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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, June 1, 2021

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.05/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 670 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.00/cwt ≈ $872/hd at 676 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.56/cwt ≈ $995/hd at 670 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 344 354
Feeder cattle 420 344 354

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 155, Bulls 54) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural Cattle are Vaccinated, most Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 9 160.00 $160.00 $746 —
495 495 8 163.00 $163.00 $807 —
556 556 5 152.00 $152.00 $845 +2.00
558–586 569 21 158.00–161.00 $160.09 $911 +10.09
636 636 15 150.00 $150.00 $954 +30.00
660–690 670 45 106.00–146.00 $139.05 $932 +4.05
732–748 738 5 101.00–137.00 $115.59 $853 -14.41
751–772 759 13 101.00–129.00 $121.97 $926 —
853 853 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 6 158.00 $158.00 $796 —
569–571 570 18 160.00–162.00 $160.78 $916 —
645 645 3 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
664–674 670 29 148.00–149.00 $148.56 $995 —
785 785 9 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 9 140.00 $140.00 $657 —
618 618 6 125.00 $125.00 $772 -4.00
708 708 3 110.00 $110.00 $779 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 116.00 $116.00 $493 —
640 640 1 85.00 $85.00 $544 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 134.00 $134.00 $509 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 11 131.00 $131.00 $651 —
564 564 19 138.00 $138.00 $778 —
659 659 11 133.00 $133.00 $876 —
685 value added 685 22 127.00 $127.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 88.00 $88.00 $378 -29.00
463–480 465 7 120.00–126.00 $125.12 $582 +3.12
498 498 2 127.00 $127.00 $632 +5.00
564 value added 564 8 123.00 $123.00 $694 —
575 575 3 125.00 $125.00 $719 +9.00
578 578 7 130.00 $130.00 $751 +14.00
665 665 3 113.00 $113.00 $751 —
725 725 2 104.00 $104.00 $754 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 110.00 $110.00 $405 -10.00
448 448 8 123.00 $123.00 $551 +13.00
535 535 1 108.00 $108.00 $578 +10.00
572–588 576 9 95.00–108.00 $97.95 $564 —
597 597 3 114.00 $114.00 $681 —
625 625 1 51.00 $51.00 $319 —
683 value added 683 3 89.00 $89.00 $608 —
810 810 1 91.00 $91.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 13 127.00 $127.00 $606 -2.00
554–575 565 8 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $692 +0.55
703 703 2 115.00 $115.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 value added 653 5 109.00 $109.00 $712 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 86.00 $86.00 $396 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 131.00 $131.00 $511 -15.00
455–495 463 9 110.00–135.00 $129.09 $598 -10.91
557 557 6 133.00 $133.00 $741 +1.00
648 648 2 120.00 $120.00 $778 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 135.00 $135.00 $500 —
485 485 8 121.00 $121.00 $587 —
600 600 2 81.00 $81.00 $486 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 3 110.00 $110.00 $421 -9.00
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483 —
520–540 530 2 99.00–110.00 $104.40 $553 —
650 650 2 68.00 $68.00 $442 -27.00
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 8 120.00 $120.00 $646 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 88.00 $88.00 $317 —
637 637 3 86.00 $86.00 $548 —
685 685 1 61.00 $61.00 $418 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 82.00 $82.00 $414 —

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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.