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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, May 4, 2021

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.70/cwt -28.30 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 576 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.16/cwt -14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 479 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $146.94/cwt -26.41 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 481 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 617 424
Feeder cattle 419 617 424

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 123, Bulls 41) 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
345 345 5 156.00 $156.00 $538 —
434 434 7 155.00 $155.00 $673 -25.00
472 472 14 142.00 $142.00 $670 -32.00
489 489 17 151.00 $151.00 $738 -22.00
539 value added 539 5 141.00 $141.00 $760 —
556–583 559 19 132.00–140.00 $139.12 $778 -32.88
560–594 585 37 143.00–147.50 $146.05 $854 -25.95
607–642 626 17 138.00–145.00 $141.80 $888 -23.20
646 646 4 129.00 $129.00 $833 -18.00
691–697 695 14 154.00–160.00 $157.87 $1,097 +3.87
812 812 25 133.00 $133.00 $1,080 —
825–840 833 2 106.00–110.00 $108.02 $900 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 7 141.00 $141.00 $832 —
649 649 10 137.00 $137.00 $889 —
960 960 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,075 —
1028 1028 19 101.00 $101.00 $1,038 —
1174 1174 9 95.00 $95.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 146.00 $146.00 $548 —
485 485 4 121.00 $121.00 $587 -29.00
545 value added 545 3 132.00 $132.00 $719 —
578 578 9 131.00 $131.00 $757 -31.00
695 695 1 111.00 $111.00 $771 —
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 —
852–867 861 17 114.00–121.00 $118.15 $1,017 —
955 955 1 80.00 $80.00 $764 -25.00
1005 1005 1 86.00 $86.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 81.00 $81.00 $401 -49.00
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 —
685 685 1 65.00 $65.00 $445 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 115.00 $115.00 $437 -16.00
425 425 11 115.00 $115.00 $489 -18.50
470–480 478 16 116.00–122.00 $121.38 $580 -16.62
454–497 480 24 120.00–126.00 $122.68 $589 -15.32
534 value added 534 4 124.00 $124.00 $662 —
539 539 10 116.00 $116.00 $625 -29.00
554–566 560 16 118.00–121.00 $119.48 $669 -21.62
667 667 7 107.00 $107.00 $714 -27.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 122.00 $122.00 $329 -15.00
352 352 3 122.00 $122.00 $429 -8.00
445 445 2 119.00 $119.00 $530 -9.00
456 456 4 118.00 $118.00 $538 -21.00
548 548 10 114.00 $114.00 $625 —
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 -26.00
575 value added 575 3 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
630 630 3 101.00 $101.00 $636 -25.00
775 775 1 81.00 $81.00 $628 -24.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 82.00 $82.00 $340 -45.00
525 525 1 101.00 $101.00 $530 —
750 750 1 60.00 $60.00 $450 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 6 125.00 $125.00 $458 -25.00
471 471 12 132.00 $132.00 $622 -3.00
551–570 553 9 128.00–132.00 $131.54 $727 +0.54
720 720 1 81.00 $81.00 $583 -23.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 6 108.00 $108.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–463 460 4 111.00–118.00 $116.29 $535 -20.71
560 560 1 116.00 $116.00 $650 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 89.00 $89.00 $534 —

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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.