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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, November 19, 2024

108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 108 299 407
Feeder cattle 108 299 407

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 37, Heifers 44, Bulls 27) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 306.00 $306.00 $1,340 +6.00
450 450 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,170 -41.27
576 576 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,653 +2.47
645 645 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,729 +53.28
679 679 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,786 +37.00
750 750 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 -25.00
860–865 863 2 210.00–212.00 $211.00 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 thin fleshed 355 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 —
470 470 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,363 -5.00
525 525 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,431 +62.50
655 655 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 —
683 value added 683 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,803 —
865 value added 865 2 232.00 $232.00 $2,007 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739 value added 739 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,907 +83.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–465 459 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,033 +1.53
551 551 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,212 +2.00
605–649 644 9 183.00–185.00 $183.21 $1,180 —
762 value added 762 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 224.00 $224.00 $869 +13.78
430 430 2 220.00 $220.00 $946 —
475 475 1 199.00 $199.00 $945 -9.85
520 520 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
684 value added 684 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 -80.00
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 -55.00
475 475 2 145.00 $145.00 $689 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 75.00 $75.00 $255 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,087 -9.00
490 490 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,303 +9.74
535 535 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,364 —
675 675 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,472 +17.00
755–768 765 5 160.00–175.00 $172.04 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 261.00 $261.00 $992 —
405–440 431 4 190.00–220.00 $212.96 $918 +57.96
560–590 577 3 145.00–165.00 $156.82 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,104 -17.00
475–490 485 3 256.00–260.00 $258.69 $1,255 +53.69
795 795 1 105.00 $105.00 $835 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
555 555 1 175.00 $175.00 $971 —

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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.