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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Front Royal, VA

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

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 77 74
Feeder cattle 138 77 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 41, Bulls 19) 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
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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Feeder Heifers

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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Feeder Bulls

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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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.