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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, January 3, 2023

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.43/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 568 lb · 14 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.49/cwt ≈ $1,168/hd at 673 lb · 13 head
light 3-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $139.00/cwt ≈ $473/hd at 340 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 77 74
Feeder cattle 138 77 74

**Correction: 31.00/cwt heifer deleted** State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 41, Bulls 19) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 161.00 $161.00 $564
489 489 7 183.00 $183.00 $895 +2.00
553 553 8 171.00 $171.00 $946 +5.00
588 value added 588 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,053
640 value added 640 8 181.00 $181.00 $1,158 +14.00
665 665 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,064
652–689 value added 674 12 173.00–177.00 $174.61 $1,177
740 740 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,147 +1.00
744 value added 744 9 179.00 $179.00 $1,332
819 value added 819 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,310
830 830 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,328
945 value added 945 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,512
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 value added 433 3 151.00 $151.00 $654
470 470 2 122.00 $122.00 $573
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 +81.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 151.00 $151.00 $672
645 645 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,032
1055 1055 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,055

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 124.00–135.00 $129.50 $492
418 418 2 134.00 $134.00 $560
548 548 6 140.00 $140.00 $767
579 579 5 150.00 $150.00 $868 +47.00
649 649 4 131.00 $131.00 $850
844 844 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,139
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 139.00 $139.00 $473
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 128.00 $128.00 $538

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 129.00 $129.00 $368
350 350 3 129.00 $129.00 $452
435 435 3 130.00 $130.00 $566
450 450 2 130.00 $130.00 $585
538 538 2 133.00 $133.00 $716
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 377 3 118.00–131.00 $122.49 $462
545 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736
675 675 1 108.00 $108.00 $729
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956

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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.