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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, January 14, 2025

217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.00/cwt ≈ $2,213/hd at 763 lb · 26 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.00/cwt ≈ $2,337/hd at 882 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.50/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,763/hd at 583 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 217 919 0
Feeder cattle 217 919 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 82, Bulls 8) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 8 294.00 $294.00 $1,867 —
763 763 26 290.00 $290.00 $2,213 —
882 882 18 265.00 $265.00 $2,337 —
970 value added 970 12 239.00 $239.00 $2,318 —
1046 1046 15 226.00 $226.00 $2,364 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 —
580 580 12 302.00 $302.00 $1,752 +4.92
591 591 4 304.00 $304.00 $1,797 +6.92
638 value added 638 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,774 —
662 662 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,609 -23.41
663–667 value added 665 9 292.00–295.00 $293.33 $1,951 +34.33
750–770 760 2 167.50–247.00 $206.73 $1,571 -39.27
833 value added 833 3 246.00 $246.00 $2,049 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 +61.00
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —
565 565 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,650 +29.00
770 770 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,879 -11.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 190.00 $190.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 value added 580 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,665 +37.00
593 593 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,672 +33.54
675 675 14 257.00 $257.00 $1,735 +13.00
765 765 15 253.00 $253.00 $1,935 —
901 901 9 226.00 $226.00 $2,036 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,259 +17.00
530 530 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,367 +7.00
557 557 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,459 +4.00
649 649 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,454 +9.79
734 734 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,600 -10.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,131 +67.50
474 474 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,351 +40.52
560 560 7 272.00 $272.00 $1,523 +84.33
660 660 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 +45.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 235.00 $235.00 $940 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 319.00 $319.00 $1,423 —
970 970 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,358 —

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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.