Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Front Royal, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.77/cwt +36.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 575 lb · 33 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $205.00/cwt ≈ $1,356/hd at 662 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.74/cwt ≈ $821/hd at 454 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	320	138	212
Feeder cattle	320	138	212

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 149, Heifers 138, Bulls 33) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 value added	415	4	237.00	$237.00	$984	—
468	468	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,100	—
548	548	12	224.00	$224.00	$1,228	—
581 value added	581	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,284	—
659 value added	659	14	205.00	$205.00	$1,351	—
665	665	11	205.00	$205.00	$1,363	—
759 value added	759	13	185.00	$185.00	$1,404	—
886	886	15	167.00	$167.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	230.00	$230.00	$897	—
463	463	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,074	+49.00
511 value added	511	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,124	—
546–548	547	11	226.00–227.00	$226.36	$1,238	—
558	558	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,222	+48.00
588 value added	588	7	226.00	$226.00	$1,329	+47.00
663	663	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,266	+31.00
670 value added	670	7	202.00	$202.00	$1,353	+27.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	201.00	$201.00	$784	—
425	425	1	165.00	$165.00	$701	+14.00
450–480	465	2	120.00–218.00	$167.42	$779	—
553	553	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,161	—
645 value added	645	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,048	—
690	690	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,035	—
705	705	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,043	—
758 value added	758	3	131.00	$131.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	152.50	$152.50	$549	—
755	755	1	77.50	$77.50	$585	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	164.00	$164.00	$656	+30.00
457–495	467	4	168.00–173.00	$169.33	$791	—
525	525	1	190.00	$190.00	$998	+50.00
559	559	8	184.00	$184.00	$1,029	+34.00
567–582	580	25	185.00–188.00	$187.65	$1,088	+37.65
607 value added	607	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,002	—
668	668	6	149.00	$149.00	$995	—
700 value added	700	11	170.00	$170.00	$1,190	—
787 value added	787	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–455	454	23	180.00–181.00	$180.74	$821	—
553–555	554	14	181.00–182.00	$181.43	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	130.00	$130.00	$426	—
370	370	1	144.00	$144.00	$533	+14.00
400–430	415	2	120.00–157.00	$137.83	$572	—
463	463	9	170.00	$170.00	$787	—
540	540	1	122.50	$122.50	$662	—
740	740	1	116.00	$116.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	15	174.00	$174.00	$896	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	—
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	—
500	500	1	127.50	$127.50	$638	—
565	565	1	112.50	$112.50	$636	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	72.50–200.00	$135.41	$515	+6.41
531	531	4	168.00	$168.00	$892	+35.00
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	—
659 value added	659	5	150.00	$150.00	$988	—
852 value added	852	5	101.00	$101.00	$861	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	156.00	$156.00	$452	—
380	380	1	180.00	$180.00	$684	+57.51
456	456	6	200.00	$200.00	$912	—
555	555	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,016	—
800	800	2	101.00	$101.00	$808	—
923	923	2	133.00	$133.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	132.50	$132.50	$590	—

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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.