Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

910 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.90/cwt +20.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 559 lb · 88 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.77/cwt +12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 567 lb · 84 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.12/cwt +32.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 664 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	910	320	720
Feeder cattle	910	320	720

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 437, Heifers 424, Bulls 49) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	18	242.00	$242.00	$1,145	+7.00
513 value added	513	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,231	—
558 value added	558	28	245.00	$245.00	$1,367	+24.00
553–568	559	60	233.00–244.00	$240.45	$1,344	—
622 value added	622	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,418	—
660–664	662	53	236.00–240.00	$238.19	$1,577	+33.19
678 value added	678	8	230.00	$230.00	$1,559	+25.00
760–782	772	35	196.00–205.00	$200.05	$1,544	—
879	879	10	164.00	$164.00	$1,442	-3.00
902	902	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	191.00	$191.00	$583	—
369	369	8	224.00	$224.00	$827	-6.00
459	459	22	235.00	$235.00	$1,079	+3.00
473	473	18	234.00	$234.00	$1,107	+2.00
555	555	16	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	+11.00
583	583	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,283	+1.00
660	660	12	216.00	$216.00	$1,426	+25.00
672 value added	672	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,243	-17.00
740	740	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,228	—
750–781	765	35	184.00–220.00	$202.15	$1,546	—
765 value added	765	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,408	—
810	810	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,223	—
865	865	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,263	—
951 value added	951	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,350	—
1135	1135	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,317	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	—
250	250	1	204.00	$204.00	$510	—
366	366	8	200.00	$200.00	$732	-1.00
410–449	444	9	192.00–220.00	$214.01	$950	+49.01
455	455	1	193.00	$193.00	$878	+25.58
549	549	11	225.00	$225.00	$1,235	—
565	565	1	147.50	$147.50	$833	-62.50
630	630	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,273	—
655 value added	655	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	—
680	680	1	137.50	$137.50	$935	-12.50
723	723	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,092	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–395	364	8	215.00	$215.00	$783	+62.50
448	448	4	174.00	$174.00	$780	—
495	495	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$965	—
530	530	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,060	—
555–590	573	2	147.50–186.00	$166.16	$952	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	9	215.00	$215.00	$1,026	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	170.00	$170.00	$969	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	155.00	$155.00	$287	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–475	468	45	204.00–208.00	$205.44	$961	+24.70
517	517	15	199.00	$199.00	$1,029	—
561–569	565	72	190.50–198.00	$194.07	$1,096	+12.64
571–584 value added	580	12	192.00	$192.00	$1,114	—
645	645	11	184.00	$184.00	$1,187	—
655–658	656	31	178.00–185.00	$181.61	$1,191	—
658 value added	658	11	175.00	$175.00	$1,152	—
759 value added	759	10	154.00	$154.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	188.00	$188.00	$442	—
368–388	371	12	169.00–179.00	$177.26	$658	—
432	432	6	180.00	$180.00	$778	+16.00
460–475	461	37	178.00–180.00	$179.89	$829	+10.56
557	557	21	175.00	$175.00	$975	-9.00
639 value added	639	6	179.00	$179.00	$1,144	+14.00
665–673	671	5	144.00–150.00	$148.81	$999	-0.19
753 value added	753	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,197	+4.00
800–815	808	2	130.00–143.00	$136.56	$1,103	—
823	823	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,062	—
827 value added	827	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,125	—
871–872 value added	871	8	129.00–135.00	$132.75	$1,156	—
909	909	10	139.00	$139.00	$1,264	—
930 value added	930	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	3	186.00	$186.00	$443	—
373	373	3	179.00	$179.00	$668	+35.00
445	445	1	165.00	$165.00	$734	+27.17
453–480	462	23	139.00–178.00	$172.43	$797	+2.43
551–575	556	17	169.00–183.00	$178.28	$991	—
630–645	640	4	160.00–162.00	$161.01	$1,030	—
724–735	726	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,191	+48.00
870	870	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	—
361–387	370	9	169.00–179.00	$172.49	$638	—
430	430	1	161.00	$161.00	$692	—
461–475	464	5	166.00–173.00	$167.43	$777	+37.43
543	543	2	178.00	$178.00	$967	—
601	601	9	169.00	$169.00	$1,016	—
730	730	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	7	200.00	$200.00	$990	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	141.00	$141.00	$444	—
445	445	1	159.00	$159.00	$708	—
520	520	1	101.00	$101.00	$525	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	7	210.00	$210.00	$790	+30.00
440	440	13	229.00	$229.00	$1,008	—
470	470	1	180.00	$180.00	$846	-20.00
561–568	563	6	191.00–200.00	$196.98	$1,109	+13.98
605	605	1	156.00	$156.00	$944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	211.00	$211.00	$517	—
345	345	2	200.00	$200.00	$690	—
370	370	1	208.00	$208.00	$770	+72.59
425	425	3	200.00–210.00	$203.33	$864	—
530	530	1	173.00	$173.00	$917	+5.00
553	553	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,034	—
653	653	4	172.00	$172.00	$1,123	+12.00
745	745	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,036	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	165.00	$165.00	$297	—
500	500	1	180.00	$180.00	$900	—
795	795	2	118.00	$118.00	$938	—

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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.