Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.57/cwt +13.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 621 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $247.06/cwt -10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,182/hd at 479 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.63/cwt +8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 471 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	542	413	533
Feeder cattle	542	413	533

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 266, Bulls 47) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–383	382	15	220.00–234.00	$232.13	$887	-9.87
447–448	447	12	150.00–249.00	$232.47	$1,039	+46.82
450–495	453	18	131.00–249.00	$241.83	$1,095	-24.23
483–496	495	28	237.00–252.00	$250.43	$1,240	-3.16
547	547	18	233.00	$233.00	$1,275	+25.00
563–586	566	37	244.00–262.00	$246.52	$1,395	-5.48
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	-102.00
619 value added	619	16	245.50	$245.50	$1,520	—
623	623	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,352	-27.20
629–644	640	15	218.00–239.00	$223.50	$1,430	+7.50
742	742	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,232	-54.84
750	750	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,500	-17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	170.00	$170.00	$484	-30.00
327	327	3	210.00	$210.00	$687	+28.00
468–475	469	11	187.00–240.00	$235.12	$1,103	—
495 value added	495	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,242	—
557 value added	557	5	263.00	$263.00	$1,465	—
555–561	560	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	-15.88
620	620	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,296	—
710–737	730	4	126.00–130.00	$129.03	$942	—
905	905	1	81.00	$81.00	$733	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	215.00	$215.00	$768	+3.00
493	493	2	180.00	$180.00	$887	—
553	553	3	125.00	$125.00	$691	—
610	610	1	90.00	$90.00	$549	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,346	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	165.00	$165.00	$759	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	14	204.00	$204.00	$741	+19.00
434	434	14	195.00	$195.00	$846	+14.00
467–470	468	27	194.00–197.00	$195.12	$913	+19.27
477–495	478	14	181.00–194.00	$181.96	$870	+6.11
541–543	542	10	184.00–187.00	$185.80	$1,007	—
540–543	543	19	150.00–180.00	$178.43	$969	—
555	555	1	149.00	$149.00	$827	-27.00
616 value added	616	45	182.00	$182.00	$1,121	-3.00
641	641	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,218	+26.00
665	665	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,130	-18.00
688 value added	688	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,183	—
703	703	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,265	+26.00
810 value added	810	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,336	—
951	951	14	156.00	$156.00	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	168.00	$168.00	$450	—
353–359	356	15	140.00–153.00	$146.12	$520	—
410–438	429	3	125.00–147.00	$139.99	$601	—
450	450	8	171.00	$171.00	$770	—
523	523	2	155.00	$155.00	$811	—
735	735	1	61.00	$61.00	$448	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	9	187.00	$187.00	$668	+32.00
445	445	1	145.00	$145.00	$645	-35.00
466	466	7	163.00	$163.00	$760	—
515	515	2	101.00–159.00	$130.00	$670	—
562	562	5	174.00	$174.00	$978	-15.00
705–745	725	4	152.00–154.00	$153.03	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	8	190.00	$190.00	$954	—
779	779	8	166.00	$166.00	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	3	73.00	$73.00	$458	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	145.00	$145.00	$558	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	159.00	$159.00	$390	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	7	210.00	$210.00	$752	-20.00
425	425	1	169.00	$169.00	$718	-66.54
463	463	10	237.00	$237.00	$1,097	—
555	555	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,116	—
600–620	610	2	166.00–196.00	$180.75	$1,103	-1.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	157.00	$157.00	$565	-9.00
448	448	2	175.00	$175.00	$784	—
792	792	7	97.00	$97.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	7	176.00	$176.00	$572	—
390	390	1	236.00	$236.00	$920	+26.00
535	535	1	181.00	$181.00	$968	-27.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	3	172.00	$172.00	$447	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	52.00	$52.00	$299	—

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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.