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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, October 4, 2022

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.50/cwt +19.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 679 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.50/cwt -22.73 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 682 lb · 20 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt ≈ $1,297/hd at 816 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 390 359
Feeder cattle 358 390 359

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 151, Bulls 48) 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
441 441 5 207.00 $207.00 $913 —
484–495 485 13 190.00–206.00 $204.69 $993 +21.28
543 543 18 201.00 $201.00 $1,091 +65.00
555 555 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,099 +13.84
649 649 8 157.00 $157.00 $1,019 —
679 679 23 183.50 $183.50 $1,246 +13.50
725–730 726 4 130.00–142.00 $138.98 $1,009 -33.02
816 816 19 159.00 $159.00 $1,297 —
960 960 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,258 -11.00
1250 1250 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 188.00–202.00 $195.09 $741 +22.85
461 461 16 177.00 $177.00 $816 -2.00
545 545 14 179.00 $179.00 $976 +6.00
615 615 1 157.00 $157.00 $966 +37.61
795 795 1 122.00 $122.00 $970 —
835 835 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912 912 7 140.50 $140.50 $1,281 —
962 962 15 141.50 $141.50 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 83.00 $83.00 $361 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 51.00 $51.00 $324 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 121.00 $121.00 $460 +10.00
441 441 7 130.00 $130.00 $573 —
484 484 10 139.00 $139.00 $673 -4.97
547 547 18 144.00 $144.00 $788 +14.46
576 576 9 144.00 $144.00 $829 +28.00
594 594 7 145.00 $145.00 $861 +29.00
673 673 10 126.00 $126.00 $848 -31.23
692 692 10 143.00 $143.00 $990 -14.23
850 850 2 114.00 $114.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 119.00 $119.00 $345 —
372–385 375 4 116.00–126.00 $118.56 $445 -25.65
433 433 4 131.00 $131.00 $567 +10.62
489 489 8 137.00 $137.00 $670 +12.00
500 500 1 68.00 $68.00 $340 -42.00
568 568 9 130.00 $130.00 $738 +4.50
646 646 4 111.00 $111.00 $717 -37.00
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 +1.64
742 742 3 116.00 $116.00 $861 —
875 875 1 69.00 $69.00 $604 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 value added 589 11 139.00 $139.00 $819 —
822 822 9 129.00 $129.00 $1,060 —
949 949 15 129.00 $129.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 71.00 $71.00 $493 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 21.00 $21.00 $96 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–387 378 4 167.00–172.00 $170.84 $646 +26.76
470 470 8 143.00 $143.00 $672 -24.00
550 550 4 150.00 $150.00 $825 ±0.00
640 640 1 51.00 $51.00 $326 -100.00
661 661 5 124.00 $124.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 155.00 $155.00 $570 +21.00
445 445 6 128.00 $128.00 $570 —
535 535 2 145.00 $145.00 $776 +14.00
646 646 5 131.00 $131.00 $846 —
860 860 5 91.00 $91.00 $783 —
965 965 1 56.00 $56.00 $540 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 115.00 $115.00 $454 —
575 575 1 131.00 $131.00 $753 —
760 760 1 81.00 $81.00 $616 —

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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.