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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, August 20, 2024

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.10/cwt +19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 563 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.88/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 568 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.00/cwt -60.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 525 lb · 25 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 382 544
Feeder cattle 249 382 544

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 122, Bulls 31) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,135
443 443 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,205
460 460 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 +52.00
554 554 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,418 +9.30
573 573 19 249.00 $249.00 $1,427 +2.30
638 638 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,499 -24.00
643 value added 643 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,479
653 653 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,502 -7.04
688 688 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,514 -17.04
743 743 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,783 +34.44
789–795 790 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,864
853 853 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,919 +44.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 292.00 $292.00 $861
382 382 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,115 +43.97
500–505 503 2 226.00–260.00 $243.08 $1,223 +5.08
556 556 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,279
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380
653 653 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,378 +7.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 value added 590 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,375

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 270.00 $270.00 $967 +36.00
456 456 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,026 -10.00
550–568 562 3 213.00–236.00 $228.50 $1,284 +9.72
563 563 32 239.00 $239.00 $1,346 +20.22
648 648 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,555 +30.00
663 663 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,565 +36.00
805 805 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,530 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,098 +10.00
525 value added 525 25 199.00 $199.00 $1,045 -60.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 275.00 $275.00 $998 +75.00
410 410 1 200.00 $200.00 $820
505 505 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,101
548 value added 548 2 155.00 $155.00 $849
585 585 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,234
665 665 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,337 -3.00
671 value added 671 13 238.00 $238.00 $1,597 +8.00
725 725 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,385
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 100.00 $100.00 $490 -85.00
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 -75.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 280.00 $280.00 $960
461 461 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,268 +67.00
579 579 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,222 -21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 200.00–230.00 $220.00 $836 +20.00
441 441 4 180.00 $180.00 $794
480 480 1 155.00 $155.00 $744 +5.00
623 623 2 146.00 $146.00 $910
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 195.00 $195.00 $751 -29.00
464 464 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,141 +37.81
585 585 2 140.00 $140.00 $819 -76.41
663 663 2 120.00 $120.00 $796 -60.00

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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.