Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Front Royal, VA

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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	315	351	446
Feeder cattle	315	351	446

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 116, Bulls 41) Value Added and some 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	127.50	$127.50	$586	—
585	585	1	117.50	$117.50	$687	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	2	127.50	$127.50	$769	—

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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.