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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, September 7, 2021

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $1,234/hd at 801 lb · 60 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $154.82/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 744 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.25/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 542 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 493 473 304
Feeder cattle 493 473 304

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 55lb feeder heifer deleted** State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 191, Bulls 11) 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
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 -38.00
428 428 2 160.00 $160.00 $685 +17.00
472–490 473 24 131.00–168.00 $166.40 $787 +12.40
550–557 551 24 144.00–158.00 $156.23 $861 +37.23
649 649 19 156.00 $156.00 $1,012 +32.63
663 663 3 121.00 $121.00 $802 -25.36
672 672 6 152.00 $152.00 $1,021 +5.64
711–746 737 15 138.00–154.00 $142.12 $1,047 -6.01
760 760 2 129.00 $129.00 $980 -4.00
819 819 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,032 —
838 838 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,131 —
851 851 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,149 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 value added 589 9 145.00 $145.00 $854 +5.00
645 value added 645 14 150.50 $150.50 $971 —
757 value added 757 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,098 —
801 801 60 154.00 $154.00 $1,234 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 144.00 $144.00 $569 —
410–449 441 9 126.00–132.00 $127.15 $561 +20.65
508 value added 508 5 149.00 $149.00 $757 —
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 —
588–595 590 4 125.00–141.00 $136.96 $808 —
700–745 744 48 121.00–155.50 $154.82 $1,152 +4.32
763 763 1 121.00 $121.00 $923 —
950 950 15 129.00 $129.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 value added 613 6 124.00 $124.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 2 61.00 $61.00 $429 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 131.00 $131.00 $616 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 131.00 $131.00 $419 +13.00
378 378 3 131.00 $131.00 $495 —
464 464 18 124.00 $124.00 $575 -5.25
520–545 542 34 122.00–127.00 $126.25 $684 +16.25
583 583 2 119.00 $119.00 $694 -9.00
603–605 604 8 125.00–140.00 $128.76 $778 +10.34
617 value added 617 11 133.00 $133.00 $821 —
655–671 667 12 117.00–121.00 $120.02 $801 +2.02
692 692 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,003 +27.00
720 value added 720 5 136.00 $136.00 $979 —
759 759 7 124.00 $124.00 $941 -4.00
850 850 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574–590 583 17 124.00–128.00 $126.38 $737 —
646 646 25 145.00 $145.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–363 362 3 128.00 $128.00 $463 +58.00
453–483 459 10 119.00–121.00 $120.58 $553 -5.42
543 543 2 125.00 $125.00 $679 -1.00
560–585 573 2 119.00 $119.00 $682 —
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
658 658 5 110.00 $110.00 $724 —
685 685 1 114.00 $114.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 110.00 $110.00 $518 —
578 578 2 114.00 $114.00 $659 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 value added 483 5 126.00 $126.00 $609 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 106.00 $106.00 $488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 142.00 $142.00 $643 +9.13
538 538 2 120.00 $120.00 $646 -17.00
640 640 1 101.00 $101.00 $646 -23.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 120.00 $120.00 $652 —
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 +6.00
925 925 1 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 66.00 $66.00 $531 —

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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.