Cattle Market Pulse

Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Front Royal, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.92/cwt +6.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 563 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.48/cwt -4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 562 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.16/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 658 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 720 966
Feeder cattle 505 720 966

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 306, Heifers 171, Bulls 28) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 value added 466 24 197.00 $197.00 $918 +2.00
562 value added 562 54 190.00 $190.00 $1,068 +13.00
567 567 20 186.00 $186.00 $1,055 -1.50
633 633 11 171.00 $171.00 $1,082 —
655 value added 655 18 177.00 $177.00 $1,159 —
660 660 25 179.00 $179.00 $1,181 -5.00
706 706 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,017 —
736 value added 736 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,075 —
763 763 20 169.00 $169.00 $1,289 +19.00
962 962 6 118.00 $118.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 149.00–151.00 $150.00 $555 -23.00
483 483 4 180.00 $180.00 $869 -4.00
568 568 7 178.00 $178.00 $1,011 -5.00
605 value added 605 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,107 —
658 658 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,020 +3.00
689 689 17 190.00 $190.00 $1,309 +25.00
732 732 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,039 +0.21
738 738 2 131.00 $131.00 $967 +6.00
788–798 791 26 131.00–166.00 $155.14 $1,227 +27.14
934 934 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,224 +6.00
1410 1410 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 138.00 $138.00 $497 -13.00
460–472 471 9 130.00–161.00 $157.63 $742 —
569 569 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,013 +57.00
615–640 632 3 110.00–149.00 $136.34 $862 -4.66
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 +20.00
715–745 730 2 121.00–134.00 $127.37 $930 +26.37
785 785 1 127.00 $127.00 $997 —
875 875 1 71.00 $71.00 $621 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 139.00 $139.00 $505 —
485 485 2 133.00 $133.00 $645 —
620 620 2 111.00 $111.00 $688 —
740 740 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,043 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 value added 451 15 145.00 $145.00 $654 -13.00
507 507 5 128.00 $128.00 $649 —
559–567 562 44 147.00–152.50 $150.48 $846 -4.31
661 661 20 135.00 $135.00 $892 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 145.00 $145.00 $534 -3.00
465 465 13 131.00 $131.00 $609 -13.63
545 545 14 131.00 $131.00 $714 -11.00
634 634 7 121.00 $121.00 $767 -0.05
750 750 1 112.00 $112.00 $840 -14.00
825 825 1 121.00 $121.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 136.00 $136.00 $484 -7.00
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
458–460 460 13 125.00–139.00 $127.15 $585 -20.51
515 515 2 129.00 $129.00 $664 +7.52
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -24.71
672 672 6 117.00 $117.00 $786 -8.00
718 718 6 120.00 $120.00 $862 —
760 760 1 104.00 $104.00 $790 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 121.00 $121.00 $448 —
428 428 2 130.00 $130.00 $556 +6.00
485 485 1 100.00 $100.00 $485 —
643 643 2 101.00 $101.00 $649 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 11 167.00 $167.00 $768 -5.00
565 565 5 149.00 $149.00 $842 +49.00
664 664 5 138.00 $138.00 $916 +2.00
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 100.00 $100.00 $495 -58.00
510 510 1 99.00 $99.00 $505 -54.83
550 550 1 92.00 $92.00 $506 —
605 605 1 134.00 $134.00 $811 +2.00
690 690 1 123.00 $123.00 $849 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 95.00 $95.00 $703 -6.54

↑ Back to top

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.