Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 183 priced lines covering 3,869 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,803 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 86 head.

Mon Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,803Last week 5,374Year ago 2,846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 56Year ago 120

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1191, Heifers 1579, Bulls 1033)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 48, Heifers 38)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven.

Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Monterey, Radiant, Shenandoah Valley, Springlake, Staunton and Winchester.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	336	465.00–575.00	555.60
56	350–400	368	530.00–600.00	549.46
66	400–450	440	445.00–530.00	487.10
93	450–500	467	427.50–522.50	496.59
65	500–550	542	400.00–530.00	480.21
79	550–600	557	415.00–470.00	451.92
28	600–650	645	396.00–409.00	402.98
35	650–700	663	346.00–400.00	389.34
35	700–750	730	310.00–370.00	348.43
5	750–800	769	322.00–344.00	334.82
4	800–850	837	328.00–337.50	332.79
9	850–900	862	300.00–322.00	315.61
2	1000–1050	1,005	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	341	470.00–565.00	553.64
31	350–400	374	455.00–560.00	539.15
39	400–450	434	450.00–515.00	477.61
15	450–500	465	430.00–525.00	501.04
22	500–550	532	385.00–515.00	458.41
71	550–600	562	430.00–472.00	454.35
37	600–650	644	340.00–396.00	386.38
5	650–700	680	350.00–395.00	381.79
15	700–750	723	325.00–350.00	342.16
6	750–800	768	345.00–357.50	351.13
1	950–1000	965	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	420.00	420.00
7	300–350	335	400.00–560.00	512.86
9	350–400	368	440.00–480.00	458.16
24	400–450	445	435.00–487.50	462.98
4	450–500	459	410.00	410.00
16	500–550	524	310.00–430.00	401.18
4	550–600	559	350.00–417.50	400.58
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
5	650–700	661	335.00–380.00	353.04
2	700–750	715	297.50–302.50	300.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	415.00–425.00	420.23
3	350–400	376	410.00–415.00	411.66
4	400–450	425	400.00–431.00	415.77
2	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	512.50	512.50
8	500–550	508	481.00	481.00
15	550–600	591	480.00	480.00
5	600–650	643	465.00	465.00
44	650–700	672	399.00–505.00	437.86
20	750–800	766	365.00–370.00	367.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	579	390.00–465.00	455.83
8	600–650	631	415.00	415.00
20	650–700	689	390.00–395.00	391.75
10	700–750	729	368.00	368.00
23	750–800	750	370.00–378.00	374.52
13	800–850	808	340.00–350.00	346.15
17	850–900	873	327.00–339.00	335.54
8	950–1000	954	275.00	275.00
17	1000–1050	1,023	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	540.00	540.00
12	750–800	767	376.00	376.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	467	490.00–515.00	501.76
11	500–550	512	440.00–525.00	509.62
8	600–650	643	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	660	390.00	390.00
3	850–900	855	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	446	525.00	525.00
6	500–550	543	595.00	595.00
4	600–650	605	515.00	515.00
3	650–700	668	395.00	395.00
33	700–750	749	369.00	369.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	425.00	425.00
20	450–500	463	350.00–470.00	445.92
29	550–600	552	410.00–412.50	411.56
19	600–650	632	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	498	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	521	360.00	360.00
9	550–600	594	385.00	385.00
17	600–650	634	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	421	372.50–420.00	402.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	438	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	454	459.00	459.00
19	500–550	520	332.50–398.00	390.80
11	550–600	558	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	567	350.00	350.00
33	650–700	669	309.00–345.00	334.41
2	750–800	768	345.00	345.00
6	800–850	836	319.00	319.00
7	900–950	900	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
47	300–350	340	435.00–510.00	482.57
82	350–400	371	360.00–492.50	473.66
145	400–450	434	345.00–455.00	442.68
62	450–500	473	417.50–454.00	440.18
44	500–550	537	345.00–430.00	392.63
109	550–600	556	305.00–385.00	360.66
48	600–650	633	322.00–350.00	341.52
24	650–700	665	317.00–347.50	340.76
22	700–750	741	270.00–330.00	309.77
8	750–800	761	300.00–302.50	300.94
4	800–850	848	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	868	260.00–295.00	283.24
1	900–950	910	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	960	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
9	300–350	343	458.00	458.00
38	350–400	362	335.00–480.00	451.31
34	400–450	435	395.00–445.00	434.85
49	450–500	451	380.00–425.00	421.70
31	500–550	534	330.00–370.00	354.88
8	550–600	562	250.00–362.00	325.28
4	600–650	622	307.50–325.00	312.66
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	392.50	392.50
8	450–500	475	350.00–410.00	402.27
7	500–550	547	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	470	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	242	485.00–490.00	485.79
4	250–300	280	460.00–485.00	478.42
59	300–350	339	400.00–490.00	478.72
59	350–400	373	330.00–499.00	480.76
60	400–450	434	355.00–475.00	450.47
131	450–500	463	322.50–465.00	442.59
119	500–550	539	340.00–400.00	380.00
13	550–600	581	327.50–347.50	339.13
28	600–650	635	305.00–340.00	329.77
28	650–700	679	265.00–322.50	310.86
11	700–750	744	297.50–302.50	300.24
3	800–850	837	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	933	240.00–285.00	262.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
47	300–350	335	487.50–595.00	549.29
50	350–400	380	450.00–540.00	504.68
73	400–450	421	410.00–497.50	480.90
89	450–500	477	415.00–500.00	464.05
73	500–550	520	400.00–442.50	435.23
83	550–600	564	380.00–443.00	422.23
23	600–650	629	325.00–375.00	343.83
34	650–700	667	330.00–375.00	358.43
8	700–750	726	297.00–330.00	309.08
17	750–800	761	312.50–329.00	324.09
2	800–850	820	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	462.50	462.50
18	400–450	421	420.00–460.00	448.80
11	450–500	488	400.00–415.00	408.20
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	556	345.00–350.00	349.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	193	525.00	525.00
13	250–300	266	545.00–575.00	561.67
65	300–350	332	430.00–585.00	537.63
23	350–400	376	415.00–550.00	501.96
64	400–450	418	405.00–491.00	473.94
70	450–500	481	395.00–469.00	452.08
16	500–550	511	350.00–455.00	426.71
82	550–600	559	380.00–430.00	416.25
41	600–650	635	320.00–410.00	360.87
12	650–700	686	312.50–357.50	342.77
3	700–750	738	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	933	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	306	520.00	520.00
10	650–700	658	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	535.00	535.00
6	350–400	357	420.00	420.00
14	400–450	437	430.00–440.00	432.69
11	450–500	468	380.00–462.50	430.91
6	500–550	538	425.00	425.00
13	550–600	554	385.00–410.00	398.52
7	600–650	642	310.00–335.00	331.41
3	700–750	742	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,386	234.00–240.00	237.82
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	239.50	239.50
39	—	1,560	235.25–240.50	237.51
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,409	210.00–230.00	219.13

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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