Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 164 priced lines covering 4,139 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,973 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 236 head.

Mon Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,973Last week 5,791Year ago 3,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1365, Heifers 1703, Bulls 905)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 96, Bulls 2)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	432	420.00–495.00	453.37
14	450–500	463	494.00–505.00	494.83
5	500–550	518	405.00–456.00	445.66
11	550–600	555	395.00–437.50	420.79
3	600–650	640	423.00	423.00
3	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	416	525.00–535.00	529.81
4	450–500	493	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	516	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	590	415.00	415.00
13	650–700	659	409.00	409.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	583	370.00	370.00
8	700–750	706	330.00	330.00
8	800–850	839	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
8	300–350	313	550.00–600.00	586.39
28	350–400	365	500.00–585.00	558.31
21	400–450	429	499.00–550.00	527.17
42	450–500	461	470.00–505.00	492.93
55	500–550	538	420.00–490.00	461.11
29	550–600	561	420.00–480.00	463.18
27	600–650	642	400.00–430.00	421.78
7	650–700	669	375.00–405.00	396.23
4	700–750	726	360.00–410.00	380.83
1	750–800	750	385.00	385.00
4	800–850	828	320.00–330.00	325.04
7	850–900	861	330.00–335.00	330.71
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	480.00	480.00
7	450–500	454	395.00–465.00	451.22
7	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	630	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	500.00–600.00	575.73
35	350–400	374	470.00–590.00	537.12
67	400–450	430	482.50–552.50	541.86
183	450–500	470	455.00–527.50	496.93
187	500–550	537	430.00–515.00	471.75
121	550–600	566	410.00–485.00	459.51
78	600–650	639	342.50–425.00	396.74
23	650–700	666	360.00–417.00	396.68
19	700–750	731	330.00–400.00	363.68
14	750–800	767	337.50–375.00	369.67
3	800–850	845	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	870	310.00	310.00
2	1150–1200	1,180	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	480.00–560.00	539.64
56	450–500	485	520.00–535.00	524.12
10	500–550	543	450.00–485.00	460.22
24	600–650	623	370.00–442.50	427.68
5	700–750	702	390.00	390.00
14	750–800	763	350.00–399.00	384.87
7	800–850	842	343.00	343.00
43	850–900	898	357.00	357.00
3	1000–1050	1,016	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	543	490.00	490.00
10	600–650	635	420.00	420.00
10	700–750	734	407.50	407.50
54	900–950	900	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	461	440.00–450.00	448.92
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
16	550–600	553	375.00–400.00	390.65
2	650–700	663	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	550.00–620.00	609.64
54	300–350	336	502.50–600.00	548.98
22	350–400	379	460.00–580.00	555.77
59	400–450	422	400.00–520.00	496.28
74	450–500	484	410.00–490.00	455.22
31	500–550	544	355.00–430.00	421.78
43	550–600	560	355.00–424.00	405.84
17	600–650	638	350.00–416.00	391.89
3	650–700	658	320.00–360.00	336.51
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	788	280.00–312.50	290.92
1	800–850	845	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	930	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	494.00–510.00	498.17
5	400–450	419	488.00	488.00
9	450–500	488	407.00–455.00	444.23
8	500–550	536	387.50–425.00	394.72
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	623	377.00	377.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	596	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	267	610.00–660.00	646.70
48	300–350	335	520.00–620.00	560.38
35	350–400	377	500.00–575.00	566.57
84	400–450	422	450.00–525.00	504.15
118	450–500	482	390.00–487.50	453.33
57	500–550	535	390.00–447.50	428.81
73	550–600	564	355.00–425.00	407.22
21	600–650	628	325.00–395.00	381.03
12	650–700	669	362.50–400.00	372.34
3	700–750	723	305.00–310.00	308.33
17	750–800	760	310.00–317.50	317.05
3	850–900	893	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	593	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	440.00–535.00	500.85
30	300–350	325	430.00–545.00	522.98
104	350–400	366	430.00–529.00	515.06
112	400–450	437	390.00–525.00	465.80
67	450–500	462	410.00–470.00	452.99
130	500–550	535	310.00–429.00	398.83
38	550–600	559	350.00–390.00	380.77
56	600–650	621	340.00–357.00	353.75
12	650–700	658	325.00–349.00	337.41
12	700–750	743	265.00–317.50	304.52
4	800–850	830	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	461.00	461.00
12	450–500	456	402.50–405.00	402.71
7	500–550	534	320.00–370.00	360.60
2	550–600	553	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	642	302.50–335.00	321.98
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	495.00	495.00
37	350–400	360	420.00–496.00	488.73
19	400–450	445	420.00–440.00	439.04
59	450–500	458	400.00–459.00	446.85
15	500–550	537	355.00–394.00	387.73
41	550–600	558	320.00–387.50	376.28
21	600–650	629	347.50–354.00	349.32
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	703	235.00–302.50	268.87
1	750–800	780	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	525.00	525.00
27	300–350	336	405.00–550.00	528.86
69	350–400	374	480.00–528.00	516.65
105	400–450	430	400.00–493.00	478.28
217	450–500	469	400.00–450.00	437.88
161	500–550	538	379.00–445.00	393.61
56	550–600	566	350.00–382.50	380.53
62	600–650	638	319.00–360.00	341.48
12	650–700	657	320.00–347.00	344.69
23	700–750	742	293.00–325.00	313.97
3	750–800	765	315.00–320.00	318.37
7	800–850	836	295.00–335.00	311.93
6	900–950	912	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	631	370.00	370.00
24	750–800	788	333.00	333.00
13	900–950	907	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
9	600–650	633	338.00	338.00
13	700–750	737	332.00–335.00	333.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	559	384.00–400.00	387.18
7	650–700	655	357.50	357.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Standard · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,473	237.00–251.50	244.48
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	185.00–225.00	208.86
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	232.50–235.25	234.59
60	—	1,500	238.50–247.50	243.37
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	221.00–235.00	228.34
107	—	1,654	232.00–243.00	240.67
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	216.00	216.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,699	231.00–252.00	244.45

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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