Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 15, 2024

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.75/cwt ≈ $1,586/hd at 559 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.86/cwt +23.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 564 lb · 51 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.40/cwt ≈ $1,729/hd at 662 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	553	115	403
Feeder cattle	553	115	403

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 250, Heifers 242, Bulls 61) 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
370–398	389	3	250.00–301.00	$284.82	$1,108	—
444	444	6	272.50	$272.50	$1,210	—
459–464	461	15	290.00–296.00	$292.42	$1,348	—
545	545	3	278.00	$278.00	$1,515	-4.00
555	555	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	—
555–579	559	55	260.00–289.00	$284.25	$1,589	—
630–639	639	22	246.00–252.00	$246.27	$1,574	—
661	661	8	227.00	$227.00	$1,500	-37.00
761	761	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,750	-25.00
1085	1085	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,170	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	13	260.00	$260.00	$1,209	—
573	573	21	275.00	$275.00	$1,576	—
649	649	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,674	—
657	657	30	275.00	$275.00	$1,807	—
672	672	13	230.00	$230.00	$1,546	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	225.00	$225.00	$720	—
385–388	387	3	250.00	$250.00	$968	—
442	442	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,105	—
451–465	453	14	205.00–242.50	$235.46	$1,067	-16.54
520–542	538	18	235.00–260.00	$237.12	$1,276	-12.88
550	550	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,072	—
567	567	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,332	—
625–635	630	2	200.00–257.00	$228.27	$1,438	—
655	655	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	—
835	835	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	205.00	$205.00	$994	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	237.00	$237.00	$901	—
445	445	1	175.00	$175.00	$779	—
459	459	18	232.00	$232.00	$1,065	+32.00
501	501	6	236.00	$236.00	$1,182	—
561–578	564	51	223.00–235.00	$228.86	$1,291	+23.86
635	635	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,365	—
650–660	652	24	215.00–221.00	$220.24	$1,436	-7.76
780–790	783	4	212.00–214.00	$213.50	$1,672	+34.50
883	883	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,634	—
915	915	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,775	—
950	950	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,615	—
1355	1355	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,507	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	374	14	215.00–238.00	$234.53	$877	—
410–448	435	3	175.00–180.00	$176.57	$768	—
456	456	27	226.00	$226.00	$1,031	—
545	545	11	225.00	$225.00	$1,226	—
550	550	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,188	+8.00
638	638	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,404	—
740	740	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,258	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	36	246.00	$246.00	$1,599	—
802–818	810	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	170.00	$170.00	$484	—
358	358	5	190.00	$190.00	$680	—
448	448	2	165.00	$165.00	$739	—
570	570	1	175.00	$175.00	$998	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	11	245.00	$245.00	$1,183	+35.00
574	574	14	243.00	$243.00	$1,395	—
654–670	656	8	206.00–211.00	$210.36	$1,380	—
740	740	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,443	—
850	850	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,062	—
950	950	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,378	—
1050	1050	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	6	245.00	$245.00	$902	—
405	405	1	175.00	$175.00	$709	—
452	452	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,022	—
540	540	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,129	—
676	676	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,149	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	—
550	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	—
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	—

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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.