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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 18, 2022

617 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.27/cwt -4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 555 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $169.14/cwt ≈ $963/hd at 569 lb · 35 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $173.15/cwt ≈ $1,313/hd at 758 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 617 358 394
Feeder cattle 617 358 394

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 305, Heifers 220, Bulls 92) 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
463–464 464 16 191.00–201.00 $197.88 $918 -6.81
525–535 533 4 130.00–160.00 $152.61 $813 -48.39
558–565 564 28 130.00–166.00 $162.19 $915 -35.81
640 640 3 130.00–147.00 $141.33 $905 -15.67
648 648 7 160.00 $160.00 $1,037 +3.00
652 652 26 164.00 $164.00 $1,069 -19.50
758 758 31 176.75 $176.75 $1,340 —
760 760 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 —
844 844 18 153.00 $153.00 $1,291 -6.00
845 845 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,098 -29.00
970 970 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,067 -21.00
1190 1190 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,071 —
1277 1277 6 137.00 $137.00 $1,749 +22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 11 172.00 $172.00 $977 —
648 value added 648 5 154.00 $154.00 $998 —
661 661 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,031 —
774 774 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,053 —
790 790 11 156.00 $156.00 $1,232 —
846 846 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,294 —
942 942 15 136.00 $136.00 $1,281 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 190.00 $190.00 $684 -5.09
463 463 11 160.00 $160.00 $741 -17.00
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —
552–575 555 12 110.00–158.00 $149.75 $831 —
640 640 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,018 +2.00
675 675 14 171.00 $171.00 $1,154 —
728 728 2 109.00 $109.00 $794 —
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 value added 483 4 148.00 $148.00 $715 —
569 value added 569 20 158.00 $158.00 $899 —
570 570 15 184.00 $184.00 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 127.50 $127.50 $325 —
478 value added 478 3 120.00 $120.00 $574 —
705 705 1 102.50 $102.50 $723 —
855 855 1 90.00 $90.00 $770 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 94.00 $94.00 $611 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 90.00 $90.00 $243 —
370 370 1 90.00 $90.00 $333 -31.00
438 438 3 120.00 $120.00 $526 -10.00
474–475 474 17 102.00–141.00 $136.40 $647 -2.60
553–588 555 45 110.00–143.00 $140.27 $778 -3.73
622–646 636 7 120.00–133.00 $127.55 $811 —
633–642 640 20 115.00–136.00 $131.85 $844 —
661 661 7 149.50 $149.50 $988 +23.50
803 803 2 96.00 $96.00 $771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 9 124.00 $124.00 $454 +5.44
400–415 408 2 96.00–100.00 $98.04 $400 -32.96
461 461 28 139.00 $139.00 $641 +2.00
495 value added 495 5 122.00 $122.00 $604 —
510–520 515 2 116.00 $116.00 $597 +48.00
551 value added 551 5 122.00 $122.00 $672 —
552–565 553 18 126.00–128.00 $127.89 $707 -2.11
600 600 12 141.00 $141.00 $846 —
664 664 12 127.00 $127.00 $843 +12.00
713 713 2 90.00 $90.00 $642 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 10 135.00 $135.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 80.00 $80.00 $224 —
365 365 2 90.00 $90.00 $328 —
420 420 1 110.00 $110.00 $462 —
605 605 1 102.00 $102.00 $617 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 112.00 $112.00 $476 —
527 527 3 104.00 $104.00 $548 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 +9.16
469–473 470 11 148.00–150.00 $148.55 $698 +5.55
520 520 4 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
569 569 17 156.00 $156.00 $888 +6.00
625 625 2 130.00 $130.00 $812 +79.00
673 673 18 129.00 $129.00 $868 +5.00
765–795 785 3 102.00–114.00 $110.10 $864 —
1010–1020 1015 2 80.00–85.00 $82.49 $837 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 8 140.00 $140.00 $640 —
555–569 567 6 136.00–140.00 $139.35 $790 —
630 630 1 108.00 $108.00 $680 -23.00
657 657 9 125.00 $125.00 $821 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
930–940 935 2 73.00–75.00 $73.99 $692 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 122.50 $122.50 $416 —
455 455 1 117.50 $117.50 $535 —
595 595 1 100.00 $100.00 $595 —
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 166.00 $166.00 $647 +51.00
575 575 1 112.00 $112.00 $644 -19.00

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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.