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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Front Royal, VA

Front Royal, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2026

315 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,479/hd at 729 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.96/cwt +47.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 545 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.00/cwt ≈ $1,979/hd at 609 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 487 0
Feeder cattle 315 487 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 138, Bulls 81) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 value added 572 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,916 —
662 value added 662 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,317 —
680 680 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 —
729 729 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,479 —
774 774 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,322 —
810 810 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 —
829 value added 829 7 255.00 $255.00 $2,114 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–470 468 6 435.00–440.00 $438.33 $2,051 +5.47
550–554 552 10 415.00 $415.00 $2,291 +7.66
649 649 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,304 -15.00
679 679 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,207 -57.50
760–777 770 5 282.50–315.00 $295.33 $2,274 -57.34
800 800 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,520 —
885 885 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,611 +10.00
1035 1035 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,329 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,610 —
460–490 475 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 -60.00
515 515 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,648 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 291.00 $291.00 $2,401 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,698 +150.00
543 value added 543 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,765 —
609 value added 609 15 325.00 $325.00 $1,979 —
670 670 12 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 —
725 value added 725 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,885 —
848 848 6 277.50 $277.50 $2,353 —
904 904 11 248.75 $248.75 $2,249 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 4 395.00–425.00 $409.80 $1,557 +59.80
405 405 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,418 +150.00
477–480 477 7 355.00–370.00 $357.15 $1,704 +7.83
533–548 545 15 330.00–340.00 $331.96 $1,809 +47.96
602 value added 602 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,806 —
620–645 633 2 285.00–305.00 $294.80 $1,866 -14.91
658–670 665 7 275.00–300.00 $289.40 $1,925 —
738 value added 738 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,177 —
765 765 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 +17.50
833 833 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,374 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–378 377 3 265.00–300.00 $276.60 $1,043 -73.40
415 415 1 230.00 $230.00 $954 -95.00
466–485 470 5 235.00–335.00 $314.35 $1,477 -35.65
560 560 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 —
625 625 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 -26.17
673 673 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,750 —
815 815 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 -30.00
433 433 2 195.00 $195.00 $844 +70.00
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,465 —
469 469 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,970 +31.30
515 515 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,777 +145.00
578 578 14 375.00 $375.00 $2,168 +42.50
643–649 648 11 330.00–345.00 $332.71 $2,156 +20.21
655 655 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —
740 740 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,183 —
752 752 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,880 -15.00
940 940 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,786 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,392 +90.00
450–462 460 13 345.00–365.00 $361.99 $1,665 +6.99
549 549 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,839 —
664 664 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,025 —
725–743 737 3 230.00–270.00 $243.12 $1,792 —

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Price trend

high 500.00 low 345.00 Nov 2025 Oct 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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