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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 15, 2023

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.00/cwt ≈ $2,006/hd at 809 lb · 59 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.00/cwt ≈ $1,752/hd at 701 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.09/cwt ≈ $1,643/hd at 665 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 219 283
Feeder cattle 544 219 283

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 287, Heifers 226, Bulls 31) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,311 —
566–570 567 13 253.00–261.00 $258.53 $1,466 —
584 584 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,110 —
658 value added 658 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,592 —
659–673 667 17 241.00–253.00 $248.12 $1,655 —
701 701 39 250.00 $250.00 $1,752 —
752 value added 752 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,730 —
783 783 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,887 —
809 809 59 248.00 $248.00 $2,006 —
892 892 19 242.00 $242.00 $2,159 —
969 value added 969 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 423 3 170.00–245.00 $221.38 $936 -8.62
460–475 468 2 180.00 $180.00 $842 —
478–492 490 24 270.00–289.00 $285.91 $1,401 —
510 510 1 180.00 $180.00 $918 -31.00
566 566 10 263.00 $263.00 $1,489 —
636 636 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,533 +41.00
652 652 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,571 —
687 687 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,731 —
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 —
803 803 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,630 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,224 —
551 551 13 252.00 $252.00 $1,389 +13.00
658 658 14 235.00 $235.00 $1,546 —
750–753 752 4 212.00–232.00 $227.01 $1,707 +51.01
824 824 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,895 —
887 887 6 241.00 $241.00 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
415 415 1 185.00 $185.00 $768 —
485 485 1 180.00 $180.00 $873 —
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 +107.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,292 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573–574 574 32 232.00–236.00 $232.75 $1,336 —
623 value added 623 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,526 —
663–670 665 38 243.00–249.00 $247.09 $1,643 —
747 747 13 208.00 $208.00 $1,554 —
923 value added 923 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 187.50 $187.50 $647 +5.83
450–478 467 10 233.00–237.00 $235.46 $1,100 +38.46
470 470 6 201.00 $201.00 $945 +4.00
541 value added 541 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,325 —
542 542 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,301 +46.69
545 545 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,155 +18.69
571 571 12 217.00 $217.00 $1,239 —
574 574 13 238.00 $238.00 $1,366 —
642 value added 642 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,566 —
671 671 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,449 +18.00
743 743 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,196 —
765 765 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 208.00 $208.00 $749 -9.00
468 468 9 206.00 $206.00 $964 -1.00
542 542 12 203.00 $203.00 $1,100 -8.00
568 568 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,136 —
650 650 6 196.00 $196.00 $1,274 —
653 653 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,574 —
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —
769 769 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,037 —
530 530 1 182.00 $182.00 $965 —
558 558 9 182.00 $182.00 $1,016 -19.00
648 648 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,153 —
675 675 2 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
700 700 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,242 —
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 167.50 $167.50 $570 -28.76
482 482 3 170.00 $170.00 $819 —
594 594 4 160.00 $160.00 $950 —
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
565 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 —

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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.