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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, August 2, 2022

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.27/cwt +12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 471 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.20/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 584 lb · 15 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $177.00/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 782 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 446 475
Feeder cattle 257 446 475

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 105, Heifers 114, Bulls 38) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203 203 2 186.00 $186.00 $378 —
270 270 4 189.00 $189.00 $510 —
387 387 6 200.00 $200.00 $774 —
456 456 4 199.00 $199.00 $907 —
640–642 642 4 150.00 $150.00 $963 -37.00
678 678 13 190.50 $190.50 $1,292 +59.50
782 782 15 177.00 $177.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 200.00 $200.00 $756 —
458 458 5 202.00 $202.00 $925 —
545 545 1 146.00 $146.00 $796 -33.00
581 581 5 183.00 $183.00 $1,063 +15.39
647 647 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,009 -8.00
706 706 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,130 +4.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 5 207.00 $207.00 $903 —
575 575 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,184 +21.00
643 643 7 198.00 $198.00 $1,273 —
788 788 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,190 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 —
523 523 4 178.00 $178.00 $931 +49.00
606 606 4 158.00 $158.00 $957 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 52.50 $52.50 $197 —
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 -25.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 70.00 $70.00 $273 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–379 377 6 170.00–180.00 $176.70 $666 —
460 460 11 170.00 $170.00 $782 +10.47
465 value added 465 4 172.00 $172.00 $800 —
491 491 7 176.00 $176.00 $864 +16.47
520 520 1 131.00 $131.00 $681 —
588–595 589 7 150.00–151.00 $150.86 $889 -12.14
658 658 4 125.00 $125.00 $822 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -31.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 172.00 $172.00 $495 —
359 359 7 178.00 $178.00 $639 +13.00
458 458 3 166.00 $166.00 $760 +9.00
520–545 536 7 90.00–160.00 $134.08 $719 +24.08
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -36.99
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 -1.76
650–660 654 5 110.00–121.00 $114.44 $748 —
705–738 730 4 101.00–110.00 $107.83 $787 +7.83
765 765 1 83.00 $83.00 $635 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 11 174.00 $174.00 $804 +6.00
566 value added 566 4 164.00 $164.00 $928 +8.00
591 591 11 167.00 $167.00 $987 +0.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 140.00 $140.00 $343 —
423 423 5 132.00 $132.00 $558 +6.00
470–485 478 2 110.00–132.00 $121.17 $579 —
650 650 3 101.00 $101.00 $656 —
745 745 1 83.00 $83.00 $618 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 value added 530 2 50.00 $50.00 $265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 8 194.00 $194.00 $687 —
475 475 4 176.00 $176.00 $836 +6.00
571 571 7 155.00 $155.00 $885 +2.00
778 778 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,011 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 —
465–485 475 2 145.00–165.00 $154.79 $735 +74.79
540 540 2 110.00 $110.00 $594 -45.00
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 —
663 663 2 118.00 $118.00 $782 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 —
365 365 1 92.50 $92.50 $338 +18.50
545 545 2 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 90.00 $90.00 $513 —
700 700 1 51.00 $51.00 $357 —

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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.