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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, September 5, 2023

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.30/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 569 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.89/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 666 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.21/cwt +16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 559 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 720 544 397
Feeder cattle 720 544 397

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 389, Heifers 279, Bulls 52) Value Added and most 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,123 —
463–482 469 24 180.00–246.00 $235.74 $1,106 -29.26
520 520 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,165 —
558–576 565 91 232.00–247.00 $243.26 $1,374 -8.74
598 598 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,405 —
630–648 642 24 201.00–243.00 $239.26 $1,536 —
655–665 663 4 220.00–230.00 $227.53 $1,509 -7.47
750–764 759 14 207.00–235.00 $214.67 $1,629 -12.34
856 856 27 240.00 $240.00 $2,054 -1.00
1067 1067 3 193.00 $193.00 $2,059 —
1090 1090 4 195.00 $195.00 $2,126 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 16 258.00 $258.00 $1,251 —
603 value added 603 13 261.00 $261.00 $1,574 —
645 645 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,625 —
651–676 value added 666 28 239.00–258.00 $246.29 $1,640 +4.29
668 668 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,663 +0.88
743 value added 743 12 251.00 $251.00 $1,865 —
757 value added 757 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,703 -5.00
1066 1066 14 205.00 $205.00 $2,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 162.50 $162.50 $447 —
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
376 376 7 256.00 $256.00 $963 —
430–443 440 4 218.00–232.00 $228.58 $1,006 +7.20
467 467 18 249.00 $249.00 $1,163 +69.00
530–535 532 3 100.00–228.00 $185.07 $985 +5.07
546 value added 546 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,289 —
562–585 564 11 224.00–229.00 $228.53 $1,289 -34.47
640–648 647 7 198.00–204.00 $198.85 $1,287 -42.15
678 678 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,458 -37.00
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 -110.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 +45.00
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 —
425 425 1 100.00 $100.00 $425 -85.00
595 595 4 150.00 $150.00 $892 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 167.50 $167.50 $662 —
535 535 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 100.00 $100.00 $560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–378 369 3 215.00–229.00 $219.43 $810 +11.43
430 430 1 196.00 $196.00 $843 —
470–474 473 15 214.00–219.00 $218.01 $1,031 +12.01
500 500 28 227.00 $227.00 $1,135 —
550–560 559 35 205.00–217.00 $216.21 $1,209 +16.21
639 639 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,419 —
643 643 13 204.00 $204.00 $1,312 —
672 672 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,378 -36.00
760–765 761 10 196.00–213.00 $209.58 $1,595 -9.42
763–775 768 5 193.00–195.00 $194.19 $1,491 -24.81
850–887 878 4 175.00–195.00 $179.84 $1,579 —
1105 1105 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 11 214.00–229.00 $226.56 $831 —
415 415 1 165.00 $165.00 $685 —
466 466 14 215.00 $215.00 $1,002 -20.46
473 value added 473 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,083 —
555–562 556 21 202.00–215.00 $213.12 $1,185 -3.88
574 value added 574 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,292 —
644 644 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,372 —
660 660 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,346 -12.00
725–745 735 2 177.50–196.00 $186.88 $1,374 +25.88
785–787 787 4 177.50–202.00 $195.89 $1,542 +14.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 8 238.00 $238.00 $962 —
633 value added 633 12 229.00 $229.00 $1,450 -16.00
674 674 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,537 -19.09
728 value added 728 12 219.00 $219.00 $1,594 —
772 value added 772 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–390 374 4 180.00–182.50 $181.85 $680 —
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 —
466 466 6 170.00 $170.00 $792 +40.00
605 605 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,180 —
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 145.00 $145.00 $616 —
663 663 3 100.00 $100.00 $663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 12 226.00 $226.00 $1,046 —
515–520 518 2 160.00–199.00 $179.59 $930 -2.41
559 559 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,314 +53.00
623 623 3 187.50 $187.50 $1,168 +9.50
743 743 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,170 —
830 830 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 165.00–172.50 $168.57 $539 +1.07
370 370 3 203.00 $203.00 $751 —
463–468 466 6 137.50–181.00 $166.60 $776 -3.40
560–563 562 5 150.00 $150.00 $843 -10.00
645 645 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,242 —
760 760 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 150.00 $150.00 $680 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 100.00 $100.00 $480 —
700 700 1 137.50 $137.50 $962 —

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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.