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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 16, 2022

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.74/cwt ≈ $1,133/hd at 671 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.67/cwt -7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 579 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.82/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 567 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 283 257 473
Feeder cattle 283 257 473

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 164, Heifers 94, Bulls 25) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 203.00 $203.00 $680 —
477 477 12 198.00 $198.00 $944 -4.00
565 565 16 171.00 $171.00 $966 -12.00
596 596 14 181.00 $181.00 $1,079 -2.00
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
656 656 7 164.00 $164.00 $1,076 —
656–694 675 28 163.50–179.00 $169.92 $1,147 —
715–739 734 9 167.00–170.00 $167.65 $1,231 +7.65
770 770 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,240 —
805 805 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 value added 607 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,038 —
732 value added 732 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,149 —
866 866 17 177.00 $177.00 $1,533 —
912 912 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,459 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 5 189.00 $189.00 $902 -10.00
568 value added 568 8 129.00 $129.00 $733 —
616 value added 616 5 153.00 $153.00 $942 —
620–635 628 2 128.00–157.00 $142.33 $894 -7.67
800 800 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
893 893 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,063 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 101.00 $101.00 $439 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 168.00 $168.00 $606 -8.70
428 428 9 169.00 $169.00 $723 —
482 482 11 166.00 $166.00 $800 -10.00
555–567 566 11 131.00–150.00 $148.31 $839 -2.55
557–577 568 13 150.00–152.00 $151.09 $858 +0.23
647 647 5 151.00 $151.00 $977 —
758 value added 758 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 167.00 $167.00 $615 -11.00
430 430 1 108.00 $108.00 $464 —
484 484 4 161.00 $161.00 $779 -5.00
576 576 8 147.00 $147.00 $847 +37.00
795 795 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,018 +45.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 14 150.00 $150.00 $836 -17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 103.00 $103.00 $566 —
645 645 1 111.00 $111.00 $716 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 119.00 $119.00 $571 —
520 520 1 109.00 $109.00 $567 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 202.00 $202.00 $798 —
485 485 6 190.00 $190.00 $922 +14.00
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
587 587 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,010 +17.00
664 664 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,029 —
783 783 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,096 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713 713 2 59.00 $59.00 $421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 +33.00

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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.