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

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $263.74/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 663 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $288.18/cwt ≈ $1,668/hd at 579 lb · 72 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $255.25/cwt ≈ $2,022/hd at 792 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	919	108	1,177
Feeder cattle	919	108	1,177

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 543, Heifers 335, Bulls 41) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	19	314.00	$314.00	$1,410	+8.00
540	540	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,301	—
565–585	571	27	225.00–288.00	$282.93	$1,616	-4.07
581–590	583	38	280.00–300.00	$297.08	$1,732	+10.08
659	659	10	248.00	$248.00	$1,634	-15.00
660 value added	660	17	259.00	$259.00	$1,709	—
654–683	664	89	250.00–272.00	$266.41	$1,769	+3.41
719–749	727	20	248.00–256.50	$254.31	$1,849	—
768	768	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,889	+36.00
774	774	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,858	+30.00
800–830	815	4	208.00–239.00	$223.21	$1,819	—
843	843	14	248.00	$248.00	$2,091	—
948	948	6	234.00	$234.00	$2,218	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–487	474	16	311.00–314.00	$312.93	$1,483	—
563–588	576	56	280.00–300.00	$287.66	$1,657	—
589 value added	589	16	290.00	$290.00	$1,708	—
635 value added	635	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,588	—
690	690	29	247.00	$247.00	$1,704	—
701 value added	701	11	241.00	$241.00	$1,689	—
849	849	27	243.00	$243.00	$2,063	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	303.00	$303.00	$1,015	—
445	445	1	180.00	$180.00	$801	—
468	468	11	289.00	$289.00	$1,353	-1.00
559	559	8	263.00	$263.00	$1,470	—
574	574	8	269.00	$269.00	$1,544	—
630	630	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,480	—
661	661	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,534	-33.00
756–795	792	71	224.00–257.50	$255.25	$2,022	—
1050	1050	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–485	468	4	195.00–205.00	$202.41	$947	—
568	568	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,272	—
610–640	625	2	185.00–200.00	$192.32	$1,202	—
835	835	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,378	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	3	155.00	$155.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	200.00	$200.00	$840	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	5	272.00	$272.00	$993	—
400	400	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,040	—
467	467	22	248.00	$248.00	$1,158	+23.00
508	508	8	251.00	$251.00	$1,275	—
562	562	9	258.00	$258.00	$1,450	+38.00
565	565	19	234.00	$234.00	$1,322	+14.00
607 value added	607	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,524	—
608	608	9	245.00	$245.00	$1,490	—
605–630	618	2	200.00–229.00	$214.21	$1,324	+31.00
661–698	666	23	200.00–228.00	$224.17	$1,493	—
681	681	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,498	—
726–741	733	35	227.00–230.00	$228.39	$1,674	—
740–745	744	5	155.00–167.50	$157.49	$1,172	—
852 value added	852	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,448	—
880	880	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,320	—
1059	1059	4	190.00	$190.00	$2,012	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574–581	577	52	248.00–249.00	$248.46	$1,434	—
588 value added	588	15	250.00	$250.00	$1,470	—
643	643	9	241.00	$241.00	$1,550	—
666	666	18	244.00	$244.00	$1,625	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–385	361	4	220.00–265.00	$253.00	$913	+29.00
440	440	1	205.00	$205.00	$902	-15.00
471–483	474	30	244.00–246.00	$244.48	$1,159	+45.48
508–543	537	15	180.00–238.00	$228.23	$1,226	+24.23
555–570	563	2	175.00–200.00	$187.67	$1,057	—
605	605	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,210	—
665	665	2	170.00–200.00	$185.00	$1,230	—
693 value added	693	8	218.00	$218.00	$1,511	—
749	749	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	200.00	$200.00	$590	—
440	440	2	170.00	$170.00	$748	+40.00
578	578	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,012	—
690	690	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,276	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	—
815	815	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,182	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,269	+4.00
555	555	10	265.00	$265.00	$1,471	—
640	640	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,478	—
685	685	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,514	+3.00
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	—
780	780	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,053	-37.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,003	+17.04
500–548	540	6	232.00–235.00	$232.46	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	210.00	$210.00	$945	-48.69
521	521	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,250	—
648	648	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	309.00	$309.00	$1,097	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	—

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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.