Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.77/cwt +104.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,214/hd at 467 lb · 86 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $255.14/cwt +46.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 770 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $314.23/cwt -15.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 474 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	707	504	503
Feeder cattle	707	504	503

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 234, Bulls 59) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	7	315.00	$315.00	$1,147	-1.00
467–490	472	28	301.00–314.00	$303.89	$1,434	-26.11
470–477	475	34	321.00–326.00	$322.75	$1,533	-7.25
525	525	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,286	—
545–547	546	26	300.00–304.00	$302.62	$1,652	—
559	559	34	300.00	$300.00	$1,677	-27.12
569	569	13	300.00	$300.00	$1,707	-27.12
600–625	614	5	200.00–285.00	$229.85	$1,411	-70.15
651	651	9	265.00	$265.00	$1,725	-10.30
660–689	673	9	250.00–271.00	$261.44	$1,759	-13.86
706 value added	706	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,906	—
735	735	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,654	-14.00
770 value added	770	64	256.00	$256.00	$1,971	—
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	-9.00
805	805	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,707	—
867 value added	867	32	220.00	$220.00	$1,907	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576 value added	576	12	340.00	$340.00	$1,958	—
675 value added	675	38	263.00	$263.00	$1,775	—
1016	1016	14	196.00	$196.00	$1,991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	280.00	$280.00	$644	—
290	290	1	320.00	$320.00	$928	—
345	345	1	275.00	$275.00	$949	—
369	369	6	315.00	$315.00	$1,162	+13.00
458	458	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,351	-2.00
548 value added	548	8	344.00	$344.00	$1,885	—
559	559	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,621	—
625	625	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,656	—
720	720	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,670	—
760	760	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,368	—
1010	1010	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519 value added	519	21	354.00	$354.00	$1,837	—
607 value added	607	8	329.00	$329.00	$1,997	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	275.00–295.00	$285.30	$956	—
655	655	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	—
698 value added	698	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	175.00	$175.00	$849	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	-60.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	11	260.00	$260.00	$970	-23.00
458–459	459	56	229.00–258.00	$256.97	$1,179	+101.87
483	483	30	265.00	$265.00	$1,280	+109.90
500–543	536	32	218.00–248.00	$243.63	$1,306	—
575	575	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,317	-20.50
605–645	638	11	239.00–240.00	$239.17	$1,526	+19.17
773–790	779	3	135.00–194.00	$174.05	$1,356	-39.95
902	902	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	265.00	$265.00	$556	—
355–370	360	3	225.00–240.00	$234.86	$845	-43.36
443	443	12	255.00	$255.00	$1,130	—
480	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	-95.00
528	528	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,183	—
578	578	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,532	+21.42
680	680	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,428	-14.00
805–820	815	3	110.00–184.00	$159.64	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534 value added	534	20	241.00	$241.00	$1,287	—
658 value added	658	6	189.00	$189.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	170.00–185.00	$178.05	$490	—
360	360	1	220.00	$220.00	$792	—
400–430	415	2	155.00–180.00	$167.95	$697	—
467	467	3	180.00	$180.00	$841	-56.28
520–542	537	4	155.00–219.00	$203.49	$1,093	-20.90
640 value added	640	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	4	235.00	$235.00	$649	-30.00
352	352	8	255.00	$255.00	$898	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	175.00	$175.00	$420	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	165.00	$165.00	$412	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	260.00	$260.00	$702	—
334	334	4	287.50	$287.50	$960	—
433–449	446	11	135.00–285.00	$258.53	$1,153	-11.47
555	555	11	265.00	$265.00	$1,471	—
644	644	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,481	—
725	725	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,341	—
765	765	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,339	-30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	5	285.00	$285.00	$978	—
390	390	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,053	-20.00
445	445	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—
465	465	1	195.00	$195.00	$907	-45.00
548	548	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,310	—
637	637	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	—
255	255	1	240.00	$240.00	$612	—
320	320	1	245.00	$245.00	$784	—
360	360	1	240.00	$240.00	$864	—
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	—

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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.