Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Front Royal, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.29/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 561 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.29/cwt ≈ $1,540/hd at 472 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.62/cwt ≈ $1,855/hd at 561 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	284	260	351
Feeder cattle	284	260	351

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 108, Bulls 55) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–472	472	28	322.00–327.00	$326.29	$1,540	—
560–561	561	26	326.00–332.00	$330.62	$1,855	—
657	657	5	288.00	$288.00	$1,892	—
693 value added	693	8	271.00	$271.00	$1,878	—
779 value added	779	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,675	—
968	968	3	218.00	$218.00	$2,110	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	321.00	$321.00	$1,172	—
435	435	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,392	—
455	455	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,024	-111.00
505	505	3	304.00–319.00	$314.00	$1,586	-21.00
581	581	11	311.00	$311.00	$1,807	-24.00
611 value added	611	7	269.00	$269.00	$1,644	—
653	653	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,868	+6.00
655–680	663	3	205.00–240.00	$216.96	$1,438	-63.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	275.00	$275.00	$866	—
375	375	3	316.00	$316.00	$1,185	—
482	482	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,326	-80.00
670	670	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,642	—
703	703	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,547	—
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,198	-95.00
635	635	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,524	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,014	—
435	435	1	225.00	$225.00	$979	-49.00
461	461	8	257.00	$257.00	$1,185	-6.00
538	538	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,259	—
558	558	16	252.00	$252.00	$1,406	-4.00
566	566	12	255.00	$255.00	$1,443	-1.00
623	623	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,433	+5.00
650	650	9	237.00	$237.00	$1,540	—
735	735	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,470	—
753	753	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,657	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253	253	2	230.00	$230.00	$582	-10.00
329	329	4	255.00	$255.00	$839	—
390	390	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,014	-5.00
400	400	1	240.00	$240.00	$960	—
411 value added	411	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,028	±0.00
459–495	470	13	213.00–222.00	$219.08	$1,030	-28.53
559	559	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,280	-8.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	175.00	$175.00	$455	—
380–383	382	4	215.00–255.00	$234.92	$897	—
443	443	2	220.00	$220.00	$975	+25.00
546	546	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,278	—
595	595	1	165.00	$165.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	5	238.00	$238.00	$1,537	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–385	358	5	290.00–320.00	$313.54	$1,122	—
452	452	13	265.00	$265.00	$1,198	—
542	542	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,436	—
645	645	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	334.00	$334.00	$1,052	—
368	368	3	326.00	$326.00	$1,200	—
410–445	428	2	245.00–260.00	$252.19	$1,079	—
482	482	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,326	—
545	545	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,199	—
561	561	9	281.00	$281.00	$1,576	+9.00
625	625	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,594	—
710	710	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	-25.00
750	750	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	65.00	$65.00	$202	—
445	445	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,157	—
563	563	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,267	—

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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.