350.00–416.00	386.29
15	400–450	428	255.00–360.00	338.90
129	450–500	462	327.50–390.00	344.40
76	500–550	540	305.00–329.00	324.98
175	550–600	558	280.00–324.00	308.54
113	600–650	636	260.00–315.00	291.07
61	650–700	655	255.00–313.00	299.33
56	700–750	733	230.00–272.00	262.02
25	750–800	757	225.00–275.50	265.15
3	800–850	830	237.50–270.00	254.89
16	850–900	864	210.00–254.00	246.24
3	900–950	930	228.00–247.50	234.46
8	950–1000	981	223.00–238.00	230.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00	205.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	217.00	217.00
1	1200–1250	1,205	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	280.00–365.00	326.17
22	350–400	369	325.00–424.00	376.64
19	400–450	425	310.00–367.00	352.19
85	450–500	461	300.00–398.00	348.97
10	500–550	528	255.00–321.00	309.62
76	550–600	553	261.00–323.00	308.42
52	600–650	632	285.50–315.00	303.18
8	650–700	662	270.00–282.50	278.10
2	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
7	750–800	757	235.00–240.00	237.43
3	850–900	855	242.50	242.50
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	265.00–342.50	331.90
3	350–400	370	260.00–305.00	290.22
26	400–450	444	328.00–350.00	331.86
11	500–550	545	280.00–298.00	292.53
5	550–600	550	252.00	252.00
12	600–650	633	200.00–286.00	261.39
2	700–750	700	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	878	165.00–190.00	177.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	528	333.00	333.00
7	600–650	648	288.00	288.00
5	650–700	662	302.00	302.00
22	700–750	734	260.00–275.00	269.63
12	750–800	757	244.00–271.00	264.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	390.00	390.00
14	600–650	620	319.00	319.00
5	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	775	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	556	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
52	650–700	676	308.00–315.00	312.13
36	750–800	757	276.00–281.00	278.36
15	800–850	816	241.00–249.00	246.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	519	302.50–310.00	304.91
19	550–600	574	303.00–329.00	322.84
3	600–650	640	311.00	311.00
17	650–700	667	285.00–302.00	293.78
22	700–750	734	267.00–323.00	277.53
24	750–800	779	244.00–268.00	257.09
56	800–850	838	243.00–263.00	257.66
4	900–950	931	214.00	214.00
36	950–1000	967	190.00–224.00	201.61
1	1150–1200	1,165	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	569	320.00–325.00	323.37
27	600–650	621	247.00–281.00	252.06
23	650–700	664	299.00	299.00
11	800–850	820	269.50	269.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	484	242.50	242.50
5	550–600	559	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	790	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	207.00–212.50	209.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,634	185.00–213.00	205.11

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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