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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, March 16, 2021

966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.07/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 555 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.33/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 571 lb · 48 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.32/cwt -3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 828 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 966 779 147
Feeder cattle 966 779 147

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 441, Bulls 120) 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
366 366 4 162.00 $162.00 $593 -3.00
440 440 1 154.00 $154.00 $678 —
460 460 19 170.00 $170.00 $782 +5.00
515 515 8 179.00 $179.00 $922 +4.62
555–557 557 22 110.00–160.00 $157.74 $879 —
557 557 15 180.00 $180.00 $1,003 —
632 632 11 158.00 $158.00 $999 +36.00
649 649 10 136.00 $136.00 $883 +14.00
675 675 3 131.00 $131.00 $884 +1.00
705–745 723 42 146.00–162.00 $154.54 $1,117 +10.77
755 755 9 121.00–128.00 $125.67 $949 -14.33
801 801 6 135.50 $135.50 $1,085 +3.00
830–845 value added 833 30 116.50–122.00 $117.43 $978 +7.43
854 854 35 130.00 $130.00 $1,110 +15.00
965 965 1 101.00 $101.00 $975 -3.00
1003 1003 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,053 —
1012 1012 10 123.00 $123.00 $1,245 —
1125 1125 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 20 164.00 $164.00 $918 -8.19
620–637 623 16 139.00–159.50 $155.57 $969 -8.83
671 671 14 156.00 $156.00 $1,047 -2.06
703 value added 703 24 135.00 $135.00 $949 —
845 845 9 129.50 $129.50 $1,094 —
898 898 12 119.00 $119.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 154.00 $154.00 $493 —
382 382 7 154.00 $154.00 $588 +5.00
415–438 433 5 131.00–166.00 $159.30 $690 —
466 466 12 151.00 $151.00 $704 -4.00
528–533 531 4 131.00–151.00 $140.95 $748 +26.95
555 555 18 131.00 $131.00 $727 -7.00
610–648 642 16 105.00–132.00 $128.32 $824 +8.32
920 920 1 91.00 $91.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 124.00 $124.00 $401 —
455–470 465 6 124.00 $124.00 $577 +20.00
540 540 2 131.00 $131.00 $707 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 76.00 $76.00 $350 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 9 129.00 $129.00 $468 +4.00
458 458 20 124.00 $124.00 $568 -1.00
543 543 3 110.00 $110.00 $597 -12.77
552 552 29 142.50 $142.50 $787 +7.50
557 557 32 115.00 $115.00 $641 -20.00
612–620 617 20 115.00–134.00 $126.95 $783 —
654 654 9 110.00 $110.00 $719 -3.23
710 710 15 103.00 $103.00 $731 —
732 732 9 100.00 $100.00 $732 —
828 828 39 116.50 $116.50 $965 -2.50
832 832 3 100.00 $100.00 $832 -19.00
936 936 5 103.50 $103.50 $969 —
1145 1145 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 11 131.00 $131.00 $646 —
537 value added 537 6 125.00 $125.00 $671 —
550–583 571 48 138.00–138.50 $138.33 $790 +0.90
628 628 13 126.00 $126.00 $791 +9.00
653–678 661 30 118.00–128.00 $124.92 $826 —
775 775 10 113.00 $113.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 122.00 $122.00 $329 +6.00
305 305 1 125.00 $125.00 $381 —
364 364 12 125.00 $125.00 $455 +5.88
445 445 1 122.00 $122.00 $543 —
459 459 36 124.00 $124.00 $569 -0.36
484 484 4 130.00 $130.00 $629 +5.64
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 —
559–562 560 20 100.00–115.00 $112.64 $631 -9.91
568 568 6 119.00 $119.00 $676 -3.55
645 645 11 111.00 $111.00 $716 +5.82
650–670 660 2 105.00 $105.00 $693 —
727–740 730 4 104.00–115.00 $112.21 $819 +16.21
761 761 5 104.00 $104.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 115.00 $115.00 $293 —
300 300 1 109.00 $109.00 $327 —
376 376 8 115.00 $115.00 $432 ±0.00
443 443 4 118.00 $118.00 $523 —
575 575 4 108.00 $108.00 $621 +36.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 91.00 $91.00 $417 —
520 520 1 111.00 $111.00 $577 +3.00
550 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 —
650 650 1 91.00 $91.00 $592 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 —
363–395 368 7 127.00–137.00 $135.46 $498 +5.46
400–447 445 20 105.00–151.00 $148.93 $663 +18.93
490 490 1 105.00 $105.00 $514 -46.00
515–549 547 14 105.00–136.00 $133.91 $732 -1.09
654 654 11 125.00 $125.00 $818 —
800 800 1 87.00 $87.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–367 362 5 89.00–130.00 $113.93 $412 +3.93
467–490 469 11 110.00–135.00 $132.63 $622 -1.37
540 540 1 124.00 $124.00 $670 -7.00
550–554 554 10 107.00–127.00 $125.01 $693 —
648 648 8 120.00 $120.00 $778 —
690 690 1 124.00 $124.00 $856 —
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 9 130.00 $130.00 $571 —
925 925 3 79.00 $79.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
465 465 1 119.00 $119.00 $553 +54.00
532 532 5 120.00 $120.00 $638 —
570 570 1 115.00 $115.00 $656 +19.00
655 655 1 65.00 $65.00 $426 —
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 114.00 $114.00 $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.