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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 19, 2021

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.22/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 564 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.00/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 561 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.39/cwt ≈ $746/hd at 572 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 394 359 573
Feeder cattle 394 359 573

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 186, Heifers 158, Bulls 50) Value Added and most 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
392 392 5 185.00 $185.00 $725 +10.00
485 485 16 180.00 $180.00 $873 +13.99
561 561 24 168.00 $168.00 $942 +2.00
625–648 646 14 132.00–149.00 $147.83 $955 —
690 690 4 127.00 $127.00 $876 -32.42
730 730 1 128.00 $128.00 $934 —
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 -44.00
820 820 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 -13.00
880 880 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,197 —
990 990 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,000 —
1188 1188 6 109.00 $109.00 $1,295 —
1240 1240 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,116 —
1503 1503 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,503 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 value added 604 12 157.00 $157.00 $948 —
608 608 6 158.00 $158.00 $961 —
711 711 20 150.00 $150.00 $1,066 —
797 797 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,100 +6.00
895 895 14 141.00 $141.00 $1,262 +2.00
906 906 8 132.00 $132.00 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 112.50 $112.50 $208 —
379 379 5 181.00 $181.00 $686 +28.00
446 446 11 177.00 $177.00 $789 —
582 582 3 139.00 $139.00 $809 -5.50
660 660 2 119.00 $119.00 $785 -14.00
725 725 2 81.00 $81.00 $587 -54.00
765 765 1 50.00 $50.00 $382 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
750 750 1 61.00 $61.00 $458 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 68.00 $68.00 $235 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 92.50 $92.50 $259 —
366 366 7 128.00 $128.00 $468 -12.00
468 468 18 130.00 $130.00 $608 ±0.00
558–585 559 23 118.00–123.00 $122.77 $686 -0.23
573 573 12 127.00 $127.00 $728 -3.00
663 663 6 118.00 $118.00 $782 -5.00
781 781 6 123.50 $123.50 $965 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 101.00 $101.00 $338 —
560 560 13 123.00 $123.00 $689 —
588 588 10 140.00 $140.00 $823 —
657 657 3 121.00 $121.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 82.50 $82.50 $206 —
325 325 1 30.00 $30.00 $98 —
352 352 6 128.00 $128.00 $451 +3.00
447 447 8 119.00 $119.00 $532 -7.00
485 485 1 30.00 $30.00 $146 -96.00
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 -6.60
553 553 4 119.00 $119.00 $658 —
645 645 5 122.00 $122.00 $787 —
770–780 777 3 80.00–110.00 $100.09 $778 -9.91
960 960 1 60.00 $60.00 $576 -45.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 77.50 $77.50 $163 —
370 370 2 77.50 $77.50 $287 -41.50
449 449 10 115.00 $115.00 $516 —
515 515 1 90.00 $90.00 $464 -21.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 2 51.00 $51.00 $333 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 157.00 $157.00 $683 —
454 454 9 157.00 $157.00 $713 +9.00
549 549 7 149.00 $149.00 $818 —
550 550 1 144.00 $144.00 $792 +1.00
671 671 5 115.00 $115.00 $772 -10.00
728 728 2 69.00 $69.00 $502 —
776 776 7 97.00 $97.00 $753 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 157.00 $157.00 $612 +11.00
410 410 1 146.00 $146.00 $599 +20.00
468 468 4 146.00 $146.00 $683 —
545 545 5 131.00 $131.00 $714 ±0.00
650 650 2 110.00 $110.00 $715 ±0.00
730 730 1 103.00 $103.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 50.00 $50.00 $112 —
600–630 615 2 30.00–65.00 $47.07 $289 -48.93
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 52.50 $52.50 $278 —

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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.