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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, December 1, 2020

996 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.06/cwt +11.18 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 682 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.96/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 558 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.95/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 580 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 996 329 1,229
Feeder cattle 996 329 1,229

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 567, Dairy Steers 1, Heifers 352, Bulls 76) Value Added and most 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
365 365 1 166.00 $166.00 $606 —
435 435 1 168.00 $168.00 $731 —
474 474 9 168.00 $168.00 $796 +6.00
530 530 4 160.00 $160.00 $848 +10.00
540–543 543 26 152.00–166.00 $152.54 $828 —
562–583 571 8 115.00–159.00 $140.21 $801 -11.79
576 value added 576 6 167.00 $167.00 $962 —
569–596 581 62 162.00–166.00 $164.27 $954 +12.27
619 value added 619 4 150.00 $150.00 $928 —
604–647 627 13 144.00–162.00 $152.00 $953 —
630–637 636 16 121.00–129.00 $127.88 $813 —
656–689 681 76 134.00–148.00 $144.04 $981 +19.04
683–688 value added 686 23 141.50–147.00 $144.12 $989 —
700 700 7 136.00 $136.00 $952 —
709 value added 709 15 132.50 $132.50 $939 -0.50
725–737 735 6 115.00–119.00 $118.34 $870 —
756–765 757 7 111.00–135.00 $131.54 $996 +4.54
752–785 760 4 91.00–101.00 $98.42 $748 -28.58
820 820 13 142.00 $142.00 $1,164 —
815–836 833 10 125.00–140.00 $137.14 $1,142 —
875–897 892 34 119.00–138.00 $131.17 $1,170 —
924–941 934 31 120.00–124.50 $123.13 $1,150 —
984 984 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,309 —
1077 1077 10 130.00 $130.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–480 472 23 173.00–177.00 $174.52 $824 —
507 value added 507 3 170.00 $170.00 $862 —
568 value added 568 14 166.00 $166.00 $943 —
568–576 571 25 141.00–167.00 $157.56 $900 —
608 value added 608 8 161.00 $161.00 $979 —
715–746 value added 733 19 124.00–127.00 $125.77 $922 -5.23
742 742 7 116.00 $116.00 $861 —
804–849 829 20 130.00–140.00 $135.63 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 149.00 $149.00 $410 +31.50
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
430 430 1 153.00 $153.00 $658 —
450–455 455 17 101.00–168.00 $164.10 $747 +8.10
500–536 529 7 141.00–157.00 $143.16 $757 +33.16
673 673 3 110.00 $110.00 $740 —
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 —
765–775 768 3 100.00–106.00 $103.98 $799 -20.02
815 815 1 115.00 $115.00 $937 —
878 878 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,098 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 163.00 $163.00 $473 —
325–348 340 3 145.00–150.00 $148.41 $505 —
474 474 6 149.00 $149.00 $706 —
525 525 2 129.00 $129.00 $677 —
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
775 775 1 91.00 $91.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 135.00 $135.00 $630 +15.00
595 595 2 114.00 $114.00 $678 —
690 690 1 112.00 $112.00 $773 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–380 365 8 129.00–139.00 $137.70 $503 +3.70
431 431 13 130.00 $130.00 $560 —
465 465 21 126.00 $126.00 $586 +2.00
468–495 477 27 114.00–119.00 $118.47 $565 -5.53
511–517 514 18 121.00–128.00 $124.52 $640 —
536 value added 536 15 126.00 $126.00 $675 —
543 543 2 110.00 $110.00 $597 —
553–578 554 53 110.00–118.25 $117.67 $652 -6.08
556–587 565 26 119.00–132.50 $127.66 $721 +3.91
627 627 15 110.00 $110.00 $690 —
657 657 12 122.00 $122.00 $802 +12.25
674 674 12 103.00 $103.00 $694 -13.00
688 value added 688 8 105.00 $105.00 $722 —
750–776 773 8 114.00–117.00 $116.64 $902 —
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
950–955 953 2 87.00–90.00 $88.50 $843 —
1054 1054 9 103.00 $103.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 148.00 $148.00 $422 —
380 380 4 129.00 $129.00 $490 ±0.00
462 462 15 115.00 $115.00 $531 -10.59
553–590 556 12 96.00–113.00 $111.50 $620 —
646 646 7 106.00 $106.00 $685 -6.00
748 748 3 91.00 $91.00 $681 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–490 485 21 120.00–121.00 $120.63 $585 -6.37
551 551 8 121.00 $121.00 $667 —
880 880 8 129.00 $129.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 76.00 $76.00 $239 —
410–420 415 2 90.00–115.00 $102.65 $426 —
457–470 460 4 108.00–113.00 $111.72 $514 -5.28
600 600 1 106.00 $106.00 $636 +15.00
663 663 4 103.00 $103.00 $683 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 121.00 $121.00 $453 —
485 485 3 106.00 $106.00 $514 +25.00
587 587 3 105.00 $105.00 $616 +44.00
795 795 1 87.00 $87.00 $692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 148.00 $148.00 $688 +13.00
565 565 15 130.00 $130.00 $734 +2.35
640 640 1 118.00 $118.00 $755 —
666 666 10 121.50 $121.50 $809 +5.50
705 705 1 83.00 $83.00 $585 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 173.00 $173.00 $519 —
383–390 385 3 119.00–151.00 $140.20 $540 —
420 420 1 112.00 $112.00 $470 —
455–470 468 10 97.00–141.00 $134.16 $628 +11.21
510–545 527 3 101.00–123.00 $114.86 $605 —
552 552 6 125.00 $125.00 $690 -1.00
645 645 3 114.00 $114.00 $735 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
753 753 5 91.00 $91.00 $685 —
860 860 1 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 155.00 $155.00 $600 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
560 560 1 83.00 $83.00 $465 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 109.00 $109.00 $496 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 85.00 $85.00 $370 —

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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.