Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 184 priced lines covering 3,439 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,452 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 51 head.

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,452Last week 217Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 25Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1042, Heifers 1584, Bulls 826)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 26, Heifers 25)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Too few sales to establish trend.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	548	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	634	307.50–386.00	332.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	386	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	456	355.00–403.00	386.67
2	500–550	515	390.00–400.00	394.90
3	550–600	560	325.00–340.00	335.09
3	600–650	633	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	770	290.00–312.50	297.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	465.00–500.00	487.74
15	350–400	373	375.00–505.00	472.63
12	400–450	431	375.00–497.50	466.90
58	450–500	469	390.00–497.50	456.01
36	500–550	539	360.00–430.00	416.36
12	550–600	561	398.00–425.00	412.74
30	600–650	639	340.00–392.50	354.44
2	650–700	672	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	730	233.00–330.00	294.92
7	750–800	779	285.00–351.00	327.13
1	950–1000	987	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	480.00–515.00	500.03
7	350–400	372	470.00–495.00	488.51
26	400–450	436	425.00–502.50	479.49
37	450–500	478	405.00–505.00	466.30
45	500–550	541	355.00–431.00	416.91
105	550–600	563	397.00–440.00	424.82
53	600–650	641	372.50–388.00	383.13
79	650–700	659	300.00–389.00	372.52
21	700–750	738	280.00–365.00	347.41
31	750–800	758	300.00–349.00	343.83
6	800–850	815	280.00–322.00	307.58
2	850–900	871	235.00–265.00	249.64
3	900–950	930	305.00	305.00
5	950–1000	962	277.50–306.00	288.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	485	460.00	460.00
9	550–600	587	405.00–420.00	415.03
7	650–700	691	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	671	395.00	395.00
4	750–800	761	342.50	342.50
12	800–850	818	336.00	336.00
4	850–900	886	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	516	480.00–505.00	496.27
18	550–600	562	399.00–465.00	429.09
55	600–650	609	365.00–402.00	398.43
37	650–700	676	345.00–385.00	375.40
34	700–750	726	330.00–402.00	393.45
12	750–800	776	335.00–342.00	341.43
12	800–850	808	290.00–360.00	353.97
6	850–900	857	323.00	323.00
17	900–950	910	318.00–320.00	318.58
1	1100–1150	1,100	244.00	244.00
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
2	900–950	945	247.50	247.50
1	1100–1150	1,145	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	593	390.00–412.50	405.83
8	600–650	625	355.00–365.00	362.57
5	750–800	771	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	497	470.00	470.00
13	550–600	572	432.50	432.50
35	600–650	639	395.00–435.00	429.20
25	650–700	660	340.00–387.00	373.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	400	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	493	400.00	400.00
39	550–600	569	369.00–395.00	383.08
20	600–650	649	332.50	332.50
4	650–700	676	326.00	326.00
8	700–750	700	327.50	327.50
2	750–800	785	302.50	302.50
16	900–950	912	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	463	410.00	410.00
12	500–550	522	370.00–397.00	385.36
13	550–600	555	379.00	379.00
13	600–650	621	320.00–350.00	336.05
26	650–700	698	305.00–332.00	330.99
10	700–750	704	331.00	331.00
10	900–950	939	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	777	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	734	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	327	395.00–430.00	417.86
48	350–400	374	365.00–435.00	408.86
55	400–450	432	375.00–429.00	408.00
105	450–500	464	320.00–409.50	388.45
128	500–550	542	340.00–399.00	361.63
89	550–600	562	300.00–376.00	350.18
128	600–650	637	300.00–338.00	327.59
22	650–700	663	297.50–335.00	327.34
59	700–750	728	285.00–330.75	314.30
20	750–800	757	282.00–315.00	288.54
8	800–850	829	270.00–275.00	270.63
2	850–900	863	275.00	275.00
4	900–950	909	252.50–281.00	273.95
3	950–1000	958	257.00–271.00	261.75
1	1200–1250	1,247	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	453	300.00–332.50	321.51
8	500–550	528	315.00–346.00	337.95
9	550–600	563	245.00–329.50	310.57
5	600–650	644	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	270.00–392.50	344.10
25	350–400	363	265.00–396.00	365.29
7	400–450	444	351.00–380.00	361.27
33	450–500	451	350.00–392.00	381.76
25	500–550	538	317.50–350.50	335.88
7	550–600	559	332.50–340.00	334.72
6	600–650	638	255.00–282.50	277.87
8	650–700	663	297.50–312.00	306.53
4	700–750	723	245.00–282.50	267.54
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	422	390.00	390.00
17	500–550	500	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	420	388.00–402.50	394.78
7	450–500	452	390.00	390.00
23	500–550	518	373.00–389.00	381.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	370.00–407.50	388.36
55	350–400	356	325.00–441.00	417.40
17	400–450	426	391.00–420.00	409.05
141	450–500	464	350.00–408.00	392.21
118	500–550	543	295.00–368.00	351.21
23	550–600	577	230.00–361.00	335.40
43	600–650	639	305.00–350.00	326.16
7	650–700	667	292.50–315.00	304.07
14	700–750	720	270.00–307.50	295.31
7	750–800	755	265.00–306.00	291.20
5	800–850	840	280.00–287.00	285.65
1	900–950	935	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	375.00	375.00
8	400–450	414	386.00–430.00	391.91
6	450–500	487	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	567	290.00–315.00	302.48
3	600–650	620	302.00–342.50	315.38
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	535.00	535.00
8	300–350	334	510.00–525.00	521.23
23	350–400	366	428.00–505.00	478.55
62	400–450	426	365.00–502.50	466.15
104	450–500	484	355.00–465.00	427.55
57	500–550	535	355.00–405.00	395.95
59	550–600	571	350.00–385.00	365.97
51	600–650	636	295.00–357.00	325.52
30	650–700	659	272.00–338.00	326.68
12	700–750	712	280.00–330.00	313.29
17	750–800	757	270.00–307.50	298.23
8	800–850	835	245.00–285.00	264.97
1	900–950	928	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	340	400.00–515.00	479.88
16	350–400	371	375.00–485.00	460.07
47	400–450	424	315.00–512.50	455.27
73	450–500	482	330.00–461.00	408.03
46	500–550	524	340.00–420.00	400.89
29	550–600	573	300.00–380.00	348.04
22	600–650	628	275.00–342.50	314.07
10	650–700	665	310.00–345.00	323.49
4	700–750	733	265.00–295.00	287.73
9	800–850	819	250.00–267.00	265.12
4	850–900	865	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	670	346.00	346.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	384	430.00–450.00	439.96
4	400–450	437	325.00–415.00	394.12
4	450–500	481	325.00–340.00	334.92
3	500–550	533	315.00–345.00	324.94
5	550–600	578	320.00–330.00	321.99
7	600–650	637	310.00–325.00	318.47
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	776	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	788	257.50	257.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,460	235.50–243.50	238.86
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	237.50–238.00	237.72
Heifers — Choice · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	233.00–240.00	236.75
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	214.00–236.50	229.48
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,614	233.00–243.50	238.46

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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