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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.72/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 464 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.48/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 557 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.54/cwt +9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 547 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 707 362
Feeder cattle 332 707 362

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 156, Bulls 28) Value Added and Some 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,154 +3.00
445 445 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,393 —
465–470 470 13 310.00–315.00 $314.62 $1,479 +10.73
525 525 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,538 +48.00
540 540 12 301.00 $301.00 $1,625 -1.62
549 value added 549 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,707 —
553–555 555 32 290.00–299.00 $298.16 $1,655 -1.84
570 value added 570 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 —
601 601 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,761 +63.15
601 601 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,575 +32.15
645 value added 645 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,677 —
660–661 661 6 230.00–253.00 $249.17 $1,647 -15.83
765–772 769 5 217.00–232.00 $226.03 $1,738 +26.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 322.00 $322.00 $869 +2.00
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 -15.00
410–446 438 19 280.00–302.00 $299.77 $1,313 —
470 470 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,316 -15.00
570–579 577 5 200.00–260.00 $248.15 $1,432 -41.85
638 638 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,467 -35.00
763 763 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,526 +20.00
837 837 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,674 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,024 —
575 575 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 206.00–223.00 $214.96 $591 —
384–395 386 6 241.00–254.00 $251.78 $972 -8.22
463–470 464 41 231.00–267.00 $265.72 $1,233 +8.75
530–548 547 21 244.00–254.00 $253.54 $1,387 +9.91
573 value added 573 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,415 —
588 588 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,423 +13.00
589 589 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,419 +12.00
615 615 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,482 +1.83
663 663 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,571 —
724–745 728 5 215.00–233.00 $229.32 $1,669 —
870 870 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,575 —
975 975 2 167.50 $167.50 $1,633 —
1165 1165 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 150.00 $150.00 $240 —
228 228 2 210.00 $210.00 $479 -55.00
265 265 1 165.00 $165.00 $437 —
330–349 345 5 210.00–230.00 $226.18 $780 —
400 400 1 230.00 $230.00 $920 —
460 460 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 +60.00
562 562 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,309 -32.00
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
655 655 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,362 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 —
440 440 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,012 +62.05
547 547 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,225 +20.51
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943 943 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,674 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,032 +22.50
475 475 11 301.00 $301.00 $1,430 —
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 284.00 $284.00 $809 —
425 425 1 200.00 $200.00 $850 -50.00
510–530 520 2 90.00–130.00 $109.62 $570 -129.38
642 642 3 150.00 $150.00 $963 -70.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 260.00 $260.00 $845 +15.00
497 497 3 125.00 $125.00 $621 -95.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 320.00 $320.00 $864 —

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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.