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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, January 11, 2022

142 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 576 lb · 21 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.00/cwt ≈ $1,170/hd at 780 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.45/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 662 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 142 74 0
Feeder cattle 142 74 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 59, Bulls 27) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728 728 9 153.00 $153.00 $1,114
780 780 21 150.00 $150.00 $1,170
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 173.00 $173.00 $839
553 553 7 173.00 $173.00 $957
661 661 7 133.00 $133.00 $879 +23.00
776 776 9 121.00 $121.00 $939
1100 1100 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,001
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 113.00 $113.00 $469

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 132.00 $132.00 $583
573 573 14 134.00 $134.00 $768 +9.00
581 581 7 110.00 $110.00 $639 -15.00
633 633 2 101.00 $101.00 $639 -4.00
660 660 2 123.00 $123.00 $812 +8.00
662 662 9 115.00 $115.00 $761 ±0.00
725 725 4 110.00 $110.00 $798 +5.00
828 828 3 100.00 $100.00 $828
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 134.00 $134.00 $606 +14.00
555 555 8 135.00 $135.00 $749
638 638 3 95.00 $95.00 $606

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630
544 544 4 154.00 $154.00 $838
558 value added 558 2 152.00 $152.00 $848
575 575 2 156.00 $156.00 $897 +21.00
624 624 4 135.00 $135.00 $842 +44.00
729 729 7 107.00 $107.00 $780 +16.00
770 770 4 93.00 $93.00 $716
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 151.00 $151.00 $634
568 568 2 152.00 $152.00 $863 +37.00

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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.