Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 3, 2024

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 730 lb · 70 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.07/cwt ≈ $1,869/hd at 792 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.02/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 643 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	304	249	720
Feeder cattle	304	249	720

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 78, Bulls 30) Value Added and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	301.00–305.00	$303.01	$1,191	+2.01
445	445	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,224	+3.00
454	454	7	295.00	$295.00	$1,339	+5.00
551–557	553	14	290.00	$290.00	$1,604	+34.00
558 value added	558	3	286.00	$286.00	$1,596	—
638	638	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,518	+3.00
638–646	642	13	251.00–263.00	$256.50	$1,647	+21.50
649 value added	649	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,369	-19.00
665	665	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,569	+6.00
730	730	70	250.00	$250.00	$1,825	+10.00
750	750	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,125	—
813–819	817	10	218.00–231.00	$223.18	$1,823	—
975	975	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,950	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
664 value added	664	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,587	—
791 value added	791	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,748	—
792	792	23	240.00	$240.00	$1,901	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	270.00	$270.00	$770	-22.00
415	415	2	230.00	$230.00	$954	—
450	450	1	220.00	$220.00	$990	—
565	565	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,254	-8.00
605–643	634	4	195.00–196.00	$195.24	$1,238	-34.76
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	-91.00
775	775	1	120.00	$120.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
400	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	—
620–630	625	2	145.00–165.00	$154.92	$968	—
659	659	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
797	797	3	120.00	$120.00	$956	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	220.00	$220.00	$752	—
395	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	—
459–490	461	17	215.00–216.00	$215.94	$995	-9.06
546 value added	546	9	242.00	$242.00	$1,321	—
557–590	563	18	200.00–210.00	$208.75	$1,175	-30.25
630	630	2	175.00–205.00	$190.00	$1,197	-50.00
655	655	3	190.00–205.00	$200.00	$1,310	-36.00
701 value added	701	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,402	—
753	753	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,205	—
895	895	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	235.00	$235.00	$865	-40.00
455	455	5	205.00	$205.00	$933	—
541	541	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,028	—
560	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	-61.00
675	675	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	-51.00
770	770	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	115.00	$115.00	$374	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,018	—
480–490	483	3	255.00–272.00	$266.26	$1,286	-8.74
566–580	568	6	190.00–236.00	$228.18	$1,296	+17.18
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	—
825	825	1	100.00	$100.00	$825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	175.00	$175.00	$595	—
443	443	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,063	—
510	510	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,096	—
599	599	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,078	+40.00
800	800	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
761	761	5	162.50	$162.50	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	-20.00
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	-21.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	50.00	$50.00	$272	—

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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.