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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, December 5, 2023

1,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.93/cwt +27.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 669 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.71/cwt ≈ $1,331/hd at 567 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.91/cwt ≈ $1,490/hd at 580 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,177 407 1,215
Feeder cattle 1,177 407 1,215

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 646, Heifers 453, Bulls 78) 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
460–468 466 30 228.00–253.00 $251.35 $1,171 -17.95
515 515 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,040 —
561 561 53 234.00 $234.00 $1,313 -12.38
566–599 590 24 254.00–260.00 $257.01 $1,516 +9.01
632 632 15 243.00 $243.00 $1,536 —
649 649 27 210.00 $210.00 $1,363 —
665–666 value added 665 41 243.00–249.00 $245.78 $1,634 —
665 665 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 -15.00
671–673 672 53 250.00–251.00 $250.40 $1,683 +30.40
715–731 722 17 234.00–239.00 $236.09 $1,705 +52.09
757 757 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,597 +48.50
770–782 775 7 219.00–235.00 $228.08 $1,768 +65.58
841 841 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,901 +48.50
940 940 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,137 —
1325 value added 1325 2 162.00 $162.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 31 255.00 $255.00 $1,239 —
520 520 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,409 +36.00
559–597 580 78 252.00–265.00 $256.91 $1,490 —
644 644 19 242.00 $242.00 $1,558 —
663 663 22 241.00 $241.00 $1,598 —
778 778 47 233.00 $233.00 $1,813 —
797 797 16 220.00 $220.00 $1,753 —
800 800 5 171.00 $171.00 $1,368 —
857 857 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,843 —
866 866 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,871 —
1009 1009 15 181.00 $181.00 $1,826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 226.00 $226.00 $848 +20.00
434 434 17 218.00 $218.00 $946 -14.00
455–480 470 5 150.00–220.00 $192.89 $907 -39.57
500–542 539 14 195.00–197.50 $195.17 $1,052 +10.17
595 595 1 60.00 $60.00 $357 —
615–637 635 11 174.00–200.00 $188.68 $1,198 —
643 value added 643 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,241 —
657 value added 657 17 181.00 $181.00 $1,189 —
745 745 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
763–780 769 3 140.00–186.00 $170.44 $1,311 -23.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 value added 561 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,223 —
606 606 13 197.00 $197.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
525 525 1 148.00 $148.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,316 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 13 209.00 $209.00 $907 —
482–499 488 31 223.00–229.00 $226.82 $1,107 +15.82
544 544 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,268 —
563–571 567 83 233.00–236.50 $234.71 $1,331 —
648 648 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,445 —
667 667 24 222.00 $222.00 $1,481 —
759–793 774 33 186.00–192.00 $189.21 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
362 362 5 195.00 $195.00 $706 -7.21
470 470 23 194.00 $194.00 $912 -11.00
514–524 518 11 233.00–238.00 $236.16 $1,223 +51.16
557–580 560 59 165.00–196.00 $194.09 $1,087 -16.41
630 630 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 —
606–646 641 39 178.00–239.00 $185.39 $1,188 —
676 676 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,474 +51.79
745 745 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,311 +22.00
791 value added 791 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,558 —
863 863 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,536 +38.00
1005 1005 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,668 —
1053 1053 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 192.00 $192.00 $739 -13.00
426 426 7 227.00 $227.00 $967 +29.20
460–469 469 18 202.00–209.00 $202.38 $949 -12.62
543 543 18 202.00 $202.00 $1,097 -9.00
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 -76.00
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 —
669 669 7 184.00 $184.00 $1,231 -1.00
747 747 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,106 -17.00
802 802 3 124.00 $124.00 $994 —
1140 1140 1 81.00 $81.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -55.00
375 375 1 100.00 $100.00 $375 -60.00
420–445 433 2 125.00–187.50 $157.15 $680 -2.85
520 520 1 160.00 $160.00 $832 +70.00
573 573 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,077 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 8 177.00 $177.00 $609 —
445 445 1 161.00 $161.00 $716 —
463 463 10 186.00 $186.00 $861 -34.00
500 500 1 127.50 $127.50 $638 —
550–580 555 14 131.00–231.00 $212.39 $1,179 -18.61
648 648 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,043 -14.00
658 658 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,053 —
725 725 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
443 443 6 198.00 $198.00 $877 +13.00
450 450 1 170.00 $170.00 $765 +30.00
525–540 536 4 130.00–153.00 $147.37 $790 —
633 633 5 143.00 $143.00 $905 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 -37.50
770 770 2 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 127.50 $127.50 $574 —
552 552 5 133.00 $133.00 $734 +8.00
733 733 2 110.00 $110.00 $806 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 100.00–140.00 $120.00 $558 —
535 535 1 115.00 $115.00 $615 —
680 680 2 132.50 $132.50 $901 —

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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.