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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 15, 2020

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.00/cwt ≈ $714/hd at 626 lb · 29 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $119.96/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 764 lb · 25 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $82.84/cwt ≈ $557/hd at 672 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 259 996 192
Feeder cattle 259 996 192

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 138, Bulls 32) Value Added 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
535 535 2 120.00 $120.00 $642 -40.00
568 568 6 139.00 $139.00 $790 -1.21
570 value added 570 3 140.00 $140.00 $798 -27.00
637 637 7 131.00 $131.00 $834 +3.12
678 678 3 130.00 $130.00 $881 -14.04
694 value added 694 4 127.00 $127.00 $881 -17.12
694 694 5 132.50 $132.50 $920 -11.54
755 755 2 119.50 $119.50 $902 -12.04
765 765 23 120.00 $120.00 $918 +21.58
825 825 4 110.00–115.00 $113.75 $938 -28.25
860 860 1 104.00 $104.00 $894 -27.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 150.00 $150.00 $712 -24.52
628 628 7 136.00 $136.00 $854 —
713 value added 713 4 120.50 $120.50 $859 -5.27
967 967 7 109.00 $109.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 112.00–139.00 $125.34 $514 -27.66
540 540 1 123.00 $123.00 $664 -20.16
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
750 750 1 103.00 $103.00 $772 -0.98
860 860 1 54.00 $54.00 $464 -71.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 108.00 $108.00 $400 -29.70
468 468 10 110.00 $110.00 $515 -16.00
549 549 9 115.00 $115.00 $631 +5.00
605 605 6 109.00 $109.00 $659 -1.00
664 664 4 100.00 $100.00 $664 -22.00
750 750 1 90.00 $90.00 $675 -26.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 value added 395 2 75.00 $75.00 $296 —
499 value added 499 5 110.00 $110.00 $549 —
662–688 value added 672 16 79.00–89.00 $82.84 $557 —
733 value added 733 3 91.00 $91.00 $667 —
784 value added 784 7 75.00 $75.00 $588 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 value added 626 29 114.00 $114.00 $714 —
948 948 2 75.00 $75.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 111.00 $111.00 $359 —
436 436 4 109.00 $109.00 $475 —
515–544 539 6 108.00–114.00 $113.04 $609 —
760 760 1 81.00 $81.00 $616 —
828 828 3 79.00 $79.00 $654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 104.00 $104.00 $452 +1.35
460–480 470 2 72.00–104.00 $87.66 $412 -24.06
520–540 530 2 76.00–83.00 $79.57 $422 —
556 value added 556 9 84.00 $84.00 $467 —
580 580 2 95.00 $95.00 $551 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 20.00 $20.00 $74 —
435 435 1 86.00 $86.00 $374 —
608 608 3 41.00 $41.00 $249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 76.00 $76.00 $281 —
400 400 1 144.00 $144.00 $576 —
451 451 7 134.00 $134.00 $604 -14.00
534 534 5 128.00 $128.00 $684 —
642 642 3 119.00 $119.00 $764 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 143.00 $143.00 $569 +2.80
444 444 4 131.00 $131.00 $582 +19.00
450 450 1 90.00 $90.00 $405 -44.16
566 566 7 120.00 $120.00 $679 -5.00
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —

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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.