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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, July 11, 2023

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.51/cwt +17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 669 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $263.73/cwt +71.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 574 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.49/cwt -21.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 577 lb · 30 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 351 446
Feeder cattle 315 351 446

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 116, Bulls 41) Value Added and some 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
458 458 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,136 +52.08
465 465 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,121 -14.00
548 548 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,107 -20.90
566 566 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,257 +29.31
563–583 575 33 257.00–278.00 $268.79 $1,546 +76.10
663–683 667 10 170.00–235.00 $221.69 $1,479 -24.31
658–671 669 43 252.00–278.00 $273.24 $1,828 +27.24
758 758 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,819 +30.00
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 value added 629 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,258
761 761 15 251.00 $251.00 $1,910
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 167.50 $167.50 $620 -88.50
460–470 465 2 147.50–185.00 $166.45 $774 -54.55
538 538 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,167
620 620 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,401
650 650 9 226.00 $226.00 $1,469 -3.26
770 770 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,348
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 182.00 $182.00 $713
442 442 3 158.00 $158.00 $698 +23.00
560 560 2 140.00 $140.00 $784 +6.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 12 195.00 $195.00 $897 -23.00
505 505 1 184.00 $184.00 $929
536 536 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,024
559–585 562 16 184.00–199.00 $197.05 $1,107 -26.75
595 value added 595 14 198.00 $198.00 $1,178
615 615 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,082
653 653 15 197.00 $197.00 $1,286 -1.00
770 770 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,294
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 137.50 $137.50 $509 -45.50
457 457 5 153.00 $153.00 $699 -27.00
525 525 1 180.00 $180.00 $945 +29.00
570–575 574 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,085
615 615 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,125 -10.68
670 670 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,226
800 800 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,272
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 value added 503 7 187.00 $187.00 $941
550 550 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,182
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 140.00 $140.00 $487
428 428 4 145.00 $145.00 $621 +45.00
615 615 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,033
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 127.50 $127.50 $586
585 585 1 117.50 $117.50 $687

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 202.00 $202.00 $798 -6.00
453 453 7 216.00 $216.00 $978 -24.00
548 548 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,074 -34.55
623 623 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,165
690 690 1 141.00 $141.00 $973 -75.65
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 160.00 $160.00 $648
566 566 5 142.50 $142.50 $807
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656
478 478 2 165.00 $165.00 $789 +28.00
559 559 4 150.00 $150.00 $838
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 2 127.50 $127.50 $769

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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.