Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 154 priced lines covering 2,865 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,800 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 71 head.

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,800Last week 2,693Year ago 2,332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 48Year ago 168

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1145, Heifers 1221, Bulls 434)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 23)

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

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle steady to 14.00 lower.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	573	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	510	435.00–445.00	436.06
38	550–600	574	357.50–430.00	395.54
21	600–650	622	335.00–380.00	356.16
17	650–700	661	335.00–360.00	352.63
2	950–1000	973	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	655	336.00	336.00
11	700–750	730	230.00–314.00	290.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	360.00–430.00	414.80
32	350–400	362	240.00–425.00	410.89
14	400–450	432	350.00–417.50	390.58
51	450–500	457	385.00–402.50	398.56
59	550–600	557	160.00–385.00	368.01
24	600–650	641	190.00–347.50	327.74
3	650–700	664	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	708	317.50	317.50
4	750–800	772	263.00–267.50	265.29
8	800–850	813	255.00–292.50	281.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	577	370.00	370.00
13	800–850	842	281.00	281.00
20	850–900	889	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	377	405.00	405.00
11	400–450	432	387.00–422.50	409.10
93	450–500	462	365.00–420.00	398.51
25	500–550	536	347.00–410.00	380.96
234	550–600	557	360.00–405.00	378.94
107	600–650	642	310.00–350.00	348.90
84	650–700	655	324.00–349.00	331.47
38	700–750	735	250.00–330.00	314.50
3	750–800	768	315.00	315.00
7	800–850	829	225.00–295.00	271.50
3	900–950	932	247.00–257.50	250.38
14	1000–1050	1,018	250.00	250.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	591	362.50	362.50
5	650–700	658	335.00	335.00
16	750–800	785	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	420.00	420.00
7	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	345.00–380.00	376.48
9	400–450	434	370.00–385.00	373.20
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	605	339.00	339.00
2	700–750	708	220.00–290.00	254.88
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	305	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	375.00–400.00	389.88
15	350–400	357	375.00–410.00	403.92
27	400–450	438	380.00–405.00	402.83
4	450–500	452	140.00–380.00	320.20
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
9	550–600	553	345.00–354.00	353.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	375.00–435.00	403.25
11	350–400	353	413.00–420.00	414.95
33	400–450	415	380.00–413.00	407.82
36	450–500	482	310.00–430.00	382.50
2	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
31	550–600	558	240.00–350.00	332.81
12	600–650	641	300.00–318.00	306.77
4	700–750	736	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
5	850–900	877	220.00–242.50	233.54
3	950–1000	972	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
8	700–750	747	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	380.00–405.00	392.38
10	300–350	332	380.00–430.00	404.77
9	350–400	370	370.00–410.00	404.47
38	400–450	425	388.00–400.00	393.10
45	450–500	493	342.50–389.00	361.95
28	500–550	542	325.00–360.00	352.99
46	550–600	563	255.00–345.50	340.49
28	600–650	638	307.00–326.50	322.73
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	730	255.00–265.00	260.03
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	825	245.00–255.00	250.12
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	375.00–435.00	399.12
2	400–450	437	367.00	367.00
2	500–550	525	287.50–352.00	318.52
2	600–650	618	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	387.50	387.50
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	468	180.00–390.00	310.13
5	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	310.09
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
6	600–650	646	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	330	325.00–422.50	378.92
56	350–400	368	250.00–410.00	380.48
36	400–450	431	300.00–395.00	361.36
96	450–500	455	338.00–378.00	357.96
88	500–550	537	327.50–340.00	336.13
5	550–600	576	275.00–340.00	313.38
11	600–650	633	265.00–286.00	282.29
22	650–700	660	265.00–316.00	305.80
13	700–750	731	220.00–280.00	266.07
3	800–850	837	247.50	247.50
3	850–900	862	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	900	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	447	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	527	305.00–330.00	321.07
17	550–600	554	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	658	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	279	350.00–395.00	379.93
16	300–350	338	392.00–415.00	396.34
17	350–400	379	261.00–417.50	378.17
34	400–450	434	352.00–390.00	368.83
135	450–500	463	330.00–377.50	357.25
41	500–550	539	275.00–332.50	328.25
194	550–600	554	295.00–332.00	327.75
111	600–650	632	235.00–317.50	296.78
29	650–700	662	230.00–301.00	292.80
16	700–750	721	195.00–282.50	262.60
4	750–800	754	225.00–264.00	254.23
2	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
4	900–950	924	225.00–245.00	235.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	538	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	643	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	433	341.00	341.00
6	450–500	468	270.00–300.00	294.97
7	500–550	540	314.00	314.00
4	550–600	563	260.00–295.00	268.78
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	663	240.00–275.00	251.61
3	700–750	725	230.00–257.00	247.88
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	195.00–395.00	355.51
37	350–400	358	215.00–396.00	382.95
41	400–450	446	305.00–385.00	356.90
8	450–500	457	335.00–337.50	335.94
13	500–550	540	318.00	318.00
10	550–600	556	155.00–337.50	301.11
2	600–650	605	190.00–270.00	229.67
9	650–700	651	200.00–260.00	253.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	408	437.50	437.50
9	550–600	575	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	634	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,501	208.00–227.00	221.03
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,348	203.00–226.00	218.86

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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