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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, 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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 3 155.00 $155.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.