Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Front Royal, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.10/cwt +92.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 782 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.39/cwt ≈ $1,487/hd at 552 lb · 18 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.80/cwt ≈ $1,025/hd at 654 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	304	126	320
Feeder cattle	304	126	320

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 106, Heifers 141, Bulls 57) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–457	456	13	300.00	$300.00	$1,368	+74.00
550	550	11	272.00	$272.00	$1,496	—
551	551	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,438	—
560 value added	560	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,518	—
640	640	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,024	—
668–690	681	5	216.00–228.00	$223.29	$1,521	—
682–693	688	7	182.50–200.00	$189.93	$1,307	—
720	720	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,296	—
746	746	11	241.00	$241.00	$1,798	—
750	750	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,406	+7.50
776	776	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,855	+59.00
960	960	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,632	+50.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,178	—
783 value added	783	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,652	—
986	986	12	190.00	$190.00	$1,873	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	281.00	$281.00	$1,116	—
450	450	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,084	—
533	533	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,311	—
710	710	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,314	—
958	958	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,820	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	1	100.00	$100.00	$975	—
1005	1005	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,005	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	10	230.00	$230.00	$840	+49.00
455	455	14	235.00	$235.00	$1,069	—
520–540	530	2	150.00–182.50	$166.56	$883	—
579	579	14	217.00	$217.00	$1,256	+56.59
617	617	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,098	—
675	675	12	221.00	$221.00	$1,492	+81.00
685	685	4	179.00	$179.00	$1,226	+39.00
745	745	14	207.00	$207.00	$1,542	—
753–770	764	6	165.00–170.00	$168.36	$1,286	+68.36
789	789	16	201.00	$201.00	$1,586	+101.00
820	820	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,353	—
901	901	6	157.50	$157.50	$1,419	—
1060	1060	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	3	100.00	$100.00	$225	—
378	378	6	130.00	$130.00	$491	-2.50
400–410	405	2	217.50–218.00	$217.75	$882	—
455	455	1	210.00	$210.00	$956	+45.00
583	583	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,230	—
578 value added	578	8	214.00	$214.00	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	102.50–112.50	$107.31	$290	—
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	147.50	$147.50	$671	—
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	—
560	560	1	107.50	$107.50	$602	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	245.00	$245.00	$698	—
365	365	4	269.00	$269.00	$982	—
430–440	437	9	240.00–280.00	$271.79	$1,188	+64.79
500	500	1	197.50	$197.50	$988	—
552	552	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,303	—
650–680	654	17	150.00–192.50	$156.80	$1,025	—
760	760	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,045	+17.50
1010	1010	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	212.00–245.00	$228.81	$618	-5.19
420	420	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,092	—
488	488	2	152.50	$152.50	$744	—
550	550	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,188	—
625	625	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,109	—
770	770	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902	902	3	100.00	$100.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
940	940	2	80.00	$80.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	100.00	$100.00	$135	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	—

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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.