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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, November 3, 2020

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.03/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 563 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.69/cwt +16.99 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 645 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.04/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 558 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 573 552
Feeder cattle 277 573 552

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 124, Bulls 43)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 152.00 $152.00 $676 —
469 469 15 164.00 $164.00 $769 +3.00
556–595 558 25 155.00–156.00 $155.04 $865 +5.04
645 645 24 149.00 $149.00 $961 +23.00
648 value added 648 2 145.00 $145.00 $940 —
763 763 5 118.00 $118.00 $900 +8.00
1173 1173 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,525 +59.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 value added 516 4 163.00 $163.00 $841 —
1065 1065 15 126.00 $126.00 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 —
355 355 3 163.00 $163.00 $579 +3.00
460 460 2 152.00 $152.00 $699 -7.00
555 555 2 156.00 $156.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 4 154.00 $154.00 $574 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
380 380 2 130.00 $130.00 $494 +6.00
428–440 429 10 121.00 $121.00 $519 -1.50
476 476 16 120.00 $120.00 $571 -4.00
505 505 1 117.00 $117.00 $591 —
550–563 563 29 119.00–120.00 $119.03 $670 +3.53
649 649 10 113.00 $113.00 $733 —
731 value added 731 4 100.00 $100.00 $731 —
748 748 2 100.00 $100.00 $748 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 125.00 $125.00 $429 —
458 458 8 117.00 $117.00 $536 +3.00
510 value added 510 6 120.00 $120.00 $612 —
533 533 3 109.00 $109.00 $581 —
585–590 588 3 96.00–110.00 $100.64 $592 -15.36
653 653 6 101.00 $101.00 $660 -8.00
790 790 1 95.00 $95.00 $750 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 101.00 $101.00 $465 +13.61
569 569 4 95.00 $95.00 $541 +24.00
685 685 1 89.00 $89.00 $610 +8.00
768 768 2 87.00 $87.00 $668 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 value added 290 3 93.00 $93.00 $270 —
420 420 2 109.00 $109.00 $458 —
568 568 2 98.00 $98.00 $557 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 4 121.00 $121.00 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 156.00 $156.00 $530 —
460 460 8 141.00–150.00 $148.88 $685 -1.12
560 560 11 139.00 $139.00 $778 +54.00
651 651 8 124.00 $124.00 $807 +35.00
792 792 3 112.00 $112.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 151.00 $151.00 $577 -6.00
460 460 3 139.00 $139.00 $639 -2.00
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 -7.00
568 568 2 131.00 $131.00 $744 —
675 675 1 113.00 $113.00 $763 —
780 780 1 91.00 $91.00 $710 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —

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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.