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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, April 5, 2022

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $198.16/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 592 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.65/cwt ≈ $827/hd at 567 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.69/cwt +15.69 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 470 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 505 525
Feeder cattle 533 505 525

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 258, Bulls 58) 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
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
370 370 4 171.00 $171.00 $633 +21.00
420–438 432 3 129.00–155.00 $146.57 $633 —
461 461 17 174.00 $174.00 $802 -6.00
535 535 1 155.00 $155.00 $829 —
553–555 553 21 115.00–172.50 $169.75 $939 -8.25
643 643 11 165.00 $165.00 $1,061 —
647 value added 647 9 190.00 $190.00 $1,229 —
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 -42.00
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 +4.00
768 value added 768 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,229 —
820 820 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,058 —
863 863 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,122 —
1135 1135 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,362 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 value added 524 5 187.00 $187.00 $980 —
571 571 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,171 +19.00
599 value added 599 38 196.00 $196.00 $1,174 —
623 value added 623 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,072 —
643 643 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,125 +4.00
979 979 15 124.00 $124.00 $1,214 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 158.00–170.00 $163.96 $620 +25.96
425 425 3 139.00–164.00 $155.67 $662 —
460–467 466 6 146.00–171.00 $166.89 $778 +9.26
473–486 483 13 165.00–174.00 $171.97 $831 +14.34
530–546 542 7 124.00–145.00 $139.19 $754 —
555–590 560 7 135.00–180.00 $173.23 $970 -4.77
615 615 1 160.00 $160.00 $984 +23.66
643 643 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,125 +38.66
650–655 653 2 122.00–146.00 $134.05 $875 +34.05
773–780 775 3 130.00–148.00 $141.96 $1,100 +14.96
1095 1095 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 138.00–149.00 $143.63 $596 —
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 -2.00
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 —
610 610 1 118.00 $118.00 $720 +7.00
795 795 1 106.00 $106.00 $843 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 110.00 $110.00 $275 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 140.00 $140.00 $399 —
335 335 1 136.00 $136.00 $456 —
372 372 6 149.00 $149.00 $554 +4.00
433 433 10 148.00 $148.00 $641 —
455–471 470 28 138.00–147.00 $146.69 $689 +15.69
555 555 26 140.00 $140.00 $777 —
597 597 11 159.00 $159.00 $949 —
637 637 14 158.00 $158.00 $1,006 +37.00
649 649 12 135.00 $135.00 $876 +14.00
710–723 715 5 127.00–143.00 $136.53 $976 —
773 773 14 120.00 $120.00 $928 +8.00
914 914 27 121.00 $121.00 $1,106 —
955 955 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 140.00 $140.00 $409 —
374–380 375 8 143.00–145.00 $143.25 $537 +7.25
410–424 422 8 124.00–148.00 $145.09 $612 +35.09
457 457 12 143.00 $143.00 $654 +15.85
550–558 557 14 133.00–138.00 $137.29 $765 +17.29
654 654 5 122.00 $122.00 $798 +5.00
755 755 2 109.00 $109.00 $823 +5.00
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 value added 512 6 144.00 $144.00 $737 —
612 612 16 147.00 $147.00 $900 —
695 695 8 137.00 $137.00 $952 +2.00
771 771 9 119.00 $119.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 ±0.00
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 —
580 580 1 122.00 $122.00 $708 —
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 114.00 $114.00 $579 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 161.00 $161.00 $612 —
471 471 14 174.00 $174.00 $820 +7.00
500 500 1 158.00 $158.00 $790 —
557 557 10 154.00 $154.00 $858 +5.00
810 810 1 112.00 $112.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 —
483 483 6 145.00 $145.00 $700 +45.00
550–590 563 7 136.00–147.00 $139.86 $787 +47.86
745 745 2 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 6 140.00 $140.00 $924 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 131.00 $131.00 $485 —
470 470 1 145.00 $145.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 150.00 $150.00 $642 —

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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.