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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 17, 2021

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.10/cwt ≈ $778/hd at 540 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.38/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 463 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.11/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 586 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 475 397
Feeder cattle 473 475 397

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Holstein Steers 3, Heifers 209, Bulls 33) Value Added and 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
353 353 3 148.00 $148.00 $522 -3.00
400 400 1 143.00 $143.00 $572 +9.95
460 460 17 154.00 $154.00 $708 -6.00
500–547 536 8 130.00–145.00 $142.77 $765 -17.23
555 555 1 119.00 $119.00 $660 -17.00
600 600 10 145.00 $145.00 $870 +5.00
613–620 615 3 119.00–132.00 $123.37 $759 -16.63
653 653 9 140.00 $140.00 $914 -1.00
660–665 662 8 142.00–149.00 $146.36 $969 +5.36
719–732 725 7 147.00–149.00 $148.13 $1,074 +4.46
761 761 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,012 -9.00
775–799 792 11 135.00–150.00 $146.00 $1,156 -3.71
865 865 1 115.00 $115.00 $995 -20.00
932 932 9 135.50 $135.50 $1,263 —
1110 1110 1 88.00 $88.00 $977 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 9 153.00 $153.00 $675 —
579–595 584 31 146.00–158.00 $154.06 $900 -2.94
596 value added 596 5 140.00 $140.00 $834 —
879 879 23 149.00 $149.00 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 147.00 $147.00 $404 —
435 435 2 95.00–118.00 $106.50 $463 -28.50
453–495 458 16 133.00–151.00 $148.57 $680 -2.43
626 value added 626 7 151.00 $151.00 $945 —
726 726 18 150.50 $150.50 $1,093 +49.50
826 826 21 146.50 $146.50 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 8 140.00 $140.00 $620 —
532 532 16 143.50 $143.50 $763 —
545 value added 545 24 144.50 $144.50 $788 —
654 654 30 145.50 $145.50 $952 -0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 118.00 $118.00 $360 —
450 450 12 110.00–131.00 $129.25 $582 -4.01
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -10.68
561 561 17 128.00 $128.00 $718 -20.43
563 value added 563 3 136.00 $136.00 $766 —
613–620 616 10 116.00–122.00 $118.42 $729 -8.58
641 641 16 122.00 $122.00 $782 -5.00
678 678 2 118.00 $118.00 $800 -20.00
735 735 2 117.00 $117.00 $860 -14.35
770 770 4 128.00 $128.00 $986 +6.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 128.00 $128.00 $434 —
395 395 1 70.00 $70.00 $276 —
400 400 1 113.00 $113.00 $452 —
452 452 12 126.00 $126.00 $570 -2.21
468 value added 468 27 141.00 $141.00 $660 —
543 543 4 126.00 $126.00 $684 -9.98
631 value added 631 5 115.00 $115.00 $726 —
885 885 1 88.00 $88.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 96.00 $96.00 $257 —
430 430 1 56.00 $56.00 $241 —
715 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 139.00 $139.00 $473 —
468–475 469 8 132.00–133.00 $132.87 $623 -23.13
549 549 4 137.00 $137.00 $752 —
600–635 628 5 123.00–133.00 $124.91 $784 —
703–725 709 4 104.00–105.00 $104.26 $739 -14.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 -23.00
453–480 460 4 80.00–135.00 $120.64 $555 —
563 563 4 124.00 $124.00 $698 -5.00
643 643 2 110.00 $110.00 $707 -17.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 80.00 $80.00 $220 —
760 760 1 26.00 $26.00 $198 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 61.00 $61.00 $573 —

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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.