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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, November 2, 2021

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.46/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 557 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.33/cwt +15.33 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 659 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.18/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 568 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 394 277
Feeder cattle 421 394 277

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 207, Heifers 169, Bulls 45) 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
365–395 375 3 152.00–161.00 $157.84 $592 -27.16
472 472 20 173.00 $173.00 $817 -7.00
563 563 24 167.00 $167.00 $940 -1.00
568–580 574 17 159.50–161.00 $160.20 $920 -7.80
611 value added 611 5 121.00 $121.00 $739 —
620 620 1 149.00 $149.00 $924 +1.17
628 628 5 151.00 $151.00 $948 +3.17
652 652 13 134.00 $134.00 $874 —
658–663 662 35 141.00–146.00 $145.43 $963 +18.43
725–740 735 6 121.00–129.00 $123.63 $909 -4.37
740 740 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 +22.00
771 771 19 141.00 $141.00 $1,087 +27.00
818 818 3 119.00 $119.00 $973 -6.00
970 970 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,096 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 140.00 $140.00 $445 —
430 430 1 128.00 $128.00 $550 -49.00
476 476 5 149.00 $149.00 $709 —
578 578 5 142.00 $142.00 $821 +3.00
660–675 668 2 111.00–116.00 $113.53 $758 -5.47
750 750 2 123.00 $123.00 $922 +73.00
773 value added 773 2 108.00 $108.00 $835 —
835 835 1 114.00 $114.00 $952 —
998 998 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 value added 607 3 156.00 $156.00 $947 -1.00
848 value added 848 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 115.00 $115.00 $259 —
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 ±0.00
453 453 2 110.00 $110.00 $498 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 134.00 $134.00 $507 +6.00
464–478 466 29 120.00–136.00 $133.74 $623 +3.74
515 515 1 101.00 $101.00 $520 —
521 521 5 136.00 $136.00 $709 —
556–572 557 49 118.00–130.75 $129.46 $721 +6.69
645–648 645 15 122.00–124.50 $124.17 $801 —
770 770 2 114.00 $114.00 $878 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 134.00 $134.00 $486 +6.00
435 435 1 117.00 $117.00 $509 -2.00
451 451 15 133.00 $133.00 $600 +103.00
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 +4.00
551 551 8 126.50 $126.50 $697 +7.50
610–634 629 5 124.50–126.00 $124.79 $785 +2.79
725 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 —
845 845 1 76.00 $76.00 $642 —
912 912 3 80.00 $80.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 128.00 $128.00 $480 +50.50
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 -10.00
576 576 6 122.00 $122.00 $703 —
650 650 4 123.00 $123.00 $800 —
758 758 2 115.00 $115.00 $872 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 3 113.00 $113.00 $661 —
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 +56.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 7 130.00 $130.00 $590 -27.00
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
558–560 559 7 119.00–148.00 $139.74 $781 -4.26
640 640 2 97.00 $97.00 $621 —
660 660 2 107.00 $107.00 $706 -8.00
775 775 1 71.00 $71.00 $550 -26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 122.00 $122.00 $336 —
442 442 3 134.00 $134.00 $592 -12.00
536 536 4 127.00 $127.00 $681 -4.00
610 610 1 117.00 $117.00 $714 —
650–655 653 2 89.00–101.00 $95.02 $620 -14.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 121.00 $121.00 $530 —
453 453 2 119.00 $119.00 $539 —
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 —
623 623 2 92.00 $92.00 $573 +44.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 145.00 $145.00 $534 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 3 59.00 $59.00 $468 —

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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.