Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 669 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.14/cwt +21.14 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 568 lb · 62 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.06/cwt ≈ $1,068/hd at 676 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	779	51	1,052
Feeder cattle	779	51	1,052

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 461, Heifers 273, Bulls 45) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	167.00	$167.00	$735	+15.00
467–482	471	26	165.00–182.00	$177.74	$837	—
478 value added	478	15	176.00	$176.00	$841	—
537	537	8	170.50	$170.50	$916	—
565 value added	565	16	172.00	$172.00	$972	—
564–574	569	46	169.50–174.00	$172.19	$980	+21.19
601 value added	601	10	154.00	$154.00	$926	—
614–647	627	23	164.00–165.00	$164.40	$1,031	—
669–687	676	52	156.00–160.00	$158.06	$1,068	—
718	718	10	149.50	$149.50	$1,073	—
763–782	773	10	140.00–143.00	$141.48	$1,094	—
837 value added	837	3	115.00	$115.00	$963	—
905 value added	905	6	111.00	$111.00	$1,005	—
1046	1046	14	112.00	$112.00	$1,172	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	165.00	$165.00	$594	—
481	481	4	165.00	$165.00	$794	—
536–546	538	32	174.00–176.00	$174.38	$938	—
549	549	8	161.50	$161.50	$887	—
640	640	1	122.00	$122.00	$781	—
654–675	661	28	159.00–164.00	$162.36	$1,073	—
675	675	5	130.00	$130.00	$878	—
722–742	737	25	143.00–145.50	$143.77	$1,060	—
739 value added	739	7	117.00	$117.00	$865	—
770	770	17	140.00	$140.00	$1,078	—
755–795	782	3	111.00–120.00	$117.10	$916	—
805	805	12	132.50	$132.50	$1,067	—
815–825	822	3	109.00–112.00	$111.01	$913	—
833 value added	833	6	110.00	$110.00	$916	—
857	857	9	115.00	$115.00	$986	—
880	880	1	111.00	$111.00	$977	—
943 value added	943	20	124.00	$124.00	$1,169	—
965	965	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	134.00	$134.00	$362	—
393	393	2	149.00	$149.00	$586	—
450	450	3	156.00	$156.00	$702	—
464	464	6	155.00	$155.00	$719	—
503	503	2	114.00	$114.00	$573	—
578	578	2	138.00	$138.00	$798	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	-10.00
656–670	658	9	111.00–120.00	$118.98	$783	—
823	823	2	114.00	$114.00	$938	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	118.00	$118.00	$490	—
530	530	1	112.00	$112.00	$594	—
595	595	1	133.00	$133.00	$791	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	104.00	$104.00	$494	—
925	925	1	95.00	$95.00	$879	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	125.00	$125.00	$496	—
456	456	13	125.00	$125.00	$570	+10.00
483	483	5	130.00	$130.00	$628	+15.00
533–543	540	11	114.00–126.00	$122.77	$663	—
561	561	5	135.00	$135.00	$757	—
565	565	1	90.00	$90.00	$508	—
664 value added	664	6	104.00	$104.00	$691	-12.00
664–680	666	8	108.00–114.00	$113.23	$754	—
662–680	670	72	122.50–128.75	$126.27	$846	—
770	770	5	100.00	$100.00	$770	—
838	838	3	119.00	$119.00	$997	—
1000	1000	1	80.00	$80.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	8	130.00	$130.00	$589	+14.00
565–574	569	45	134.00–139.75	$137.43	$782	+19.43
646	646	10	117.00	$117.00	$756	+2.00
833	833	5	103.00	$103.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	116.00	$116.00	$325	+7.00
370–390	372	9	119.00–120.00	$119.12	$443	+4.12
400	400	1	111.00	$111.00	$444	—
465–480	467	7	109.00–127.00	$124.36	$581	—
513–542 value added	539	20	99.00–125.00	$122.53	$660	—
554–585	558	7	120.00–123.00	$122.55	$684	—
625–638	636	6	101.00–106.00	$105.18	$669	—
700	700	1	96.00	$96.00	$672	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	105.00	$105.00	$378	—
545	545	1	108.00	$108.00	$589	—
615	615	4	104.00	$104.00	$640	—
792	792	3	109.00	$109.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	115.00	$115.00	$402	—
460	460	2	108.00	$108.00	$497	—
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	—
565	565	1	72.00	$72.00	$407	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	—
469	469	7	151.00	$151.00	$708	—
533	533	2	135.00	$135.00	$720	—
600	600	1	119.00	$119.00	$714	—
850	850	1	87.00	$87.00	$740	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	8	125.00	$125.00	$844	—
741	741	5	110.00	$110.00	$815	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	130.00	$130.00	$429	—
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	—
492	492	3	134.00	$134.00	$659	—
549	549	5	131.00	$131.00	$719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	95.00	$95.00	$299	—
485	485	1	65.00	$65.00	$315	—
565	565	2	96.00	$96.00	$542	—
714	714	4	95.00	$95.00	$678	—

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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.