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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, October 5, 2021

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.61/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 667 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.97/cwt +12.85 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 570 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.73/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 671 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 345 597
Feeder cattle 359 345 597

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 164, Heifers 129, Bulls 66) 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
325 325 1 154.00 $154.00 $500 -51.00
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 —
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 +40.00
470–483 472 11 131.00–174.00 $166.01 $784 +7.07
555 555 13 166.00 $166.00 $921 +41.70
559–599 577 26 154.00–170.00 $161.46 $932 +37.16
654 654 10 135.00 $135.00 $883 -15.00
654–682 671 32 152.00–164.50 $159.42 $1,070 +9.42
750–760 753 4 134.00–135.00 $134.25 $1,011 -22.75
761 761 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,202 +1.00
820 820 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 9 163.00 $163.00 $869 —
780 780 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,131 —
795 795 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,049 —
860 860 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,195 —
996 996 12 126.25 $126.25 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 153.00 $153.00 $578 +22.00
466 466 6 154.00 $154.00 $718 +24.00
554 554 9 144.50 $144.50 $801 +10.50
650 650 3 133.00 $133.00 $864 +12.00
730 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 +15.00
810 810 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,085 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 81.00 $81.00 $401 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 +9.00
455–475 464 11 126.00–131.00 $130.00 $603 +3.00
527–535 531 9 130.00–134.00 $132.21 $702 +22.21
542 542 12 126.00 $126.00 $683 +16.00
565 565 1 123.00 $123.00 $695 +2.00
571–587 575 13 130.00 $130.00 $748 +9.00
657–665 658 7 123.00 $123.00 $809 -11.00
676 676 17 132.50 $132.50 $896 -1.50
753 753 2 123.00 $123.00 $926 —
753 753 6 118.00 $118.00 $889 —
842 842 3 116.00 $116.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 125.00 $125.00 $464 -2.00
421 421 7 126.00 $126.00 $530 +26.00
471 471 8 126.00 $126.00 $593 +7.52
545–549 549 10 123.00–127.00 $126.60 $695 +16.60
670–690 677 3 114.00–117.00 $115.98 $785 —
752 752 3 110.00 $110.00 $827 —
955 955 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 119.00 $119.00 $434 +19.00
410 410 1 115.00 $115.00 $472 +23.36
490–495 492 3 74.00–125.00 $91.12 $448 —
540 540 2 111.00 $111.00 $599 —
725 725 1 71.00 $71.00 $515 —
765 765 1 86.00 $86.00 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 152.00 $152.00 $517 —
375 375 1 142.00 $142.00 $532 +1.00
468 468 13 148.00 $148.00 $693 -2.00
563 563 9 143.00 $143.00 $805 —
658 658 10 125.00 $125.00 $822 —
788 788 5 95.00 $95.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 146.00 $146.00 $520 +36.00
442 442 6 126.00 $126.00 $557 +16.00
544 544 6 131.00 $131.00 $713 +21.00
585 585 1 101.00 $101.00 $591 -19.00
654 654 5 110.00 $110.00 $719 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 51.00 $51.00 $204 —
620 620 1 96.00 $96.00 $595 —

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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.