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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Virginia · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 5

● As filed175 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2187

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Virginia reported 175 priced lines covering 3,274 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,276 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 98 head.

Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,276Last week 3,457Year ago 4,583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 0Year ago 63

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1166, Dairy Steers 57, Heifers 1384, Bulls 669)

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 67, Heifers 31)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle uneven, with lightweight cattle trending 2.00 to 12.00 higher and heavyweight cattle mostly 7.00 to 19.00 lower.

Report includes sales from: Blackstone, Front Royal, Hollins, Lynchburg, Marshall, Radiant, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Springlake and Winchester

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	405.00	405.00
5	250–300	286	470.00	470.00
22	300–350	332	335.00–502.00	442.30
18	350–400	366	380.00–440.00	422.11
43	400–450	424	357.00–425.00	400.90
42	450–500	480	332.00–390.00	370.43
41	500–550	524	275.00–386.00	340.45
29	550–600	563	285.00–360.00	341.34
26	600–650	635	292.50–331.00	321.06
5	650–700	657	250.00–307.00	272.74
2	700–750	723	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	763	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	397	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
9	450–500	493	322.00–326.00	325.10
4	550–600	569	305.00–311.00	308.03
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	485.00	485.00
16	300–350	324	360.00–475.00	439.73
16	350–400	372	285.00–487.50	440.84
43	400–450	424	347.00–435.00	406.38
43	450–500	485	343.00–409.00	391.15
50	500–550	529	275.00–390.00	374.59
67	550–600	563	300.00–377.50	356.80
24	600–650	634	250.00–360.00	322.50
67	650–700	656	290.00–345.00	324.58
7	700–750	736	265.00–310.00	297.86
11	750–800	771	230.00–287.00	274.10
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	440	372.50	372.50
8	450–500	480	300.00–385.00	343.52
1	500–550	527	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	615	315.00–330.00	324.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
20	350–400	362	355.00–387.50	374.86
9	400–450	434	327.00–350.00	339.62
26	450–500	455	300.00–340.00	333.01
11	500–550	534	302.50–320.00	314.50
15	550–600	563	295.00–321.00	305.21
5	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
11	650–700	652	279.00–285.00	282.27
2	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
23	300–350	328	360.00–425.00	407.77
43	350–400	369	345.00–413.00	387.92
37	400–450	429	320.00–400.00	366.40
91	450–500	466	317.00–375.00	351.33
43	500–550	540	255.00–335.00	322.12
61	550–600	553	285.00–333.00	325.58
50	600–650	638	240.00–324.00	305.80
4	650–700	659	286.00–325.00	305.77
9	700–750	732	302.50	302.50
3	750–800	765	200.00–279.00	251.61
2	800–850	833	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	541	325.00	325.00
28	600–650	604	320.00–328.00	324.56
3	650–700	658	290.00	290.00
19	750–800	777	262.50–309.00	297.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	650	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	331.00	331.00
4	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	627	323.00	323.00
1	800–850	815	258.00	258.00
4	900–950	918	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	418	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	690	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
28	300–350	326	350.00–425.00	409.14
39	350–400	373	362.50–405.00	390.23
53	400–450	425	353.00–385.00	377.60
131	450–500	476	325.00–379.00	359.91
116	500–550	541	230.00–345.00	330.38
145	550–600	564	300.00–330.00	326.25
90	600–650	638	292.00–335.00	307.30
39	650–700	665	293.00–320.00	304.10
28	700–750	731	275.00–315.00	285.55
4	750–800	772	265.00–280.00	276.26
3	800–850	827	269.00–282.00	277.81
2	1100–1150	1,103	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	385	398.00	398.00
11	500–550	511	325.00–350.00	343.26
16	600–650	639	300.00	300.00
11	700–750	718	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	770	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	440	300.00–324.00	320.89
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	549	316.00	316.00
3	550–600	568	272.50	272.50
4	600–650	613	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	446	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	567	300.00–352.50	333.44
3	650–700	655	342.50–345.00	343.33
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	445.00–520.00	472.49
7	350–400	381	365.00–457.50	435.06
51	400–450	427	360.00–450.00	426.00
99	450–500	474	370.00–450.00	410.46
35	500–550	533	350.00–427.50	385.23
250	550–600	560	361.00–421.00	398.25
132	600–650	641	317.50–380.00	354.50
22	650–700	668	335.00–351.00	337.68
57	700–750	724	271.00–335.00	304.44
7	750–800	777	300.00–325.00	317.37
4	800–850	829	250.00–309.00	279.91
6	850–900	860	251.00–300.00	259.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	205.00	205.00
14	300–350	329	400.00–507.50	467.81
15	350–400	383	400.00–460.00	439.16
14	400–450	427	380.00–405.00	397.59
47	450–500	472	345.00–426.00	392.26
53	500–550	545	307.50–394.00	386.83
16	550–600	567	325.00–399.00	378.52
31	600–650	642	277.50–361.00	355.32
10	650–700	671	250.00–329.00	289.34
16	700–750	728	276.00–332.00	323.80
4	750–800	757	255.00–315.00	298.87
4	800–850	811	313.00	313.00
18	850–900	872	240.00–250.00	242.72
4	950–1000	956	200.00–235.00	226.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	547	364.00	364.00
15	600–650	627	330.00–335.00	332.98
10	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
9	700–750	728	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00–415.00	381.78
10	450–500	476	325.00–390.00	370.56
4	500–550	522	352.00–362.50	359.86
2	550–600	565	310.00–330.00	319.91
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	654	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	699	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	427.50	427.50
6	450–500	451	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	668	332.50	332.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	565	377.00	377.00
4	600–650	616	345.00	345.00
8	650–700	666	360.00	360.00
22	700–750	739	323.00–330.00	326.85
6	800–850	802	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	450.00–455.00	453.32
11	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
12	550–600	552	382.50	382.50
16	600–650	631	330.00–360.00	345.78
13	650–700	681	354.00–365.00	357.43
4	750–800	781	315.00	315.00
5	800–850	841	295.00	295.00
6	850–900	890	270.00–295.00	286.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	900–950	920	230.00	230.00
16	1000–1050	1,042	243.00	243.00
23	1200–1250	1,212	229.50	229.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	204.00–208.00	205.94
4	—	1,498	224.00–230.00	226.00
14	—	1,410	211.00–222.00	217.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	205.00–208.00	206.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	190.00–229.00	210.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,318	184.00–215.00	200.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,690	225.00–231.00	227.61
29	—	1,631	219.00–226.00	221.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,466	200.00–232.00	211.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	211.00–217.00	214.30

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.