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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, May 16, 2023

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.19/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 466 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.95/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 562 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.46/cwt -52.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 533 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 362 218
Feeder cattle 435 362 218

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Grade Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 195, Bulls 74) Value Added and Most 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
345 345 3 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
373–385 377 3 240.00 $240.00 $905 +10.00
404 404 4 202.00 $202.00 $816 -8.00
424–436 430 15 225.00–252.00 $237.41 $1,021 +27.41
450–480 458 15 200.00–241.00 $233.69 $1,070 -16.31
525–529 528 5 151.00–170.00 $166.22 $878 -83.78
533–534 534 20 172.00–246.00 $205.27 $1,096 -44.73
553 553 12 254.00 $254.00 $1,405 —
559–586 568 18 236.00–243.00 $240.59 $1,367 —
633 value added 633 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,393 —
640 640 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,434 -16.00
651 651 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,562 -13.50
722 value added 722 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,516 —
750–773 768 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,306 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 211.00 $211.00 $601 —
315 315 1 211.00 $211.00 $665 —
420 420 1 201.00 $201.00 $844 —
466–480 468 7 180.00–201.00 $197.92 $926 -3.08
544 544 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,197 —
611 value added 611 9 217.00 $217.00 $1,326 —
649 649 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,434 —
738 738 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,262 +46.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 131.00 $131.00 $655 -29.00
813 813 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,057 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–379 378 7 180.00 $180.00 $680 -10.00
420–425 424 4 139.00–151.00 $141.97 $602 -19.03
425 425 9 200.00 $200.00 $850 +39.00
455–475 463 38 147.00–211.00 $199.08 $922 -5.92
473–474 474 15 212.00–219.00 $217.14 $1,029 +12.14
515 515 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 +20.00
505–542 540 15 189.00–205.00 $204.00 $1,102 +14.00
556 556 10 212.00 $212.00 $1,179 +12.00
653 653 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,188 -24.00
705–725 715 2 126.00–175.00 $150.16 $1,074 -29.84
760 760 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 180.00 $180.00 $518 —
335 335 2 151.00 $151.00 $506 -53.00
350–382 378 8 130.00–180.00 $174.21 $659 —
405 405 1 151.00 $151.00 $612 -30.00
466 466 14 180.00 $180.00 $839 +1.20
500–505 503 2 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $717 —
553 553 13 185.00 $185.00 $1,023 -32.00
569 value added 569 8 208.00 $208.00 $1,184 —
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 -33.00
655 655 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,238 -11.00
875 875 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 150.00 $150.00 $398 —
366 366 4 148.00 $148.00 $542 —
420 420 1 141.00 $141.00 $592 —
455 455 3 140.00 $140.00 $637 -28.26
510 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 -11.00
564 564 5 146.00 $146.00 $823 —
778 778 2 120.00 $120.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 value added 539 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,137 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 139.00 $139.00 $778 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 180.00 $180.00 $715 —
462 462 16 227.00 $227.00 $1,049 -13.00
548 548 2 136.00 $136.00 $745 —
563 563 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,244 —
635 635 2 135.00 $135.00 $857 —
656 656 8 178.00 $178.00 $1,168 +3.04
755–790 773 2 120.00–178.00 $148.34 $1,147 +27.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 151.00 $151.00 $536 —
441 441 9 200.00 $200.00 $882 —
530–532 532 12 176.00–227.00 $222.76 $1,185 —
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 -15.00
648 648 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
458 458 3 170.00 $170.00 $779 —
645 645 2 135.00 $135.00 $871 —

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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.