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Cows: price received: Virginia

The average price farmers received per hundredweight for cows each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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LateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Jan 1, 2012. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

Virginia, December 2010
$49 a hundredweight
Up 1.7% from $48.20 in November 2010
United States, August 2026
$172 a hundredweight
Down 1.7% from $175 in July 2026
VirginiaUnited States
$0$50$100$150$200May 2007Feb 2009Nov 2010Aug 2012May 2014Feb 2016Nov 2017Aug 2019May 2021Feb 2023Nov 2024Aug 2026Virginia$49United States$172

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What the numbers say

  • In December 2010, Virginia's price received was 0.9 times the US average.
  • From January 2006 to December 2010 it rose 18.1%, from $41.50 to $49 a hundredweight.

Every figure behind this chart

Cows: price received, dollars a hundredweight
MonthVirginiaUnited States
Aug 2026No figure$172
Jul 2026No figure$175
Jun 2026No figure$175
May 2026No figure$172
Apr 2026No figure$168
Mar 2026No figure$164
Feb 2026No figure$162
Jan 2026No figure$158
Dec 2025No figure$157
Nov 2025No figure$159
Oct 2025No figure$162
Sep 2025No figure$164
Aug 2025No figure$162
Jul 2025No figure$157
Jun 2025No figure$150
May 2025No figure$147
Apr 2025No figure$142
Mar 2025No figure$140
Feb 2025No figure$135
Jan 2025No figure$126
Dec 2024No figure$121
Nov 2024No figure$124
Oct 2024No figure$128
Sep 2024No figure$136
Aug 2024No figure$142
Jul 2024No figure$142
Jun 2024No figure$138
May 2024No figure$132
Apr 2024No figure$130
Mar 2024No figure$119
Feb 2024No figure$109
Jan 2024No figure$103
Dec 2023No figure$101
Nov 2023No figure$104
Oct 2023No figure$108
Sep 2023No figure$114
Aug 2023No figure$115
Jul 2023No figure$111
Jun 2023No figure$107
May 2023No figure$103
Apr 2023No figure$99.30
Mar 2023No figure$95.70
Feb 2023No figure$89.50
Jan 2023No figure$81.70
Dec 2022No figure$76.90
Nov 2022No figure$78.40
Oct 2022No figure$84.10
Sep 2022No figure$91.20
Aug 2022No figure$90.10
Jul 2022No figure$90.60
Jun 2022No figure$90.20
May 2022No figure$86.70
Apr 2022No figure$88.10
Mar 2022No figure$84.70
Feb 2022No figure$77.90
Jan 2022No figure$71.60
Dec 2021No figure$69.10
Nov 2021No figure$69.20
Oct 2021No figure$70.60
Sep 2021No figure$72.90
Aug 2021No figure$76
Jul 2021No figure$75.60
Jun 2021No figure$73.90
May 2021No figure$70.80
Apr 2021No figure$71.10
Mar 2021No figure$67.10
Feb 2021No figure$65.60
Jan 2021No figure$59.70
Dec 2020No figure$58.10
Nov 2020No figure$59.30
Oct 2020No figure$60
Sep 2020No figure$66.60
Aug 2020No figure$70.70
Jul 2020No figure$70.50
Jun 2020No figure$71
May 2020No figure$68.30
Apr 2020No figure$64
Mar 2020No figure$67.50
Feb 2020No figure$65.80
Jan 2020No figure$61.40
Dec 2019No figure$59.30
Nov 2019No figure$57.70
Oct 2019No figure$60.90
Sep 2019No figure$65.60
Aug 2019No figure$68.30
Jul 2019No figure$67
Jun 2019No figure$65.90
May 2019No figure$65.60
Apr 2019No figure$61.30
Mar 2019No figure$62.80
Feb 2019No figure$58.90
Jan 2019No figure$54.20
Dec 2018No figure$51.80
Nov 2018No figure$52.70
Oct 2018No figure$57.80
Sep 2018No figure$60.80
Aug 2018No figure$63
Jul 2018No figure$66.80
Jun 2018No figure$66.30
May 2018No figure$66.20
Apr 2018No figure$67.50
Mar 2018No figure$68.90
Feb 2018No figure$65.60
Jan 2018No figure$63.30
Dec 2017No figure$62
Nov 2017No figure$63.40
Oct 2017No figure$65.40
Sep 2017No figure$69.90
Aug 2017No figure$76.30
Jul 2017No figure$77.30
Jun 2017No figure$76.50
May 2017No figure$73.30
Apr 2017No figure$72.20
Mar 2017No figure$69.50
Feb 2017No figure$64.90
Jan 2017No figure$64
Dec 2016No figure$61.10
Nov 2016No figure$61.90
Oct 2016No figure$65.40
Sep 2016No figure$74.50
Aug 2016No figure$80.60
Jul 2016No figure$81.50
Jun 2016No figure$80.90
May 2016No figure$79.60
Apr 2016No figure$81.50
Mar 2016No figure$80
Feb 2016No figure$77.50
Jan 2016No figure$74.20
Dec 2015No figure$74.80
Nov 2015No figure$82
Oct 2015No figure$89.50
Sep 2015No figure$104
Aug 2015No figure$110
Jul 2015No figure$113
Jun 2015No figure$113
May 2015No figure$114
Apr 2015No figure$113
Mar 2015No figure$114
Feb 2015No figure$110
Jan 2015No figure$112
Dec 2014No figure$115
Nov 2014No figure$115
Oct 2014No figure$116
Sep 2014No figure$118
Aug 2014No figure$121
Jul 2014No figure$115
Jun 2014No figure$106
May 2014No figure$104
Apr 2014No figure$103
Mar 2014No figure$102
Feb 2014No figure$95.40
Jan 2014No figure$88.30
Dec 2013No figure$83.40
Nov 2013No figure$80.70
Oct 2013No figure$81.20
Sep 2013No figure$83.90
Aug 2013No figure$83.90
Jul 2013No figure$82.70
Jun 2013No figure$81.60
May 2013No figure$81.80
Apr 2013No figure$82.40
Mar 2013No figure$83.80
Feb 2013No figure$81.80
Jan 2013No figure$80.30
Dec 2012No figure$78.60
Nov 2012No figure$78.10
Oct 2012No figure$78.60
Sep 2012No figure$80.50
Aug 2012No figure$80.90
Jul 2012No figure$82.70
Jun 2012No figure$87.30
May 2012No figure$88.20
Apr 2012No figure$85.60
Mar 2012No figure$84.50
Feb 2012No figure$82.90
Jan 2012No figure$75.80
Dec 2011No figure$70.50
Nov 2011No figure$66
Oct 2011No figure$65
Sep 2011No figure$67.30
Aug 2011No figure$70.80
Jul 2011No figure$73.60
Jun 2011No figure$75.90
May 2011No figure$78.20
Apr 2011No figure$78.90
Mar 2011No figure$75.20
Feb 2011No figure$72.50
Jan 2011No figure$65
Dec 2010$49$55.10
Nov 2010$48.20$51.50
Oct 2010$46.40$52.50
Sep 2010$48.70$55.20
Aug 2010$50.70$58.30
Jul 2010$50.30$59.10
Jun 2010$53.60$57.90
May 2010$51.20$59
Apr 2010$48$57.50
Mar 2010$47$53.50
Feb 2010$48.10$51.70
Jan 2010$44.20$47.90
Dec 2009$41$43.50
Nov 2009$39.30$41.70
Oct 2009$40.60$43.60
Sep 2009$42.40$44.30
Aug 2009$43.50$45.50
Jul 2009$45.40$47.30
Jun 2009$45.20$45.40
May 2009$48.80$48.80
Apr 2009$45.20$48
Mar 2009$42.90$44.40
Feb 2009$42$43.60
Jan 2009$43.10$42.10
Dec 2008$40.20$40.20
Nov 2008$42.90$43.10
Oct 2008$47.60$48.40
Sep 2008$50.40$54.80
Aug 2008$52.50$57.60
Jul 2008$54.70$56.50
Jun 2008$55.30$54.40
May 2008$54.40$54.10
Apr 2008$49$50.70
Mar 2008$49$51.50
Feb 2008$49$51.70
Jan 2008$44.20$46.60
Dec 2007$41.70$45
Nov 2007$39.50$43.90
Oct 2007$42.20$46.60
Sep 2007$44.50$49.30
Aug 2007$46.50$51.50
Jul 2007$46.70$51.50
Jun 2007$44.40$50.10
May 2007$48.20$51.70
Apr 2007$45$49.20
Mar 2007$43$47.20
Feb 2007$43.40$47
Jan 2007$40.50$44.40
Dec 2006$37.90$42.20
Nov 2006$39.90$43.60
Oct 2006$40.70$46
Sep 2006$41$47.10
Aug 2006$42.10$46.80
Jul 2006$42.80$46.40
Jun 2006$43.70$46.80
May 2006$44.40$47.40
Apr 2006$44.40$48.40
Mar 2006$44.40$49.50
Feb 2006$43.50$49.50
Jan 2006$41.50$47.20
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State estimates released Jan 1, 2012; US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "CATTLE, COWS - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / CWT". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

What this measures

It is the average price farmers got for cows they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.

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