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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 19, 2022

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.46/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 560 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.50/cwt +17.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 570 lb · 42 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.56/cwt +55.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 656 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 533 617
Feeder cattle 353 533 617

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 137, Bulls 48) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Some Natural cattle 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
390 390 1 190.00 $190.00 $741 +19.00
461 461 13 199.00 $199.00 $917 +25.00
563 563 21 184.00 $184.00 $1,036 +14.25
578 578 21 191.00 $191.00 $1,104 +21.25
650 650 14 166.50 $166.50 $1,082 +53.50
661 661 20 170.00 $170.00 $1,124 +57.00
733 733 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,100 +15.00
771 771 9 139.00 $139.00 $1,072 —
893 893 14 137.00 $137.00 $1,223 +7.00
1000 1000 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 value added 565 5 164.00 $164.00 $927 -32.00
647 value added 647 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,093 -3.00
709 value added 709 11 149.00 $149.00 $1,056 —
835 835 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
350 350 1 92.50 $92.50 $324 -71.46
470 470 3 172.00 $172.00 $808 +5.11
510–525 518 2 131.00–147.00 $139.12 $721 -0.07
620 620 1 131.00 $131.00 $812 -29.00
655 655 1 41.00 $41.00 $269 -93.05
703 703 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,069 —
782 782 3 124.00 $124.00 $970 -17.96
895 895 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 2 117.00 $117.00 $714 -1.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 33.00 $33.00 $214 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 115.00 $115.00 $443 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 121.00 $121.00 $302 -19.00
373 373 2 131.00 $131.00 $489 -18.00
464 464 8 152.00 $152.00 $705 +5.31
555 555 23 152.00 $152.00 $844 +12.00
564 564 33 146.00 $146.00 $823 +6.00
646 646 10 137.00 $137.00 $885 +2.00
702 702 3 105.00 $105.00 $737 -31.53
710–725 720 3 101.00–107.00 $102.97 $741 -33.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 122.00 $122.00 $445 -21.25
444 444 6 138.00 $138.00 $613 -7.09
557 557 12 144.00 $144.00 $802 +6.71
680 680 2 100.00 $100.00 $680 -22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 12 122.00 $122.00 $415 —
559 value added 559 4 115.00 $115.00 $643 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 86.00 $86.00 $357 -44.00
468 468 2 71.00 $71.00 $332 —
515 515 1 85.00 $85.00 $438 -41.00
639 639 4 71.00 $71.00 $454 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
773 value added 773 4 89.00 $89.00 $688 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 110.00 $110.00 $358 —
375 375 1 50.00 $50.00 $188 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 143.00 $143.00 $450 —
449 449 7 163.00 $163.00 $732 —
555 555 5 153.00 $153.00 $849 -1.00
602 602 11 154.00 $154.00 $927 —
780 780 1 101.00 $101.00 $788 —
803 803 2 101.00 $101.00 $811 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 30.00 $30.00 $72 —
341 341 5 150.00 $150.00 $512 —
405 405 1 100.00 $100.00 $405 -50.00
480–483 482 3 96.00–111.00 $106.02 $511 —
713 713 2 60.00 $60.00 $428 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 141.00 $141.00 $501 —
440 440 4 131.00 $131.00 $576 —
565 565 1 78.00 $78.00 $441 -61.86
885 885 2 71.00 $71.00 $628 —

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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.