Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 208 priced lines covering 5,345 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,362 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 48 head.

Mon Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,362Last week 3,654Year ago 3,684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 0Year ago 30

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1987, Heifers 2279, Bulls 1096)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers, 34, Heifers 14)

Value Added cattle and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 7.00 to 21.00 higher

Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Culpeper, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Radiant, Shenandoah, Springlake and Winchester

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	340.00	340.00
5	350–400	351	307.00	307.00
10	400–450	422	245.00–312.00	305.26
9	450–500	473	185.00–335.00	295.43
6	500–550	546	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	556	235.00–280.00	247.36
3	750–800	755	155.00	155.00
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
31	300–350	330	365.00–411.00	395.74
18	350–400	381	345.00–410.00	377.42
99	400–450	423	335.00–409.00	387.94
146	450–500	486	312.00–398.00	352.16
54	500–550	537	315.00–361.00	357.12
94	550–600	566	285.00–340.00	319.13
40	600–650	632	290.00–305.00	294.52
28	650–700	663	250.00–295.00	277.63
12	700–750	736	250.00–263.00	256.64
8	750–800	778	219.00–220.00	219.37
3	800–850	822	224.00–242.50	236.23
3	850–900	865	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	915	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
60	300–350	339	335.00–415.00	405.52
21	350–400	372	340.00–415.00	388.53
94	400–450	416	340.00–405.00	389.68
87	450–500	486	320.00–380.00	354.41
32	500–550	531	300.00–358.00	341.83
45	550–600	564	275.00–327.50	307.74
13	600–650	632	262.50–315.00	286.84
22	650–700	663	267.00–285.00	278.53
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
10	750–800	751	260.00	260.00
5	800–850	842	220.00–240.00	236.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	320	200.00–390.00	330.63
13	350–400	380	365.00–385.00	372.37
19	400–450	444	292.50–375.00	359.85
26	500–550	528	195.00–342.50	328.99
2	550–600	573	320.00	320.00
9	600–650	643	275.00–285.00	280.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	315.00	315.00
7	750–800	764	210.00–221.00	217.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	438	434.00	434.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	584	309.00	309.00
11	600–650	625	281.00	281.00
16	650–700	697	275.00	275.00
78	700–750	701	278.00–289.00	288.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
12	250–300	278	267.50–345.00	280.68
16	300–350	330	335.00–362.50	354.64
81	350–400	372	322.00–368.00	360.15
98	400–450	433	285.00–360.00	338.02
183	450–500	466	265.00–358.00	333.00
100	500–550	535	294.00–322.25	305.44
153	550–600	559	212.00–311.00	296.08
29	600–650	641	228.00–295.00	275.47
97	650–700	653	225.00–274.50	266.92
42	700–750	727	227.50–260.00	239.09
24	750–800	781	235.00–257.50	245.77
7	800–850	824	220.00–242.00	233.45
15	900–950	931	227.50–228.00	227.87
1	950–1000	955	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
49	350–400	359	290.00–392.50	355.54
22	400–450	442	225.00–325.00	309.37
100	450–500	453	305.00–347.50	336.88
48	500–550	536	190.00–305.00	292.63
5	550–600	597	265.00	265.00
17	600–650	629	185.00–280.00	268.99
3	700–750	710	207.50–243.00	225.95
2	800–850	808	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
30	300–350	334	327.00–365.00	360.47
102	350–400	362	260.00–372.50	354.12
67	400–450	426	270.00–360.00	327.30
163	450–500	465	210.00–351.00	334.52
84	500–550	535	272.50–325.00	302.41
92	550–600	558	281.00–307.00	296.07
58	600–650	639	180.00–283.00	273.68
15	650–700	659	235.00–269.00	264.02
22	700–750	736	210.00–245.00	239.74
7	750–800	752	217.50–257.00	251.33
3	800–850	842	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	197.50	197.50
1	900–950	905	209.00	209.00
1	950–1000	950	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	589	309.00	309.00
18	600–650	634	267.00–284.00	277.32
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	305.00	305.00
8	450–500	453	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	530	270.00–290.00	285.23
3	700–750	725	170.00–243.00	203.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	353	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	60.00–220.00	139.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	493	330.00	330.00
6	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
14	550–600	569	299.00	299.00
3	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
7	750–800	756	266.00	266.00
5	850–900	885	231.00	231.00
7	1050–1100	1,060	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	336	420.00	420.00
35	400–450	445	344.00–402.00	392.17
9	450–500	475	343.00	343.00
5	600–650	609	247.50	247.50
9	650–700	652	282.50	282.50
6	700–750	749	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	541	302.00–312.50	307.36
50	550–600	559	320.00	320.00
34	600–650	623	283.00	283.00
36	650–700	656	247.00–279.00	272.59
32	700–750	723	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	612	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	534	313.00	313.00
15	650–700	674	256.00–259.00	257.41
2	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	580	339.00	339.00
5	600–650	607	327.50	327.50
28	650–700	661	340.00	340.00
10	700–750	716	282.50–297.00	288.46
5	750–800	770	266.00	266.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	330.00–335.00	332.53
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	553	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	631	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	350.00–403.00	391.15
23	350–400	367	325.00–410.00	390.47
76	400–450	439	352.00–410.00	377.00
34	450–500	469	345.00–380.00	365.43
48	500–550	537	226.00–365.00	345.51
54	550–600	565	250.00–370.00	347.46
16	600–650	626	275.00–335.00	317.88
19	650–700	674	160.00–318.00	304.05
12	700–750	728	220.00–282.50	268.25
5	750–800	773	249.00–270.00	257.32
1	800–850	840	247.50	247.50
4	850–900	877	225.00–247.50	240.59
2	950–1000	968	225.00	225.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	200.00–230.00	214.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	317	410.00	410.00
56	350–400	369	290.00–430.00	396.62
29	400–450	430	350.50–400.00	385.46
127	450–500	464	257.00–380.00	361.60
209	500–550	540	324.00–369.00	359.49
99	550–600	572	330.50–364.00	352.29
93	600–650	639	309.00–345.00	327.17
42	650–700	661	294.00–340.00	318.84
39	700–750	735	250.00–302.50	274.65
57	750–800	757	272.00–306.00	304.22
14	800–850	839	245.00–260.00	256.05
28	850–900	874	251.00–265.00	260.62
3	900–950	922	200.00–250.00	226.99
6	950–1000	977	222.50–253.00	247.89
2	1000–1050	1,015	206.00–227.50	216.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
27	450–500	472	370.00–399.00	387.16
19	500–550	532	365.00–385.00	367.67
21	550–600	586	335.00–345.00	342.74
21	600–650	619	300.00–326.00	322.99
3	650–700	662	300.00	300.00
12	750–800	772	276.00–300.00	284.15
25	850–900	858	269.00	269.00
2	950–1000	978	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	435	429.00	429.00
7	500–550	546	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	371	415.00–430.00	426.42
31	400–450	436	427.50–434.00	432.80
6	450–500	489	397.50	397.50
5	500–550	513	332.50–355.00	345.83
17	650–700	679	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	373	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
27	500–550	540	341.00–377.00	369.08
98	550–600	563	355.00–375.00	369.82
19	600–650	611	325.00–337.00	333.16
31	650–700	666	290.00–343.00	327.81
23	700–750	729	301.00	301.00
10	850–900	862	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
44	450–500	469	400.00–405.00	401.36
22	500–550	538	373.00	373.00
41	550–600	561	365.00	365.00
13	650–700	658	332.00	332.00
10	750–800	753	298.00	298.00
2	800–850	800	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	592	357.50–365.00	362.41
32	600–650	645	297.00–327.50	318.98
58	750–800	772	287.00–305.00	303.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	367	275.00–400.00	384.21
26	400–450	435	320.00–395.00	374.20
8	450–500	451	377.50	377.50
23	500–550	535	324.00–347.50	340.04
7	550–600	583	120.00–320.00	291.60
3	600–650	627	295.00–310.00	305.10
4	650–700	663	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	218.00–220.00	218.97
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	202.00–205.00	203.66
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,559	205.00–220.00	211.56
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	203.00–216.00	212.26
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,469	211.00–218.00	215.74

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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