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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, September 20, 2022

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.23/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 659 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.70/cwt ≈ $868/hd at 630 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.22/cwt +8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 561 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 390 397 345
Feeder cattle 390 397 345

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 205, Bulls 32) 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
338 338 2 191.00 $191.00 $646 —
453–488 470 17 141.00–192.00 $183.41 $862 +9.50
545 545 1 136.00 $136.00 $741 -43.00
553–555 553 12 170.00–187.00 $184.16 $1,018 +9.50
564–577 571 10 174.00–190.00 $182.09 $1,040 +7.43
651 651 8 162.00 $162.00 $1,055 -4.00
695 695 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,182 -14.60
701 701 14 172.00 $172.00 $1,206 +23.00
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 -11.00
965 965 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,370 —
983 value added 983 2 101.00 $101.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 368 14 151.00–176.00 $172.24 $634 -14.76
425–430 428 2 168.00–183.00 $175.46 $751 —
465 465 8 179.00 $179.00 $832 +12.61
541 541 4 173.00 $173.00 $936 -1.00
568 568 2 160.00 $160.00 $909 -5.37
600–645 626 4 111.00–126.00 $119.39 $747 -49.61
638 638 7 148.00 $148.00 $944 -21.00
755 755 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
820 value added 820 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 value added 576 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,002 —
660 value added 660 3 149.00 $149.00 $983 —
712 712 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,132 —
778 778 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 value added 543 7 158.00 $158.00 $858 —
562 562 6 165.00 $165.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 85.00 $85.00 $536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 111.00 $111.00 $427 -54.00
464–485 468 18 130.00–149.50 $143.97 $674 -18.03
530–549 547 15 125.00–130.00 $129.54 $709 -21.94
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 -32.00
612 612 11 156.00 $156.00 $955 —
635–644 643 16 125.00–126.00 $125.12 $805 —
652–684 659 39 147.00–160.00 $157.23 $1,036 -6.77
780–795 788 2 91.00–118.00 $104.63 $824 -34.87
830 830 1 113.00 $113.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–385 374 8 135.00–150.00 $144.21 $539 -16.79
405–436 429 10 94.00–132.00 $120.38 $516 -31.62
479 479 18 130.00 $130.00 $623 —
493 493 2 125.00 $125.00 $616 —
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 -34.00
560–566 565 8 125.00–129.00 $125.50 $709 -4.50
611 611 10 148.00 $148.00 $904 —
673–695 677 5 107.00–115.00 $113.36 $767 —
768 768 4 117.00 $117.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 11 141.00 $141.00 $729 —
788 788 11 151.00 $151.00 $1,190 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 116.00 $116.00 $520 —
548 548 3 104.00 $104.00 $570 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 110.00 $110.00 $410 —
565 565 1 118.00 $118.00 $667 -14.00
980 980 1 79.00 $79.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 142.00–146.00 $144.08 $526 —
400–445 434 4 158.00–162.00 $161.08 $699 +5.08
450 450 5 167.00 $167.00 $752 —
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 -10.00
647 647 5 151.00 $151.00 $977 +10.00
745 745 1 123.00 $123.00 $916 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 134.00 $134.00 $529 —
475 475 5 151.00 $151.00 $717 -7.00
535 535 1 131.00 $131.00 $701 +4.00
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 -31.00
650 650 2 131.00 $131.00 $852 —
935 935 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,000 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 139.00 $139.00 $327 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 104.00 $104.00 $510 —

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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.