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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, December 6, 2022

1,215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.17/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 669 lb · 116 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $191.59/cwt +27.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 614 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.25/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 555 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,215 307 1,214
Feeder cattle 1,215 307 1,214

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 794, Heifers 359, Bulls 62) 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
382 382 5 189.00 $189.00 $722 —
460–470 468 19 183.00–196.00 $193.98 $908 +1.22
536 value added 536 11 201.00 $201.00 $1,077 —
535–543 540 3 129.00–185.00 $166.52 $899 —
550 550 7 204.00 $204.00 $1,122 +20.00
553–588 556 45 135.00–183.00 $178.87 $995 -5.13
606 value added 606 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,176 +22.00
648 648 21 162.00 $162.00 $1,050 —
651–694 662 76 179.00–184.00 $182.49 $1,208 —
658–697 677 12 170.00–176.00 $172.92 $1,171 —
685 value added 685 28 177.00 $177.00 $1,212 +3.00
705 value added 705 25 165.00 $165.00 $1,163 —
715 715 12 178.50 $178.50 $1,276 +33.50
749 749 9 156.00 $156.00 $1,168 -4.00
750 value added 750 12 164.00 $164.00 $1,230 +2.00
764–784 775 34 168.00–176.00 $171.87 $1,332 +17.87
819 value added 819 41 158.00 $158.00 $1,294 —
855–890 873 29 141.00–151.00 $148.70 $1,298 —
998 998 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 14 192.00 $192.00 $941 —
553–557 556 20 197.00–203.00 $201.81 $1,122 —
596–599 value added 598 20 184.00–195.00 $188.94 $1,130 -1.06
611 611 4 136.00 $136.00 $831 -28.00
612 value added 612 7 188.00 $188.00 $1,151 —
602–626 615 58 187.00–202.00 $195.86 $1,205 +31.86
670 value added 670 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,166 —
657–699 677 15 176.00–178.00 $177.04 $1,199 —
732 732 21 172.00 $172.00 $1,259 —
750 value added 750 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 -10.00
778 778 8 154.50 $154.50 $1,202 —
887 887 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,286 —
890 890 35 151.00 $151.00 $1,344 —
950 950 15 154.00 $154.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 141.00 $141.00 $465 —
361 361 16 147.00 $147.00 $531 —
405–425 415 2 148.00–162.00 $155.17 $644 —
459 459 36 176.00 $176.00 $808 -3.00
546 546 17 173.00 $173.00 $945 +40.00
555–590 578 3 139.00–151.00 $142.84 $826 -25.16
651 651 8 148.00 $148.00 $963 —
770–780 773 4 146.00–148.00 $146.50 $1,132 -0.50
845 845 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–541 value added 538 33 110.00–176.00 $170.34 $916 —
568 value added 568 19 166.00 $166.00 $943 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 value added 430 4 123.00 $123.00 $529 —
465 465 1 123.00 $123.00 $572 —
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
630 630 1 121.00 $121.00 $762 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 121.00 $121.00 $454 —
455 455 2 151.00 $151.00 $687 —
795 795 1 104.00 $104.00 $827 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 10 150.00 $150.00 $552 +29.00
425 425 1 133.00 $133.00 $565 +8.00
465–483 472 32 108.00–140.00 $137.83 $651 -0.17
549 549 44 140.00 $140.00 $769 —
552 552 10 131.00 $131.00 $723 -7.00
580 value added 580 14 135.00 $135.00 $783 -13.00
632–644 642 22 121.00–131.00 $129.66 $832 -6.34
652–658 656 9 141.00 $141.00 $925 —
661 value added 661 10 147.00 $147.00 $972 -2.00
769–790 773 5 110.00–118.00 $116.37 $900 —
820 820 2 101.00 $101.00 $828 —
905 905 1 88.00 $88.00 $796 —
1060 1060 1 88.00 $88.00 $933 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 9 114.00 $114.00 $432 -15.00
457–480 466 47 115.00–134.00 $132.15 $616 -7.85
535–545 543 4 107.00–119.00 $109.96 $597 —
560 560 27 121.00 $121.00 $678 -15.00
605–630 618 2 115.00–126.00 $120.39 $744 —
655 655 13 121.00 $121.00 $793 -14.00
763 763 5 118.00 $118.00 $900 —
835 835 1 75.00 $75.00 $626 —
945 value added 945 1 75.00 $75.00 $709 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 value added 453 9 138.00 $138.00 $625 -6.00
538–543 542 24 135.00 $135.00 $732 —
553 553 13 135.00 $135.00 $747 —
556–585 value added 569 18 140.00 $140.00 $797 —
637 637 8 143.00 $143.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 107.00 $107.00 $310 —
325–330 328 2 93.00–109.00 $100.94 $331 —
460–466 465 6 113.00–117.00 $116.34 $541 +11.34
543 543 3 107.00 $107.00 $581 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 -20.00
725 725 1 74.00 $74.00 $536 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 143.00 $143.00 $522 —
410 410 1 151.00 $151.00 $619 -10.00
453–475 456 7 163.00–165.00 $163.30 $745 +3.30
540–545 541 4 129.00–145.00 $133.03 $720 -23.97
555–565 562 11 118.00–146.00 $126.29 $710 —
656 656 4 115.00 $115.00 $754 -22.00
748 748 2 108.00 $108.00 $808 +25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 3 149.00–176.00 $157.92 $621 —
475 475 10 168.00 $168.00 $798 —
567 567 11 146.00 $146.00 $828 —
610–642 634 4 120.00 $120.00 $761 -7.00
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 131.00 $131.00 $652 +37.00
760 760 1 102.00 $102.00 $775 +11.00

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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.