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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, August 3, 2021

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.98/cwt +17.41 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 560 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.50/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 570 lb · 35 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.21/cwt +22.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 785 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 422 379
Feeder cattle 475 422 379

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 252, Bulls 49) 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
365 365 2 151.00 $151.00 $551 —
415–430 423 2 130.00–136.00 $133.05 $563 —
455 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 ±0.00
505–549 546 13 160.00 $160.00 $874 —
555 555 2 136.00 $136.00 $755 -15.00
578 578 4 154.00 $154.00 $890 +3.00
620 620 2 140.00 $140.00 $868 -6.09
652 652 11 141.00 $141.00 $919 -7.01
721–723 722 12 142.00–144.50 $143.67 $1,037 +10.25
758 758 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,076 +15.26
782–796 787 29 147.00–150.50 $149.71 $1,178 —
861 861 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,162 —
1000–1029 1027 15 120.00–129.50 $128.88 $1,324 —
1080 1080 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,274 —
1115 1115 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 +9.00
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 +10.00
459 459 4 151.00 $151.00 $693 +9.00
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 -1.89
571–572 572 9 120.00–135.00 $128.34 $734 +37.21
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
657 657 3 125.00 $125.00 $821 —
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 —
918 918 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,026 —
692 692 5 110.00 $110.00 $761 —
779 779 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,013 —
925 925 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
571 571 5 157.00 $157.00 $896 -7.70
608 608 5 156.00 $156.00 $948 +4.99
653 653 7 159.00 $159.00 $1,038 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
305 305 1 134.00 $134.00 $409 —
375–385 380 2 154.00–166.00 $159.92 $608 —
510 510 1 142.00 $142.00 $724 +41.00
560 560 2 136.00 $136.00 $762 —
790 790 1 124.00 $124.00 $980 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 138.00 $138.00 $566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 363 5 138.00–148.00 $143.78 $522 +19.78
425 425 1 119.00 $119.00 $506 —
465–474 473 16 128.00–134.00 $133.26 $630 +9.26
500–543 529 3 120.00–121.00 $120.68 $638 -23.91
552–598 556 23 123.00–128.50 $127.99 $712 +7.42
556–569 564 22 147.00–151.00 $148.43 $837 +27.86
630–646 641 6 127.00 $127.00 $814 +8.00
694 694 4 138.00 $138.00 $958 +8.00
705 705 1 113.00 $113.00 $797 —
727–739 732 11 130.00–132.50 $131.35 $961 —
755 755 3 113.00–126.00 $121.67 $919 +20.67
860 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 11 139.00 $139.00 $688 +12.00
570 570 35 151.50 $151.50 $864 +9.50
616–638 633 28 144.00–149.50 $148.16 $938 +13.16
650 650 22 146.00 $146.00 $949 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 —
355–360 357 3 140.00–145.00 $143.32 $512 +13.32
457–485 468 5 128.00–129.00 $128.21 $600 -10.79
508–547 531 12 128.00–148.00 $135.98 $722 +12.48
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 +6.00
652 652 5 128.50 $128.50 $838 +19.50
745 745 2 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 119.00 $119.00 $268 —
347 347 7 133.00 $133.00 $462 —
469 469 6 121.00 $121.00 $567 +23.97
581 581 10 136.00 $136.00 $790 +36.00
705 705 1 81.00 $81.00 $571 —
783 783 2 105.00 $105.00 $822 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 80.00 $80.00 $556 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 144.00 $144.00 $626 —
460 460 10 156.00 $156.00 $718 +21.00
556 556 9 139.00 $139.00 $773 —
655 655 4 118.00–121.00 $120.25 $788 —
710–730 722 3 114.00–123.00 $118.35 $854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 138.00 $138.00 $290 —
395 395 1 145.00 $145.00 $573 —
440 440 10 139.00 $139.00 $612 —
580–585 583 3 129.00 $129.00 $752 -1.00
635 635 1 127.00 $127.00 $806 +56.00
685 685 1 119.00 $119.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 129.00 $129.00 $587 +40.00
725 725 2 113.00 $113.00 $819 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 157.00 $157.00 $581 —
470 470 1 101.00 $101.00 $475 —

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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.