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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 21, 2021

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.00/cwt ≈ $849/hd at 488 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.38/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 556 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.13/cwt -6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 594 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 345 493 0
Feeder cattle 345 493 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 126, Bulls 72) 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
315 315 1 205.00 $205.00 $646 —
400–440 420 2 110.00 $110.00 $462 -50.00
457–490 463 6 154.00–160.00 $158.94 $736 -7.46
493 493 5 165.00 $165.00 $813 -1.40
500–544 540 15 121.00–150.00 $146.64 $792 —
560–585 568 3 100.00–137.00 $124.30 $706 -31.93
598 598 20 154.00 $154.00 $921 —
600–605 603 2 110.00–121.00 $115.48 $696 —
642 642 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 +4.00
657 657 9 150.00 $150.00 $986 +29.00
728 728 2 121.00 $121.00 $881 -21.12
768 768 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,206 +28.00
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 -19.00
860 860 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,204 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 28 174.00 $174.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 131.00 $131.00 $483 -13.00
400 400 1 101.00 $101.00 $404 —
463 463 4 130.00 $130.00 $602 —
563 563 7 134.00 $134.00 $754 -2.96
670 670 4 121.00 $121.00 $811 —
737 737 6 120.00 $120.00 $884 -34.82
845 845 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 —
635 635 3 95.00 $95.00 $603 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 131.00 $131.00 $482 ±0.00
430 430 12 131.00 $131.00 $563 —
481 481 12 127.00 $127.00 $611 +3.00
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 -16.25
554 554 21 126.00 $126.00 $698 +7.00
572 572 3 121.00 $121.00 $692 +2.00
635 635 6 121.00 $121.00 $768 -7.76
688 688 17 134.00 $134.00 $922 -11.00
738 738 2 121.00 $121.00 $893 —
804 804 7 126.00 $126.00 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 6 127.00 $127.00 $472 -1.00
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 —
459–495 464 7 110.00–120.00 $118.48 $550 -2.10
543 543 5 110.00 $110.00 $597 -15.00
605–640 624 5 103.00–110.00 $107.21 $669 -7.79
754 value added 754 4 91.00 $91.00 $686 —
865 865 1 99.00 $99.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 100.00 $100.00 $365 —
420–445 437 3 91.00–93.00 $91.64 $400 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 141.00 $141.00 $526 —
450 450 20 150.00 $150.00 $675 +8.00
548 548 8 134.00 $134.00 $734 +14.00
615–648 637 3 101.00–121.00 $114.56 $730 +13.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 131.00 $131.00 $386 —
357–375 360 6 110.00 $110.00 $396 —
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
455 455 6 121.00 $121.00 $551 —
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 -10.00
550 550 12 120.00 $120.00 $660 —
670 670 3 101.00 $101.00 $677 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 81.00 $81.00 $259 —
500 500 2 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
720 720 2 93.00 $93.00 $670 —
755 755 1 75.00 $75.00 $566 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 91.00 $91.00 $628 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738 738 2 59.00 $59.00 $435 —
1048 1048 2 51.00 $51.00 $534 —

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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.