Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 19, 2024

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $265.75/cwt ≈ $1,966/hd at 740 lb · 53 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $297.44/cwt +31.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 671 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.58/cwt +25.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 559 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	446	885	413
Feeder cattle	446	885	413

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 207, Heifers 195, Bulls 44) 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
360–395	372	3	275.00–319.00	$303.41	$1,129	-31.59
448	448	2	317.00	$317.00	$1,420	—
461–475	471	16	319.00–325.00	$320.84	$1,511	+30.94
515–525	520	6	323.00–331.00	$326.96	$1,700	+41.96
550 value added	550	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,815	—
560	560	4	331.00	$331.00	$1,854	+52.00
561	561	17	297.00	$297.00	$1,666	+18.00
650–660	653	4	235.00–269.00	$260.40	$1,700	+11.64
663 value added	663	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,989	+7.72
661–681	676	24	302.00–305.50	$302.86	$2,047	+51.86
731 value added	731	20	280.00	$280.00	$2,047	—
740–747	745	33	255.00–258.00	$257.12	$1,916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	250.00	$250.00	$938	-52.00
410	410	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,128	-7.00
430 value added	430	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,376	—
458	458	5	311.00	$311.00	$1,424	+26.28
510	510	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,556	—
580	580	1	155.00	$155.00	$899	-135.00
605–615	610	2	205.00–305.00	$254.59	$1,553	—
630	630	3	311.00	$311.00	$1,959	—
678	678	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,627	+2.00
725	725	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,595	—
858	858	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,759	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	12	340.00	$340.00	$1,734	—
619 value added	619	12	312.00	$312.00	$1,931	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603 value added	603	6	302.00	$302.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	245.00	$245.00	$681	+10.00
360	360	1	245.00	$245.00	$882	+15.00
475	475	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,069	—
548	548	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	115.00	$115.00	$575	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	7	268.00	$268.00	$1,040	+16.35
464	464	23	270.00	$270.00	$1,253	+41.00
510	510	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,148	—
522 value added	522	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,310	—
561	561	18	247.00	$247.00	$1,386	+9.41
608–615	612	8	244.00–246.00	$244.74	$1,498	+11.74
671	671	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,409	-38.00
722	722	13	244.00	$244.00	$1,762	+31.00
758 value added	758	12	216.00	$216.00	$1,637	—
760–770	763	3	150.00–200.00	$183.19	$1,398	-28.81
880	880	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,320	—
955 value added	955	10	155.00	$155.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	225.00	$225.00	$652	—
310	310	1	170.00	$170.00	$527	—
388	388	8	273.00	$273.00	$1,059	+15.40
433	433	12	267.00	$267.00	$1,156	+19.12
451 value added	451	7	276.00	$276.00	$1,245	—
455–480	468	2	165.00–170.00	$167.57	$784	-97.43
500	500	1	175.00	$175.00	$875	—
556	556	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,362	+11.34
622–645	628	7	160.00–228.00	$211.02	$1,325	-28.98
650	650	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,456	+51.50
797 value added	797	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,156	—
855	855	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,304	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,208	—
623	623	8	239.00	$239.00	$1,489	-13.00
719	719	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,690	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	195.00	$195.00	$634	—
355–360	358	2	200.00–222.50	$211.33	$757	-24.67
435	435	3	210.00	$210.00	$914	+5.00
485	485	2	195.00	$195.00	$946	-34.00
570	570	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,231	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349 value added	349	4	221.00	$221.00	$771	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,029	—
790	790	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,066	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,064	-15.00
462	462	9	299.00	$299.00	$1,381	+16.00
544	544	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,414	—
632	632	3	232.50	$232.50	$1,469	+42.50
785	785	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—
1085	1085	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,454	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	5	250.00	$250.00	$902	—
471	471	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,319	+50.00
552	552	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,325	—
623	623	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	220.00	$220.00	$924	—

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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.