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

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

373 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $291.00/cwt ≈ $1,577/hd at 542 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $360.00/cwt ≈ $1,591/hd at 442 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.96/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 560 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	373	217	304
Feeder cattle	373	217	304

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 158, Bulls 44) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	24	360.00	$360.00	$1,591	—
558	558	20	326.00	$326.00	$1,819	—
607	607	13	270.00	$270.00	$1,639	-24.00
646 value added	646	6	301.00	$301.00	$1,944	—
650	650	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,950	—
813	813	12	233.00	$233.00	$1,894	—
940	940	6	215.00	$215.00	$2,021	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	7	407.00	$407.00	$1,579	—
462	462	16	322.00	$322.00	$1,488	-78.00
561–595	564	20	245.00–307.00	$300.54	$1,695	-1.46
619	619	7	303.00	$303.00	$1,876	—
645	645	4	271.00	$271.00	$1,748	—
695	695	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,016	+47.00
755	755	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,729	+22.27
868 value added	868	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,918	—
890	890	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,985	—
979	979	12	245.00	$245.00	$2,399	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	220.00	$220.00	$645	—
468	468	2	308.00	$308.00	$1,441	-42.00
503–547	529	5	270.00–290.00	$282.40	$1,494	-17.60
655	655	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,579	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	367	7	295.00–305.00	$296.36	$1,088	—
445	445	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,001	—
456	456	12	275.00	$275.00	$1,254	+10.00
559–575	560	21	225.00–277.00	$271.96	$1,523	+9.96
640	640	19	275.00	$275.00	$1,760	+51.00
658	658	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,652	—
750	750	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,762	—
825	825	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,568	—
908	908	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	3	275.00	$275.00	$707	—
459	459	16	295.00	$295.00	$1,354	—
542	542	28	291.00	$291.00	$1,577	—
666 value added	666	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,598	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,035	—
456	456	19	276.00	$276.00	$1,259	-9.00
520–539	536	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,260	—
625	625	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,425	—
830	830	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	125.00	$125.00	$512	-110.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,299	—
448	448	8	325.00	$325.00	$1,456	+6.00
562	562	9	285.00	$285.00	$1,602	—
667	667	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,741	—
735	735	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,654	—
773	773	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,546	—
1020	1020	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,138	—
447	447	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,252	—
572	572	7	271.00	$271.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,035	—

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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.