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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, August 1, 2023

219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.00/cwt -24.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 555 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 460 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.00/cwt ≈ $760/hd at 350 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 219 315 257
Feeder cattle 219 315 257

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 93, Heifers 99, Bulls 27) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 9 220.00 $220.00 $827 —
445 445 12 234.00 $234.00 $1,041 —
555 555 22 239.00 $239.00 $1,326 +17.00
624 624 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,379 —
640 value added 640 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,478 —
690 value added 690 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,525 —
770 770 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,355 -19.00
797 value added 797 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,666 —
880 value added 880 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 370 6 125.00–160.00 $150.43 $557 -17.07
437 437 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,005 —
542 542 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,144 -6.00
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 -26.00
815 815 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,581 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 3 133.00 $133.00 $821 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 151.00 $151.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 12 217.00 $217.00 $760 —
460 460 21 207.00 $207.00 $952 +12.00
547 547 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,154 +20.00
640 640 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,338 +33.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 148.00–167.00 $157.85 $434 —
345 345 3 175.00–195.00 $181.67 $627 —
355 355 1 198.00 $198.00 $703 +60.50
425 425 1 171.00 $171.00 $727 —
455 455 11 197.00 $197.00 $896 +44.00
535–540 538 3 190.00–200.00 $193.31 $1,040 +13.31
666 666 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,319 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 value added 516 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,099 +26.00
742 value added 742 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,551 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561–575 565 7 153.00–180.00 $160.85 $909 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 216.00 $216.00 $788 +14.00
456 456 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,008 +5.00
562 562 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–322 317 4 181.00–201.00 $196.26 $622 —
405–448 434 4 180.00–200.00 $192.83 $837 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
680 680 1 141.00 $141.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 170.00 $170.00 $663 —
695 695 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 —

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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.