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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, November 1, 2022

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.34/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 557 lb · 31 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 steers $168.00/cwt ≈ $1,136/hd at 676 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.85/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 632 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 331 617 421
Feeder cattle 331 617 421

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 128, Bulls 31) 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
345 345 1 189.00 $189.00 $652 —
420 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 —
474 474 10 190.00 $190.00 $901 -7.88
565 565 18 168.00 $168.00 $949 +5.81
659 659 22 164.00 $164.00 $1,081 ±0.00
780 780 4 127.50 $127.50 $994 -8.50
879 879 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,213 —
998 998 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,327 +23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 12 150.00 $150.00 $928 —
676 676 23 168.00 $168.00 $1,136 —
754 754 18 150.00 $150.00 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 192.00 $192.00 $685 +2.00
458 458 8 159.00 $159.00 $728 -1.00
526 526 7 159.00 $159.00 $836 +19.00
568 568 2 147.00 $147.00 $835 -2.75
648 648 3 135.00 $135.00 $875 -24.00
730 730 1 92.50 $92.50 $675 -16.50
770 770 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,070 —
925–945 940 4 101.00–120.00 $115.33 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 +12.50
435 435 1 132.00 $132.00 $574 —
495 495 2 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
555 555 2 137.00 $137.00 $760 —
605 605 1 131.00 $131.00 $793 —
700 700 1 132.00 $132.00 $924 +29.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 89.00 $89.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 118.00 $118.00 $470 +28.00
468–495 484 19 119.00–134.00 $131.83 $638 -4.57
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
554–595 557 31 101.00–143.00 $138.34 $771 -1.93
612–641 632 22 136.00–142.00 $137.85 $871 +10.30
758 758 2 109.00 $109.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–365 356 10 120.00–126.00 $121.23 $432 -2.77
448 448 3 117.00 $117.00 $524 —
454–468 457 10 116.00–127.00 $124.75 $570 -14.25
556 556 9 136.00 $136.00 $756 +8.11
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 -13.00
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 +19.00
818 818 2 94.00 $94.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 477 3 120.00–124.00 $121.34 $579 —
528 528 2 114.00 $114.00 $602 —
559–560 559 5 110.00–116.00 $111.20 $622 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 87.00 $87.00 $313 —
720 720 1 78.00 $78.00 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 122.00 $122.00 $396 —
405 405 1 134.00 $134.00 $543 —
535 535 3 152.50 $152.50 $816 +12.50
610 610 3 153.00 $153.00 $933 +23.00
654 654 6 141.00 $141.00 $922 +12.00
730 value added 730 2 126.00 $126.00 $920 —
700–743 732 4 109.00–136.00 $129.55 $948 —
778 778 2 115.00 $115.00 $895 +4.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 103.00 $103.00 $366 —
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
538–545 540 3 131.00–135.00 $132.34 $715 —
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 85.00 $85.00 $336 —
525 525 1 65.00 $65.00 $341 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 75.00 $75.00 $435 -37.00

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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.