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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 19, 2023

663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $252.81/cwt +10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 556 lb · 74 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.37/cwt +10.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 654 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $242.00/cwt ≈ $1,537/hd at 635 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 663 720 390
Feeder cattle 663 720 390

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 279, Heifers 332, Bulls 52) Value Added and 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
372 372 6 265.00 $265.00 $986 -36.00
405 405 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,012 —
464 464 26 274.00 $274.00 $1,271 +38.26
553–578 555 71 253.00–255.00 $253.18 $1,405 +9.92
578 value added 578 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,410 —
634 value added 634 16 260.00 $260.00 $1,648 —
651 651 24 240.00 $240.00 $1,562 +12.47
675–683 value added 680 7 229.00–236.00 $233.02 $1,585 —
705–710 708 2 219.00–235.00 $227.03 $1,607 —
732 value added 732 11 246.00 $246.00 $1,801 —
748 748 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,840 —
755–799 773 17 228.00–246.00 $235.66 $1,822 +20.99
855 855 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,949 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 224.00 $224.00 $549 —
347 347 3 246.00 $246.00 $854 +46.00
375 375 1 239.00 $239.00 $896 -17.00
465–495 469 15 235.00–261.00 $257.34 $1,207 +8.34
545 545 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,095 +15.93
568 568 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,380 +14.47
660–663 661 7 206.00–229.00 $215.88 $1,427 +0.88
745 745 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,535 —
1050 1050 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,070 —
563 563 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,323 —
665 665 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,454 —
664 value added 664 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,421 -32.29
843 843 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 140.00–220.00 $193.33 $909 —
580–595 591 4 140.00–160.00 $155.10 $917 +5.10
688 688 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 226.00 $226.00 $784 —
453–490 457 27 215.00–226.00 $224.69 $1,027 +6.68
568 568 20 222.00 $222.00 $1,261 +5.79
590 value added 590 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,392 —
618–638 620 19 191.00–210.00 $207.94 $1,289 -14.06
651 value added 651 24 226.00 $226.00 $1,471 —
650–680 655 13 170.00–201.00 $196.05 $1,284 -8.95
677 677 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,449 +9.00
751–755 752 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,429 -19.58
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 value added 518 19 225.00 $225.00 $1,166 —
550 550 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,248 —
635 value added 635 32 242.00 $242.00 $1,537 —
659 659 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,384 —
733 value added 733 23 218.00 $218.00 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 15 224.00 $224.00 $824 -2.56
460–493 463 22 163.00–222.00 $216.29 $1,001 +1.29
546–547 546 23 196.00–221.00 $217.73 $1,189 —
661 661 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,428 +12.00
776–793 782 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,431 -12.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 208.00 $208.00 $541 —
545 value added 545 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,128 —
582–592 value added 587 11 237.00–238.00 $237.55 $1,394 —
617 617 18 236.00 $236.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 145.00 $145.00 $532 -36.85
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 +25.00
469 469 7 177.50 $177.50 $832 +7.50
568 568 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,065 —
630 630 1 147.50 $147.50 $929 -47.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–390 379 3 212.00–230.00 $223.82 $848 —
451 451 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,191 +38.00
540 540 2 150.00 $150.00 $810 -29.59
559 559 15 239.00 $239.00 $1,336 +4.00
620 620 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,100 -10.00
656 656 4 197.50 $197.50 $1,296 —
755–770 763 2 120.00 $120.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 -18.57
355 355 4 216.00 $216.00 $767 +13.00
456 456 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,122 +79.40
579 579 4 165.00 $165.00 $955 +15.00
670–680 673 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,110 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 -47.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 155.00 $155.00 $620 —

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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.