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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, December 7, 2021

1,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.41/cwt +17.15 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 565 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.05/cwt +31.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 666 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.49/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 665 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,214 403 0
Feeder cattle 1,214 403 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 734, Heifers 377, Bulls 103) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–485 473 32 170.00–177.00 $172.47 $816 —
494 value added 494 5 143.00 $143.00 $706 —
516 516 15 185.00 $185.00 $955 —
526 value added 526 22 154.00 $154.00 $810 —
551 551 4 157.00 $157.00 $865 —
564–579 570 68 172.00–183.00 $178.60 $1,018 —
661–669 664 75 140.00–170.00 $157.47 $1,046 —
671 value added 671 9 139.00 $139.00 $933 —
713 value added 713 19 170.50 $170.50 $1,216 —
764–783 768 27 157.00–161.00 $157.91 $1,213 —
786 786 17 150.50 $150.50 $1,183 —
803 803 9 149.00 $149.00 $1,196 —
852 852 10 143.50 $143.50 $1,223 —
853 853 24 146.00 $146.00 $1,245 —
912–936 929 47 142.00–145.00 $144.19 $1,340 —
982–983 982 14 138.00–141.00 $139.71 $1,372 +13.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 149.00 $149.00 $550 —
469–480 469 27 169.00–171.00 $170.92 $802 +0.92
546 546 7 157.00 $157.00 $857 +27.00
561 561 40 161.00 $161.00 $903 +7.00
579–583 582 27 182.00–183.00 $182.26 $1,061 +28.26
608–636 621 11 160.00–173.50 $167.21 $1,038 +41.21
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 -1.00
662 662 29 159.00 $159.00 $1,053 +28.00
668–669 668 57 161.50–165.50 $163.60 $1,093 +32.60
745 745 13 159.00 $159.00 $1,185 +42.00
749 749 14 136.00 $136.00 $1,019 +19.00
756–762 758 13 141.00–144.00 $142.84 $1,083 +18.84
766 766 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,218 +35.00
830 830 1 109.00 $109.00 $905 -16.00
860 860 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,118 —
913 913 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,242 —
1053 1053 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 146.00 $146.00 $531 —
410 410 1 141.00 $141.00 $578 -6.00
451–463 454 16 98.00–147.00 $136.87 $621 -5.13
567 567 16 149.00 $149.00 $845 +49.64
592 592 12 174.00 $174.00 $1,030 +74.64
615 615 1 57.50 $57.50 $354 -61.50
656 656 7 135.00 $135.00 $886 —
710–725 720 3 120.00–140.00 $133.43 $961 +4.43
945 945 1 59.00 $59.00 $558 —
1155 1155 1 68.00 $68.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 132.00 $132.00 $488 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 +37.50
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
605 605 1 132.00 $132.00 $799 —
660 660 1 99.00 $99.00 $653 —
840 840 1 50.00 $50.00 $420 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 —
560 560 1 108.00 $108.00 $605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 127.50 $127.50 $395 —
353 353 4 139.00 $139.00 $491 +12.00
476 476 26 141.50 $141.50 $674 +16.50
545–548 546 5 112.00–123.00 $116.41 $636 —
559–575 561 66 125.00–135.00 $134.11 $752 +15.85
560–579 575 24 139.00 $139.00 $799 +20.74
643 643 8 138.00 $138.00 $887 —
644 644 28 119.00 $119.00 $766 —
662 662 8 122.00 $122.00 $808 +9.00
662 662 10 139.00 $139.00 $920 +26.00
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
750–761 757 14 116.00–127.00 $119.89 $908 +24.89
869 869 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,051 —
1110 1110 2 85.00 $85.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 value added 458 5 144.50 $144.50 $662 —
450–480 459 10 118.00–126.00 $120.51 $553 —
459 459 26 149.50 $149.50 $686 —
549 549 10 144.50 $144.50 $793 —
569–571 570 23 138.00–142.50 $139.96 $798 —
675 675 12 124.00 $124.00 $837 —
770 770 15 138.50 $138.50 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 122.50 $122.50 $398 —
382 382 3 134.00 $134.00 $512 +9.44
459 459 23 140.50 $140.50 $645 +28.30
568 568 14 127.00 $127.00 $721 —
655 655 10 116.00 $116.00 $760 +58.00
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 +10.00
915 915 3 80.00 $80.00 $732 —
965 965 1 85.00 $85.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–395 380 7 92.50–120.00 $107.75 $409 —
490 490 1 123.00 $123.00 $603 —
600 600 1 116.00 $116.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 122.50 $122.50 $341 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 113.00 $113.00 $512 +93.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -5.00
450 450 13 144.00 $144.00 $648 +19.00
552–560 553 22 109.00–140.00 $137.14 $758 +17.14
640 640 1 116.00 $116.00 $742 +18.00
671 671 15 125.00 $125.00 $839 +30.00
730 730 1 97.50 $97.50 $712 —
835 835 2 90.00 $90.00 $752 +3.13
925 925 1 62.50 $62.50 $578 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 132.50 $132.50 $450 —
459 459 12 125.00 $125.00 $574 +1.18
530 530 7 138.00 $138.00 $731 —
648 648 6 115.00 $115.00 $745 —
830 830 1 70.00 $70.00 $581 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 110.00 $110.00 $311 -2.00
356 356 4 131.00 $131.00 $466 —
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
688 688 3 97.50 $97.50 $671 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 155.00 $155.00 $580 —
860 860 3 70.00 $70.00 $602 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 70.00 $70.00 $578 —

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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.