Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 170 priced lines covering 4,008 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,020 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 52 head.

Mon Apr 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,020Last week 3,126Year ago 3,432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 44

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1420, Heifers 1706, Bulls 894)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 30, Heifers 22)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle steady to 10.00 higher.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	355.00	355.00
6	600–650	623	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	346	378.00	378.00
24	350–400	366	355.00–375.00	371.82
15	400–450	436	322.50–392.50	359.82
70	450–500	462	300.00–370.00	349.17
30	500–550	541	280.00–330.00	297.26
36	550–600	555	313.00–317.50	316.40
11	600–650	641	205.00–280.00	265.49
2	650–700	683	230.00–240.00	235.02
1	700–750	705	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	360.00–375.00	363.46
17	300–350	321	330.00–392.50	379.96
52	350–400	375	325.00–392.50	380.03
48	400–450	434	340.00–385.00	377.74
222	450–500	468	305.00–370.00	354.45
238	500–550	543	287.00–330.00	321.10
21	550–600	558	275.00–314.00	307.54
90	600–650	639	266.00–301.00	280.72
14	650–700	652	265.00–300.00	293.17
37	700–750	736	240.00–278.00	269.48
10	750–800	753	240.00–284.00	276.17
11	800–850	829	230.00–240.00	239.12
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	905	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	339.00	339.00
32	550–600	572	310.00–352.00	334.99
36	600–650	640	294.00	294.00
10	650–700	664	293.00	293.00
7	750–800	764	270.00	270.00
6	850–900	880	275.00	275.00
5	900–950	945	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	295.00–320.00	314.80
8	400–450	437	270.00–338.00	330.03
2	450–500	473	295.00–315.00	304.63
3	500–550	531	292.50	292.50
4	550–600	556	257.00–290.00	275.29
4	650–700	674	150.00–250.00	225.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
16	300–350	326	350.00–387.50	375.71
85	350–400	373	200.00–399.00	385.69
41	400–450	424	290.00–389.00	371.60
127	450–500	462	344.00–363.00	358.22
51	500–550	535	303.00–364.00	329.14
63	550–600	555	285.00–350.00	323.51
55	600–650	633	175.00–325.00	293.81
5	650–700	656	235.00–311.00	295.49
7	700–750	738	250.00–265.00	262.24
2	750–800	757	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	873	145.00	145.00
1	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	573	331.00	331.00
26	650–700	664	245.00–310.00	293.96
19	750–800	757	274.00–285.00	279.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	398.00	398.00
31	400–450	419	380.00–415.00	393.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	365.00	365.00
8	500–550	544	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	335.00–410.00	398.97
14	400–450	431	325.00–387.00	370.65
5	450–500	456	290.00–300.00	292.11
4	500–550	536	320.00–345.00	332.32
9	550–600	563	292.50–320.00	310.72
5	600–650	642	265.00–285.00	271.00
2	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	418	385.00–397.50	393.89
11	450–500	488	310.00–380.00	365.41
6	500–550	511	322.00–325.00	324.48
6	550–600	562	278.00–314.00	292.14
1	600–650	600	312.00	312.00
2	650–700	683	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
13	300–350	340	425.00–450.00	435.75
53	350–400	368	360.00–427.00	411.89
76	400–450	424	345.00–414.00	402.61
116	450–500	486	315.00–391.00	376.22
34	500–550	519	225.00–369.00	331.78
121	550–600	564	280.00–337.50	332.22
29	600–650	623	280.00–324.00	318.29
35	650–700	656	275.00–315.00	306.61
12	700–750	740	230.00–269.00	262.78
8	750–800	764	245.00–290.00	256.27
2	850–900	863	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	334	400.00–430.00	413.96
11	350–400	372	388.00–405.00	402.65
64	400–450	421	347.50–417.00	408.06
34	450–500	483	272.50–392.00	365.06
50	500–550	515	275.00–349.00	341.11
42	550–600	567	302.00–334.25	320.90
33	600–650	636	280.00–324.00	291.25
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
8	750–800	761	235.00–245.00	236.29
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	333	355.00–470.00	424.53
27	350–400	373	390.00–433.00	408.19
54	400–450	439	360.00–404.00	392.46
48	450–500	467	330.00–402.00	393.58
36	500–550	540	341.00–383.00	363.06
33	550–600	561	325.00–373.50	370.74
34	600–650	637	315.00–346.00	339.92
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
12	700–750	745	285.00–303.00	289.20
5	750–800	768	170.00–290.00	261.23
7	800–850	826	267.50–277.50	271.90
1	850–900	890	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	975	225.00	225.00
4	1000–1050	1,038	210.00–255.00	243.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	416	407.50–410.00	408.94
17	450–500	464	383.00	383.00
16	500–550	531	370.00	370.00
41	550–600	583	355.00–367.00	363.45
10	700–750	713	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	465.00	465.00
34	350–400	374	392.50–430.00	411.58
60	400–450	437	381.00–420.00	401.13
125	450–500	471	320.00–396.00	387.92
19	500–550	537	360.00–384.00	376.05
202	550–600	558	335.00–380.00	366.96
82	600–650	638	315.00–357.50	344.93
35	650–700	654	301.00–335.00	329.64
28	700–750	729	250.00–311.00	292.69
24	750–800	765	280.00–302.00	292.23
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
10	900–950	918	255.00–270.00	267.52
3	1000–1050	1,017	220.00–262.50	248.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	364.00	364.00
30	600–650	623	316.00–357.50	324.83
3	700–750	713	325.00	325.00
20	850–900	860	286.00	286.00
26	950–1000	980	264.00	264.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	459	275.00–362.50	340.80
2	500–550	540	225.00–255.00	240.00
3	550–600	566	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	630	314.00	314.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	672	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	397.00	397.00
11	350–400	376	305.00–450.00	406.84
13	400–450	445	320.00–355.00	341.72
21	450–500	457	370.00–389.00	380.51
20	500–550	529	302.50–357.50	347.04
6	600–650	633	290.00–318.00	305.08
4	700–750	730	281.00–282.50	281.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	427.50	427.50
7	400–450	444	355.00–434.00	422.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	370	412.50	412.50
33	450–500	470	388.00	388.00
45	500–550	547	388.00	388.00
35	600–650	643	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	653	351.00	351.00
13	700–750	721	302.50	302.50
7	800–850	822	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	624	325.00	325.00
29	850–900	860	260.00–270.00	267.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	200.00	200.00
Steers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	220.00–226.00	223.24
Steers — Select · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	185.00	185.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,763	222.00–230.00	225.54
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	220.00–225.00	222.98
Heifers — Select · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	210.00–211.00	210.53
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,476	218.00–230.00	226.65

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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