Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 197 priced lines covering 4,240 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,285 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 30 head.

Mon May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,285Last week 3,804Year ago 4,387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1627, Heifers 1707, Bulls 951)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 11, Heifers 19)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly steady to 10.00 lower.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	450.00–460.00	455.04
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
10	350–400	354	420.00–505.00	482.74
8	400–450	433	430.00–470.00	452.25
15	450–500	463	340.00–487.50	465.93
12	500–550	533	421.00–440.00	424.14
9	550–600	569	445.00–450.00	447.81
11	600–650	630	375.00–412.50	393.59
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	824	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
46	400–450	423	557.50–605.00	579.19
6	450–500	493	520.00	520.00
53	500–550	513	510.00–530.00	513.06
22	600–650	619	480.00	480.00
22	750–800	751	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	341	480.00–580.00	523.08
29	350–400	366	375.00–575.00	534.25
16	400–450	433	370.00–530.00	488.05
65	450–500	458	350.00–519.00	493.80
34	500–550	537	352.00–540.00	466.63
40	550–600	551	406.00–455.00	445.43
38	600–650	632	360.00–450.00	413.31
9	650–700	661	420.00	420.00
19	700–750	730	220.00–386.00	372.22
5	750–800	762	330.00–355.00	346.96
5	800–850	823	265.00–353.00	317.49
3	850–900	881	205.00–320.00	277.28
1	900–950	935	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	965	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	324	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	361	482.50	482.50
8	450–500	465	440.00–445.00	440.63
5	500–550	542	385.00–410.00	405.21
13	550–600	553	387.50	387.50
4	600–650	648	406.00	406.00
1	650–700	675	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	323	565.00–610.00	597.26
19	350–400	379	500.00–600.00	568.51
52	400–450	432	465.00–597.50	539.91
171	450–500	463	441.00–522.50	500.77
77	500–550	541	350.00–500.00	467.17
231	550–600	555	390.00–475.00	454.72
138	600–650	639	371.00–452.00	416.71
10	650–700	659	335.00–430.00	388.93
45	700–750	734	340.00–391.00	370.33
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
10	800–850	832	236.00–345.00	333.63
2	850–900	855	310.00–342.50	326.15
1	900–950	930	330.00	330.00
7	950–1000	993	230.00–317.50	305.36
1	1150–1200	1,195	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	500.00	500.00
7	400–450	430	505.00	505.00
7	550–600	552	485.00	485.00
10	800–850	831	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	514	450.00–560.00	552.10
23	600–650	611	415.00–472.00	466.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	555.00	555.00
10	400–450	449	560.00	560.00
10	550–600	551	541.00	541.00
7	700–750	729	370.00	370.00
5	850–900	883	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	535.00	535.00
40	550–600	566	490.00–525.00	510.05
4	600–650	648	435.00	435.00
5	650–700	669	417.50	417.50
22	700–750	748	342.50–375.00	348.42
2	800–850	800	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	338	575.00–620.00	598.80
3	400–450	402	595.00	595.00
7	450–500	487	425.00–495.00	464.82
19	500–550	533	435.00–475.00	462.30
5	600–650	625	420.00	420.00
4	700–750	704	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	430	500.00–554.00	544.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	439	545.00–549.00	547.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	550.00	550.00
12	350–400	374	530.00–540.00	535.31
13	400–450	441	459.00	459.00
3	550–600	568	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	472.50	472.50
9	500–550	528	385.00	385.00
15	550–600	590	300.00–365.00	321.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	450.00	450.00
10	600–650	642	345.00	345.00
6	700–750	701	330.00	330.00
3	1100–1150	1,138	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	354	450.00–460.00	450.29
29	400–450	444	300.00–404.00	400.53
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
12	500–550	527	353.00	353.00
3	550–600	562	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	636	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	426	410.00–470.00	462.21
8	500–550	538	330.00–379.00	366.97
6	650–700	658	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	788	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	268	440.00–565.00	536.50
36	300–350	330	375.00–568.00	541.29
48	350–400	369	456.00–540.00	506.67
57	400–450	424	320.00–509.00	481.46
198	450–500	465	330.00–465.00	441.45
157	500–550	542	350.00–421.00	392.66
105	550–600	554	330.00–421.00	388.16
52	600–650	633	325.00–356.00	344.99
27	650–700	655	305.00–346.00	323.14
9	700–750	723	301.00–335.00	306.35
13	750–800	758	300.00–320.00	313.83
8	800–850	832	285.00–315.00	300.22
2	850–900	875	270.00–317.50	294.16
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00
4	950–1000	958	240.00	240.00
4	1050–1100	1,066	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	470.00	470.00
6	250–300	273	500.00–550.00	526.79
27	300–350	333	415.00–560.00	519.04
71	350–400	363	390.00–540.00	511.34
46	400–450	429	285.00–498.00	455.06
102	450–500	455	310.00–458.00	447.89
107	500–550	540	315.00–405.00	377.37
58	550–600	557	342.50–377.50	366.70
36	600–650	636	317.00–353.00	341.25
5	650–700	666	330.00	330.00
30	700–750	721	292.50–330.00	317.73
4	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
4	850–900	854	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	355.00	355.00
16	300–350	339	300.00–502.50	453.47
68	350–400	356	200.00–495.00	481.67
47	400–450	442	290.00–449.00	430.16
35	450–500	459	320.00–452.50	423.56
40	500–550	534	315.00–391.00	370.32
3	550–600	569	300.00–335.00	323.51
10	600–650	631	255.00–334.00	325.22
3	650–700	650	310.00–330.00	316.67
5	700–750	725	220.00–320.00	288.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
18	300–350	338	515.00–660.00	546.11
24	350–400	376	350.00–590.00	557.18
52	400–450	424	446.00–536.00	499.32
117	450–500	479	375.00–495.00	458.57
44	500–550	536	375.00–452.00	433.97
63	550–600	562	375.00–419.00	408.81
50	600–650	632	350.00–410.00	376.93
4	650–700	686	340.00–345.00	341.23
13	700–750	726	325.00–355.00	336.58
2	750–800	788	270.00	270.00
6	800–850	829	255.00–330.00	300.80
4	850–900	856	249.00–287.00	267.94
3	950–1000	992	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	335	425.00–475.00	471.64
1	350–400	350	452.50	452.50
27	400–450	413	466.00	466.00
16	450–500	491	345.00–424.00	414.69
6	500–550	502	442.00	442.00
9	550–600	560	315.00–399.00	379.22
5	650–700	658	260.00–342.00	310.98
5	750–800	754	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	830	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	354	609.00	609.00
7	400–450	436	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	859	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	620.00	620.00
55	300–350	338	450.00–620.00	534.41
18	350–400	375	465.00–595.00	563.60
94	400–450	422	390.00–530.00	489.79
71	450–500	484	325.00–475.00	451.70
8	500–550	522	360.00–470.00	412.30
47	550–600	559	350.00–440.00	422.75
12	600–650	629	315.00–399.00	351.42
19	650–700	658	330.00–415.00	397.62
5	700–750	731	325.00–360.00	353.01
4	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	848	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	860	320.00	320.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	356	330.00–515.00	476.00
16	400–450	439	295.00–495.00	442.07
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
9	500–550	531	330.00–410.00	379.85
3	550–600	563	410.00	410.00
4	650–700	654	270.00–370.00	309.82
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,497	230.00–250.00	242.80
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,540	235.00–260.00	244.66

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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