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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, June 6, 2023

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.70/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 562 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.36/cwt ≈ $1,478/hd at 557 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $257.80/cwt +34.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 632 lb · 26 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 435 334
Feeder cattle 351 435 334

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 118, Bulls 50) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 255.00 $255.00 $956 +15.00
445 445 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,095 +8.59
450–455 453 2 181.00–211.00 $195.92 $888 -37.77
471 471 22 255.00 $255.00 $1,201 +21.31
525 525 10 267.00 $267.00 $1,402 +100.78
510–532 527 4 160.00–243.00 $222.90 $1,175 +56.68
578–595 584 3 161.00–209.00 $192.69 $1,125 -47.90
623–647 630 21 257.00–262.00 $258.47 $1,628 +34.47
641 641 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,635 +31.00
657 657 16 246.00 $246.00 $1,616 +6.00
751 751 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,577 +40.00
827 827 11 202.00 $202.00 $1,671
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556–563 557 40 264.00–273.00 $265.36 $1,478
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 256.00 $256.00 $922
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 -56.00
451 451 4 221.00 $221.00 $997 +23.08
473 value added 473 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,050
534 value added 534 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,041
562 562 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,130
660–675 663 6 211.00–233.00 $229.26 $1,520
726 value added 726 4 110.00 $110.00 $799
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 135.00 $135.00 $567
590 590 4 134.00 $134.00 $791
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522
435 value added 435 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,000
452 452 17 218.00 $218.00 $985 +18.92
469 469 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,046 +5.86
540 value added 540 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,139
561 561 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,122 -12.00
556–572 562 33 222.00–225.00 $223.80 $1,258 +11.80
675 675 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,336 +16.00
745 745 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,475 +47.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 183.00 $183.00 $664 +8.79
461 461 10 180.00 $180.00 $830 ±0.00
545 545 3 151.00 $151.00 $823
630–643 639 3 191.00–195.00 $193.68 $1,238 +43.68
850–885 868 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,528 +45.00
990 990 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,584
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,015
653 653 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,221
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 100.00 $100.00 $438 -41.00
538 538 3 90.00 $90.00 $484 -49.00
665 665 1 150.00 $150.00 $998

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 210.00 $210.00 $552
373 373 2 208.00 $208.00 $776 +28.00
458 458 14 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 +13.00
500–547 536 9 225.00–232.00 $230.55 $1,236 +94.55
566 566 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,392 +25.00
657–676 668 7 204.00–234.00 $216.65 $1,447 +38.65
745 745 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,058
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 137.00 $137.00 $630
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 122.50 $122.50 $453 -27.50

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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.