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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 16, 2021

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.26/cwt -11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 560 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.00/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 569 lb · 23 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.42/cwt ≈ $1,225/hd at 969 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 421 329
Feeder cattle 403 421 329

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 186, Bulls 94) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 11 170.00 $170.00 $797 -3.00
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
569 569 23 154.00 $154.00 $876 -6.20
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 -23.00
665 665 13 131.00 $131.00 $871 -14.43
735 735 3 117.00 $117.00 $860 -6.63
750 750 1 124.00 $124.00 $930 -17.00
848 848 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,060 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 7 141.00 $141.00 $558 —
809 value added 809 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,084 —
967–973 969 23 124.50–130.00 $126.42 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 142.00 $142.00 $477 +2.00
438 438 6 147.00 $147.00 $644 +19.00
465 465 1 142.00 $142.00 $660 -7.00
548 548 6 136.00 $136.00 $745 —
570–585 578 2 89.00–110.00 $99.36 $574 -42.64
645 645 1 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 —
790 790 1 109.00 $109.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 40.00 $40.00 $108 —
325–340 333 4 62.50–121.00 $105.24 $350 -14.76
420 420 1 30.00 $30.00 $126 —
480 480 1 82.50 $82.50 $396 -27.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 47.50 $47.50 $152 —
425 425 1 50.00 $50.00 $212 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 72.50 $72.50 $243 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 127.00 $127.00 $489 -7.00
430 430 6 125.00 $125.00 $538 —
478 478 19 125.00 $125.00 $598 -8.74
500 500 1 106.00 $106.00 $530 +5.00
559–573 560 50 107.00–119.00 $118.26 $662 -11.20
655 655 21 113.00 $113.00 $740 —
758 758 5 95.00 $95.00 $720 -19.00
846 846 8 109.00 $109.00 $922 —
1005 1005 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 80.00 $80.00 $218 —
356–368 361 7 124.00–125.00 $124.56 $450 -9.44
400–420 410 2 70.00–107.00 $88.05 $361 -28.95
450 450 5 109.00–113.00 $112.20 $505 -20.80
544 544 14 113.00 $113.00 $615 -11.00
630 630 4 88.00 $88.00 $554 -36.79
655 655 1 58.00 $58.00 $380 —
775 775 3 90.00 $90.00 $698 —
865 865 2 95.00 $95.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 95.00 $95.00 $318 —
451 451 14 106.00 $106.00 $478 —
530 530 1 50.00 $50.00 $265 —
590 590 4 90.00 $90.00 $531 -32.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 111.00 $111.00 $456 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 20.00 $20.00 $91 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
476 476 15 125.00 $125.00 $595 -5.00
543 543 9 121.00 $121.00 $657 —
558 558 9 120.00 $120.00 $670 -19.74
638 638 5 98.00 $98.00 $625 +1.00
689 689 19 95.00 $95.00 $655 -12.00
806–810 807 8 86.00–87.00 $86.87 $701 —
1085 1085 1 68.00 $68.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 130.00 $130.00 $484 —
458–485 461 8 116.00–125.00 $123.82 $571 —
550 550 3 114.00 $114.00 $627 —
605 605 1 94.00 $94.00 $569 -23.00
653 653 3 94.00 $94.00 $614 -1.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 112.00 $112.00 $291 —
591 591 5 86.00 $86.00 $508 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 30.00 $30.00 $96 —

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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.