Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.02/cwt +62.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 664 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $302.99/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 462 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.88/cwt +28.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 563 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	885	304	910
Feeder cattle	885	304	910

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 410, Heifers 423, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	8	335.00	$335.00	$1,260	—
459	459	20	320.00	$320.00	$1,469	+20.00
464–465	464	26	205.00–301.00	$289.90	$1,345	-10.10
537	537	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,530	—
556	556	30	279.00	$279.00	$1,551	+18.00
578	578	5	307.00	$307.00	$1,774	+46.00
636 value added	636	8	245.00	$245.00	$1,558	—
657–695	659	30	229.00–251.00	$248.76	$1,639	+25.47
665–666 value added	666	22	270.00–305.00	$292.28	$1,947	—
688	688	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,727	+61.07
750	750	4	236.00	$236.00	$1,770	+48.50
753–760	757	7	215.00	$215.00	$1,628	+27.50
768 value added	768	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,690	—
815–843	828	23	228.00–241.00	$234.67	$1,943	—
931 value added	931	14	189.00	$189.00	$1,760	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	5	317.00	$317.00	$1,731	—
560	560	28	292.00	$292.00	$1,635	—
628	628	8	301.00	$301.00	$1,890	—
667	667	25	286.00	$286.00	$1,908	—
753	753	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,626	—
759	759	13	243.00	$243.00	$1,844	—
836 value added	836	8	201.00	$201.00	$1,680	—
869	869	10	210.00	$210.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	302.00	$302.00	$1,111	+21.00
400	400	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,128	—
458–465	458	18	280.00–285.00	$284.72	$1,304	+43.72
460–486	468	17	314.00–320.00	$315.83	$1,478	+74.83
550	550	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	—
573	573	15	290.00	$290.00	$1,662	—
578 value added	578	8	302.00	$302.00	$1,746	—
688	688	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,637	—
703 value added	703	19	238.00	$238.00	$1,673	—
755	755	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	235.00	$235.00	$611	—
393	393	2	230.00	$230.00	$904	—
440	440	2	195.00	$195.00	$858	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563–568	567	40	258.00–260.00	$259.55	$1,472	+39.55
635 value added	635	13	220.00	$220.00	$1,397	—
645	645	5	252.00	$252.00	$1,625	—
662	662	28	228.00	$228.00	$1,509	—
729	729	24	225.00	$225.00	$1,640	—
767 value added	767	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,726	—
788	788	18	219.00	$219.00	$1,726	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–395	372	9	225.00–262.00	$251.65	$936	+21.65
449	449	16	254.00	$254.00	$1,140	—
465	465	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,065	-6.00
550–560	551	24	221.00–240.00	$237.59	$1,309	+20.59
572	572	9	257.00	$257.00	$1,470	+40.00
593 value added	593	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,542	—
643	643	16	233.00	$233.00	$1,498	+55.00
650–685	664	5	210.00–231.00	$222.33	$1,476	+1.33
668	668	5	248.00	$248.00	$1,657	+27.00
748	748	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,593	+6.00
754	754	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,598	+43.64
777	777	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,671	+14.00
847	847	25	200.00	$200.00	$1,694	+35.00
985	985	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,674	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–379	377	9	249.00–260.00	$257.60	$971	+127.60
435–449	448	22	175.00–254.00	$247.88	$1,111	—
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	-10.00
471	471	9	265.00	$265.00	$1,248	+55.00
550–562	561	17	215.00–238.00	$233.66	$1,311	+33.66
616	616	14	240.00	$240.00	$1,478	—
650	650	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,121	—
733	733	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,209	—
750	750	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,628	—
1012	1012	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	14	257.00	$257.00	$1,146	—
461	461	21	258.00	$258.00	$1,189	—
562	562	22	257.00	$257.00	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	130.00	$130.00	$260	—
366	366	9	236.00	$236.00	$864	—
415	415	1	205.00	$205.00	$851	—
456	456	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,044	+81.50
561	561	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,262	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	260.00	$260.00	$676	+15.00
373	373	7	295.00	$295.00	$1,100	+26.00
455	455	10	283.00	$283.00	$1,288	—
503–515	506	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,265	+52.50
551	551	7	251.00	$251.00	$1,383	+15.00
635	635	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	—
670–675	673	3	200.00–218.00	$205.97	$1,386	+49.17
895	895	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,056	+77.50
534	534	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,073	—
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	—
740	740	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,128	—
880	880	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	155.00	$155.00	$612	—
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	-30.00

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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.