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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Front Royal, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.21/cwt +16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 572 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.71/cwt +27.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 678 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $203.07/cwt ≈ $979/hd at 482 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 218 0
Feeder cattle 334 218 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 65, Bulls 49) 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
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 —
566 566 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,047 +2.00
571–587 573 59 200.00–206.00 $200.41 $1,148 +17.41
663–695 678 57 167.00–189.00 $178.71 $1,212 +27.71
704 704 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,169 —
766 766 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,103 —
822 822 17 152.50 $152.50 $1,254 +27.50
935 935 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 value added 472 9 200.50 $200.50 $946 —
490 490 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,004 —
523 value added 523 7 193.00 $193.00 $1,009 —
594 594 14 197.00 $197.00 $1,170 —
950 950 15 145.75 $145.75 $1,385 +16.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 145.00 $145.00 $457 —
434 value added 434 4 160.00 $160.00 $694 —
460 460 2 180.00 $180.00 $828 +30.00
695 695 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 123.00 $123.00 $701 -17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 148.00 $148.00 $531 —
444 444 12 155.00 $155.00 $688 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -10.00
542 542 3 167.00 $167.00 $905 +59.14
548 548 8 143.00 $143.00 $784 +35.14
550 value added 550 9 168.00 $168.00 $924 —
565 565 2 140.00 $140.00 $791 +10.00
620–645 637 3 133.00–139.00 $137.05 $873 +2.05
637 value added 637 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393–395 393 5 145.00–146.00 $145.80 $573 —
456–470 459 5 146.00–153.00 $147.43 $677 +28.42
585 585 3 141.00 $141.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 121.00 $121.00 $369 ±0.00
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
615 615 1 112.00 $112.00 $689 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 100.00–157.00 $128.50 $463 -38.50
445 445 1 171.00 $171.00 $761 -1.00
460 460 7 181.00 $181.00 $833 —
543 543 2 165.00 $165.00 $896 —
552 552 8 162.00 $162.00 $894 +11.97
610–640 625 2 128.00–154.00 $140.69 $879 —
760 760 2 112.00 $112.00 $851 +11.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
378 378 3 164.00 $164.00 $620 -1.00
500 500 2 137.00 $137.00 $685 —
570 570 4 134.00 $134.00 $764 +15.00
673 673 2 124.00 $124.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 104.00 $104.00 $317 —
562 562 5 137.00 $137.00 $770 —
677 677 6 116.00 $116.00 $785 —

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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.