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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)

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.75/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 558 lb · 38 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.88/cwt ≈ $878/hd at 661 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.00/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 573 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 329 277 351
Feeder cattle 329 277 351

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 129, Bulls 38) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 11 162.00 $162.00 $761 -2.00
505 505 3 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
573 573 24 152.00 $152.00 $871 -3.04
658 658 28 134.00 $134.00 $882 —
680 680 4 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
724 value added 724 7 133.00 $133.00 $963 —
754 754 5 127.00 $127.00 $958 +9.00
759 value added 759 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,002 —
792 792 10 135.00 $135.00 $1,069 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 117.50 $117.50 $347 -52.50
330 330 2 154.00 $154.00 $508 —
463 463 9 156.00 $156.00 $722 +4.00
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —
563 563 14 139.00 $139.00 $783 -17.00
635 635 3 129.00 $129.00 $819 —
770 770 2 124.00 $124.00 $955 —
870 870 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 value added 722 13 131.00 $131.00 $946 —
768 value added 768 16 126.00 $126.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 —
510–535 523 2 69.00–126.00 $98.18 $513 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 134.00 $134.00 $485 +4.00
473 473 14 124.00 $124.00 $587 +4.00
558 558 38 123.75 $123.75 $691 +4.72
664 664 16 109.75 $109.75 $729 —
667 667 6 116.00 $116.00 $774 —
869 value added 869 8 104.00 $104.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 129.00 $129.00 $466 —
458–485 460 11 117.00–126.50 $125.59 $578 +8.59
548 548 7 118.00 $118.00 $647 +9.00
623 623 2 112.00 $112.00 $698 —
745 745 1 101.00 $101.00 $752 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 81.00 $81.00 $382 -20.00
573 573 2 61.00 $61.00 $350 -34.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 127.00 $127.00 $625 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 101.00 $101.00 $389 —
460 460 1 117.00 $117.00 $538 —
545 545 1 104.00 $104.00 $567 —
630 630 1 91.00 $91.00 $573 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 6 135.00 $135.00 $645 -13.88
553–558 555 6 123.00–130.00 $127.65 $708 -11.35
659 659 7 116.00 $116.00 $764 -8.00
767 767 5 104.00 $104.00 $798 -8.00
990 990 1 90.00 $90.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 469 4 117.00–125.00 $122.95 $577 -16.05
562 562 3 126.00 $126.00 $708 -5.00
1055 1055 1 69.00 $69.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 148.00 $148.00 $562 —
625 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 86.00 $86.00 $503 —

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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.