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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.08/cwt ≈ $658/hd at 553 lb · 43 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.47/cwt ≈ $731/hd at 656 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.70/cwt ≈ $845/hd at 642 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 573 597 0
Feeder cattle 573 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 221, Bulls 62) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
358 358 4 170.00 $170.00 $609
469 469 10 161.00 $161.00 $755
500 500 1 161.00 $161.00 $805
572–585 573 19 150.00 $150.00 $860
632 632 9 145.00 $145.00 $916
646 646 21 126.00 $126.00 $814
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780
723 723 23 144.00 $144.00 $1,041
726 value added 726 4 117.00 $117.00 $849
769 769 4 110.00 $110.00 $846
778 778 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,105
806–813 811 23 132.00–135.00 $133.04 $1,079
833 833 3 114.00 $114.00 $950
968 968 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,065
1105 1105 1 90.00 $90.00 $994
1190 1190 1 71.00 $71.00 $845
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
484 484 4 167.00 $167.00 $808
575 575 23 157.00 $157.00 $903
644 644 18 137.00 $137.00 $882
652 652 29 146.00 $146.00 $952
748 748 13 139.00 $139.00 $1,040
974 974 17 117.50 $117.50 $1,144
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370 370 3 160.00 $160.00 $592
455 455 12 159.00 $159.00 $723
538 538 9 136.00 $136.00 $732
652 652 3 114.00 $114.00 $743
1125 1125 1 71.00 $71.00 $799
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
360 360 5 135.00 $135.00 $486
568 568 3 121.00 $121.00 $687
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
463 463 6 128.00 $128.00 $593
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
481 481 5 108.00 $108.00 $519
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
250 250 1 118.00 $118.00 $295
315 315 1 121.00 $121.00 $381
800 800 1 84.00 $84.00 $672
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650 650 1 90.00 $90.00 $585

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
389 389 5 124.00 $124.00 $482
426 426 8 122.50 $122.50 $522
486 486 15 124.00 $124.00 $603
530 value added 530 12 125.50 $125.50 $665
552 552 22 122.50 $122.50 $676
554 554 21 115.50 $115.50 $640
626 value added 626 12 120.00 $120.00 $751
655 655 16 109.00 $109.00 $714
657–658 657 18 111.00–119.00 $113.67 $747
740 740 3 101.00 $101.00 $747
742 742 3 101.00 $101.00 $749
768 768 2 86.00 $86.00 $660
775 value added 775 1 101.00 $101.00 $783
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
374 374 10 120.00 $120.00 $449
432 432 10 118.00 $118.00 $510
481 481 13 114.00 $114.00 $548
553 553 6 116.00 $116.00 $641
635 635 1 91.00 $91.00 $578
665 665 3 109.00 $109.00 $725
703 value added 703 6 93.00 $93.00 $654
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270 270 1 98.00 $98.00 $265
355 355 3 97.00 $97.00 $344
450–480 460 3 86.00–90.00 $87.39 $402
575 575 2 71.00 $71.00 $408
670 670 1 81.00 $81.00 $543
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
469 469 9 103.00 $103.00 $483
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
580 580 7 123.00 $123.00 $713
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
348 348 3 100.00 $100.00 $348
555 555 1 98.00 $98.00 $544

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
467 467 9 150.00 $150.00 $700
546 546 24 141.50 $141.50 $773
570 570 1 85.00 $85.00 $484
635–646 645 11 106.00–112.00 $111.46 $719
675 675 1 89.00 $89.00 $601
740 740 2 94.00 $94.00 $696
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388
373 373 2 157.00 $157.00 $586
455 455 4 141.00 $141.00 $642
513 513 3 138.00 $138.00 $708
620 620 1 98.00 $98.00 $608
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
565 565 1 112.00 $112.00 $633
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
575 575 1 55.00 $55.00 $316

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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.