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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 21, 2024

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $342.50/cwt ≈ $1,850/hd at 540 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.00/cwt ≈ $1,370/hd at 529 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.58/cwt ≈ $1,960/hd at 635 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 332 435
Feeder cattle 260 332 435

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 126, Bulls 19) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539–540 540 28 335.00–345.00 $342.50 $1,850 —
632 value added 632 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,991 —
624–646 636 15 305.00–310.00 $307.29 $1,954 —
726 726 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 —
472 472 6 336.00 $336.00 $1,586 +21.38
513 513 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,719 +42.00
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 -91.00
559 559 9 335.00 $335.00 $1,873 +36.84
629 629 12 311.00 $311.00 $1,956 +18.00
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 +30.83
740 740 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,939 —
780 780 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 +3.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,580 +55.23
480 480 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 +75.00
490 value added 490 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,666 —
573 573 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,891 +81.85
625 625 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 +20.00
752 value added 752 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,639 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 value added 535 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,846 —
610 value added 610 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 —
415 415 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,494 —
470 470 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,645 +125.00
520 520 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,638 —
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 —
529 529 26 259.00 $259.00 $1,370 —
850 850 10 198.00 $198.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 12 274.00 $274.00 $1,181 —
461 461 8 263.00 $263.00 $1,212 -2.72
500 500 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,125 —
555 555 14 256.00 $256.00 $1,421 +14.00
610 610 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,372 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 240.00 $240.00 $684 +75.00
375 375 2 265.00 $265.00 $994 —
390 value added 390 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 —
428 value added 428 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,070 —
467–490 473 4 175.00–273.00 $247.61 $1,171 +17.61
505–532 value added 528 6 210.00–235.00 $231.01 $1,220 —
533 533 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,359 —
578 578 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,373 +4.50
625–645 value added 635 4 200.00–215.00 $207.38 $1,317 —
645 645 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,290 -10.00
697 697 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,255 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 260.00 $260.00 $905 +135.00
415 415 1 195.00 $195.00 $809 -35.00
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 240.00 $240.00 $696 —
305 value added 305 3 265.00 $265.00 $808 —
443 value added 443 2 220.00 $220.00 $975 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,074 —
480 480 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,104 +105.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,598 —
855 855 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,610 —
655 655 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 —
745 745 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 —

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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.