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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, July 13, 2021

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.28/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 581 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.01/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 683 lb · 30 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.50/cwt ≈ $1,291/hd at 997 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 420 0
Feeder cattle 422 420 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 218, Heifers 174, Bulls 30) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, most Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571–584 579 41 164.50–165.00 $164.70 $954 +3.92
593 value added 593 8 156.00 $156.00 $925 —
605–609 607 16 149.00–153.00 $151.01 $917 —
670 670 21 154.00 $154.00 $1,032 +5.44
997 997 26 129.50 $129.50 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 160.00 $160.00 $765 ±0.00
562 562 6 151.00 $151.00 $849 -1.00
620–644 633 9 140.00–154.00 $146.09 $925 -3.91
637 637 6 140.00 $140.00 $892 -10.00
673–685 683 30 146.00–148.50 $148.01 $1,011 +8.96
719–736 725 11 129.00–136.00 $133.42 $967 +17.83
750–755 751 4 123.00–128.00 $126.74 $952 +4.77
804 804 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 110.00 $110.00 $336 —
363 363 3 131.00 $131.00 $476 —
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 —
483 483 6 142.00 $142.00 $686 +2.00
530–549 545 5 110.00–126.00 $122.89 $670 —
575–590 583 2 81.00–101.00 $91.13 $531 —
646 646 6 121.00 $121.00 $782 -4.00
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —
990 990 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 101.00 $101.00 $505 —
680 680 1 69.00 $69.00 $469 —
700 700 1 73.00 $73.00 $511 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 21.00 $21.00 $45 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 124.00 $124.00 $490 —
468 468 2 124.00 $124.00 $580 -3.00
505–522 515 23 140.00–148.00 $144.59 $745 —
565–595 569 14 101.00–124.00 $120.57 $686 -1.98
613 613 8 141.00 $141.00 $864 —
643 643 10 119.00 $119.00 $765 —
665–673 670 5 130.00 $130.00 $871 —
696 value added 696 4 130.00 $130.00 $905 —
763 763 2 101.00 $101.00 $771 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 5 127.00 $127.00 $606 -4.00
541 541 16 148.00 $148.00 $801 —
567 567 5 142.00 $142.00 $805 +4.00
618 618 8 135.00 $135.00 $834 —
658 value added 658 5 129.50 $129.50 $852 +2.50
663 663 4 134.00 $134.00 $888 +1.00
717 value added 717 23 132.50 $132.50 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 130.00 $130.00 $478 —
479 479 7 139.00 $139.00 $666 +13.88
485 485 2 109.00–117.00 $113.00 $548 -14.00
508 value added 508 4 139.00 $139.00 $706 —
545 545 5 123.50 $123.50 $673 —
588–595 590 3 100.00–102.00 $101.33 $598 -28.67
632 632 3 118.00 $118.00 $746 —
650 650 1 109.00 $109.00 $708 -4.00
711 value added 711 4 130.50 $130.50 $928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 51.00 $51.00 $196 -59.00
460–463 462 3 81.00–105.00 $97.03 $448 —
555 555 2 100.00 $100.00 $555 +2.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 4 135.00 $135.00 $647 +5.91
549 549 5 145.00 $145.00 $796 —
600–635 618 2 112.00–118.00 $114.91 $710 -5.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 127.00 $127.00 $629 +6.00
556 556 2 130.00 $130.00 $723 —
610 610 1 71.00 $71.00 $433 -10.00
805 805 1 92.00 $92.00 $741 —
980 980 1 83.00 $83.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 2 94.00 $94.00 $682 —
873 873 2 61.00 $61.00 $533 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 89.00 $89.00 $423 -16.00
650 650 2 109.00 $109.00 $708 +41.00
830 830 1 74.00 $74.00 $614 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
699 699 4 80.00 $80.00 $559 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 72.00 $72.00 $547 —

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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.