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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, April 20, 2021

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.92/cwt ≈ $747/hd at 545 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $173.34/cwt +7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 479 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.05/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 546 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 617 525 297
Feeder cattle 617 525 297

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 306, Bulls 56) 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
275 275 1 183.00 $183.00 $503 —
381 381 4 183.00 $183.00 $697 +2.00
429 429 13 180.00 $180.00 $772 ±0.00
474 474 12 174.00 $174.00 $825 +6.88
482 482 23 173.00 $173.00 $834 +5.88
542 542 12 161.00 $161.00 $873 +12.00
548 548 21 159.50 $159.50 $874 +10.50
561 561 29 172.00 $172.00 $965 +18.07
638 638 10 165.00 $165.00 $1,053 +13.51
647 647 17 147.00 $147.00 $951 -4.49
666–682 669 27 154.00 $154.00 $1,030 +10.83
775 775 2 128.00 $128.00 $992 -2.00
750–798 777 7 127.00–140.00 $132.37 $1,029 +2.37
1045 1045 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 150.00 $150.00 $716 -6.00
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 -10.00
573 573 8 162.00 $162.00 $928 +19.50
625–640 629 4 124.00–141.00 $128.33 $807 —
654 654 11 131.00 $131.00 $857 -16.00
980 980 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,029 —
1088 1088 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,121 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,009 —
715 715 4 125.00 $125.00 $894 -6.00
833 833 17 129.00–137.00 $134.18 $1,118 +20.18
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 —
465 465 1 111.00 $111.00 $516 —
743 743 2 101.00 $101.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 130.00 $130.00 $647 +64.00
635 635 1 107.00 $107.00 $679 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 131.00 $131.00 $428 -22.00
389–390 389 12 131.00 $131.00 $510 -15.00
438 438 9 133.50 $133.50 $585 —
476 476 17 135.00 $135.00 $643 -5.00
477 477 15 138.00 $138.00 $658 -2.00
541 541 14 145.00 $145.00 $784 —
548 548 23 132.00 $132.00 $723 —
564–580 565 16 128.00–142.00 $141.10 $797 +6.40
624–625 624 5 130.00–135.00 $134.00 $836 +24.00
615–634 633 13 128.00–129.00 $128.07 $811 +18.07
669–691 678 27 132.00–136.00 $134.43 $911 +9.43
720 720 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $788 -30.50
814–841 831 30 112.00–115.00 $113.64 $944 —
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 137.00 $137.00 $364 —
345 345 2 130.00 $130.00 $448 -21.50
382 382 3 130.00 $130.00 $497 -21.50
445 445 1 128.00 $128.00 $570 -10.00
464 464 14 139.00 $139.00 $645 +2.00
566 566 17 140.00 $140.00 $792 +9.00
566 566 7 136.50 $136.50 $773 +5.50
647 647 12 126.00 $126.00 $815 —
650 650 1 126.00 $126.00 $819 ±0.00
748 748 2 112.00 $112.00 $838 —
765 765 2 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
1085 1085 1 90.00 $90.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 18 138.00 $138.00 $882 —
671 671 18 133.50 $133.50 $896 +9.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 81.00 $81.00 $223 —
325 325 1 86.00 $86.00 $280 —
447 447 5 127.00 $127.00 $568 —
470–490 480 2 116.00–126.00 $121.10 $581 -1.90
573 573 4 130.00 $130.00 $745 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 98.00 $98.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 184.00 $184.00 $534 —
367 367 3 150.00 $150.00 $550 -5.00
400–444 439 9 110.00–141.00 $137.86 $605 —
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 -20.00
543 543 10 135.00 $135.00 $733 —
560 560 3 131.00 $131.00 $734 -12.00
630 630 3 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
748 748 3 104.00 $104.00 $778 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 143.00 $143.00 $555 —
458 458 4 137.00 $137.00 $627 -7.00
545 545 10 137.00 $137.00 $747 +2.00
570 570 1 121.00 $121.00 $690 +3.00
620 620 1 101.00 $101.00 $626 —
668 668 3 117.00 $117.00 $782 —
1080 1080 1 84.00 $84.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —

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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.