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USDA Virginia Graded Livestock                     08/11 08:25
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Virginia Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 08/04/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            3449           1765    2750      
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         87             0       0         
  
  
State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1098, Heifers 1507, Bulls 844)
State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 26)
Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. 
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher.
Report includes sales from Blackstone, Front Royal, Lynchburg, Marshall, 
Radiant, Roanoke-Hollins, Springlake and Winchester.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
2      260-270        265     450-480        464.72             
39     315-346        339     295-465        415.77             
7      375-375        375     482.5-482.5    482.5              
88     405-445        419     367-425        405.09             
106    465-496        489     349-395        375.4              
31     535-543        543     335-360        359.21             
100    560-590        571     325-372        353.54             
58     603-645        629     280-345        327.41             
13     652-665        655     290-340        329.07             
3      715-745        733     317-333        323.21             
7      762-788        769     180-290        257.81             
3      842-842        842     240-240        240                
3      927-927        927     200-200        200                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      393-393        393     400-400        400                
2      450-450        450     275-275        275                
2      720-720        720     320-320        320                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
46     316-349        340     385-447.5      424.85             
20     368-391        378     405-445        427.63             
44     405-440        420     320-440        422                
59     450-496        485     255-407        377.66             
34     505-549        545     330-375        367.45             
26     550-575        569     300-369        350.44             
28     620-629        628     320-344        332.98             
2      668-695        682     270-295        282.25             
10     716-716        716     295-295        295                
2      775-775        775     250-250        250                
2      800-800        800     225-225        225                
3      865-898        887     185-202.5      196.81             

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      225-225        225     250-250        250                
1      320-320        320     285-285        285                
3      385-388        387     305-375        328.21             
4      440-442        442     365-415        377.46             
8      532-537        535     305-336        324.44             
2      550-580        565     180-270        223.81             
5      620-638        634     225-250        245.11             
1      665-665        665     180-180        180                
1      760-760        760     230-230        230                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      370-370        370     235-235        235                

BULLS  -  Small  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      340-345        344     285-365        349.19             
1      375-375        375     310-310        310                
4      413-413        413     365-365        365                
13     484-493        486     300-343        332.94             
1      505-505        505     325-325        325                
7      560-569        568     329-340        330.55             
4      623-635        626     315-339        332.91             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1069-1069      1069    255-255        255                Value Added 
8      1171-1171      1171    258-258        258                Value Added 
1      1190-1190      1190    235-235        235                
8      300-332        328     330-410        391.35             
48     353-387        366     350-407.5      400.95             
52     400-447        435     262.5-400      365.09             
129    457-486        461     320-371        360.4              
32     510-545        537     300-350        341.03             
210    550-573        553     275-344.58     339.47             
11     580-583        582     315-360        351.85             Value Added 
5      601-601        601     343-343        343                Value Added 
135    605-649        641     255-325        312.23             
9      653-653        653     314-314        314                
29     712-734        731     235-298        283.04             
7      760-790        769     285-305        292.72             
2      825-835        830     235-245        239.97             
1      870-870        870     247.5-247.5    247.5              
4      945-945        945     249-255        250.5              
4      971-971        971     275-275        275                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      1050-1050      1050    235-235        235                
2      398-398        398     260-260        260                
15     519-548        536     345-369        359.71             Value Added 
54     550-582        566     330-365        346.52             Natural 
9      585-585        585     335-335        335                
26     615-639        625     338-360.25     350.63             Natural 
20     656-656        656     320-320        320                Natural 
7      667-667        667     297.5-297.5    297.5              
9      752-774        762     255-305        277.58             
3      842-842        842     250-250        250                
6      943-943        943     267.5-267.5    267.5              Value Added 
7      975-975        975     265-265        265                Value Added 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      330-335        332     380-407.5      396.03             
27     356-393        368     270-409        385.82             
22     421-430        422     282-391        380.9              
4      434-434        434     340-340        340                Value Added 
119    453-483        460     310-370        360.9              
3      483-483        483     370-370        370                Natural 
128    515-548        546     256-362.5      338.91             
4      549-549        549     375-375        375                Value Added 
31     554-590        563     307-366        331.16             
4      589-589        589     364-364        364                Value Added 
62     610-642        634     245-337.5      318.97             
13     651-675        659     225-321        306.49             
9      663-672        666     319-320        319.34             Value Added 
7      722-722        722     280.5-280.5    280.5              
1      760-760        760     260-260        260                
12     814-843        833     280-305        285.48             
1      905-905        905     237.5-237.5    237.5              

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
2      320-345        333     275-355        316.5              
19     362-395        369     377.5-387.5    379.89             
5      429-444        441     330-350        346.11             
35     455-482        462     245-367.5      347.55             
17     525-535        532     287.5-342.5    325.39             
16     556-560        557     320-331        329.62             
7      637-645        638     170-297        278.66             
3      672-672        672     310-310        310                
2      703-703        703     297.5-297.5    297.5              Natural 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      370-370        370     230-230        230                

HEIFERS  -  Small  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      325-325        325     300-300        300                
1      395-395        395     350-350        350                
5      437-437        437     267.5-267.5    267.5              
12     450-453        451     340-345        340.84             
4      505-525        520     277.5-315      286.6              
5      541-541        541     335-335        335                Natural 
8      579-579        579     320-320        320                
5      615-647        641     275-291        287.93             

HEIFERS  -  Small  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      275-275        275     240-240        240                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      1020-1020      1020    272.5-272.5    272.5              Value Added 
6      1038-1038      1038    273-273        273                
2      1058-1058      1058    290-290        290                
1      1100-1100      1100    242-242        242                
11     1168-1186      1183    270-280        271.8              Value Added 
5      1233-1233      1233    280-280        280                
12     324-342        333     430-460        444.59             
5      362-367        365     415-450        436.12             
17     410-443        429     335-440        411.3              
61     460-488        469     386-410        403.5              
11     500-542        530     300-372        346.81             
164    550-590        557     217.5-397.5    372.54             
8      633-633        633     360-360        360                Natural 
41     610-648        639     275-380        348.36             
6      640-640        640     390-390        390                Value Added 
137    650-689        656     323-355        350.4              
19     701-701        701     371-371        371                Value Added 
77     705-748        741     255-360        333.83             
22     747-747        747     340-340        340                Natural 
22     751-751        751     354-354        354                Natural 
7      754-786        760     303-315        309.55             
13     825-848        844     215-311        295.62             
6      916-920        917     294-300        297.99             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      1030-1030      1030    280-280        280                Natural 
3      593-593        593     370-370        370                Natural 
5      609-609        609     365-365        365                Value Added 
43     615-647        630     374-377        375.5              Natural 
11     692-692        692     359-359        359                Natural 
30     710-729        719     369-374        371.63             Natural 
9      811-811        811     312.5-312.5    312.5              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
2      1015-1015      1015    180-180        180                
4      1088-1088      1088    285-285        285                Natural 
3      313-313        313     465-465        465                
17     360-390        374     365-426        409.37             
6      424-424        424     380-380        380                Value Added 
15     430-447        443     410-425        413.58             
51     450-495        461     360-415        403.46             
4      476-476        476     410-410        410                Value Added 
2      505-505        505     355-355        355                Value Added 
57     500-549        545     350-380        368.54             
21     550-585        561     320-375        355.18             
35     609-644        639     314-352.5      345.62             
7      650-694        662     325-350        336.02             
6      728-745        733     300-325        314.08             
7      750-777        769     310-333        326.59             
9      778-778        778     329-329        329                Natural 
1      805-805        805     270-270        270                
3      880-880        880     290-290        290                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      365-395        371     400-415        411.81             
3      410-425        420     390-430        416.98             
14     456-480        467     180-405        361.34             
13     520-548        542     150-351        322.7              
4      551-551        551     342.5-342.5    342.5              
4      638-638        638     315-315        315                
3      730-735        733     265-310        295.07             

STEERS  -  Small  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      330-330        330     260-260        260                
3      368-368        368     394-394        394                
1      405-405        405     275-275        275                
12     456-465        457     325-354        351.54             
1      510-510        510     340-340        340                
5      550-550        550     343-343        343                
5      628-628        628     325-325        325                
1      735-735        735     320-320        320                

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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
26     930-1495       1300    214-255        238.37    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
56     1145-1875      1557    229.5-255.5    244.67    Average  

STEERS  -  Prime 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
1      1635-1635      1635    256.5-256.5    256.5     Average  

STEERS  -  Select 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
4      1240-1650      1524    242-250        247.84    Average
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