Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Front Royal, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $223.20/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 771 lb · 25 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 2-3 steers $197.50/cwt ≈ $1,481/hd at 750 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3-4 steers $160.00/cwt ≈ $917/hd at 573 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	126	107	138
Feeder cattle	126	107	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 35, Bulls 21) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	232.00	$232.00	$615	—
455	455	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,028	-9.00
750	750	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,350	—
772 value added	772	24	225.00	$225.00	$1,737	—
960	960	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750 value added	750	16	197.50	$197.50	$1,481	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654 value added	654	12	192.50	$192.50	$1,259	—
930	930	1	74.00	$74.00	$688	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573 value added	573	13	160.00	$160.00	$917	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	5	181.00	$181.00	$655	—
575–592	589	6	160.00–162.50	$160.41	$945	-24.59
665 value added	665	6	182.50	$182.50	$1,214	—
690	690	3	140.00	$140.00	$966	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—
865 value added	865	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,384	—
961 value added	961	8	162.50	$162.50	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	152.00	$152.00	$410	—
375	375	1	132.50	$132.50	$497	—
483	483	2	165.00	$165.00	$797	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	206.00	$206.00	$700	—
430	430	1	207.00	$207.00	$890	—
486	486	10	206.00	$206.00	$1,001	+9.74
642	642	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,027	—
750	750	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	2	140.00	$140.00	$868	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	234.00	$234.00	$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.