Cattle Market Pulse

Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 4, 2025

799 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.84/cwt +15.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 666 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.10/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,071/hd at 672 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $287.83/cwt ≈ $1,608/hd at 559 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 799 — —

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 26 320.00 $320.00 $1,779 -6.00
557 value added 557 20 325.00 $325.00 $1,810 —
664 value added 664 23 299.00 $299.00 $1,985 —
669–687 676 52 308.00–315.00 $312.13 $2,110 +12.13
756–758 757 36 276.00–281.00 $278.36 $2,107 —
806–844 816 15 241.00–249.00 $246.79 $2,014 +13.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,274 -57.00
463 463 13 335.00 $335.00 $1,551 +13.00
528 528 10 333.00 $333.00 $1,758 —
560 value added 560 4 303.00 $303.00 $1,697 —
567 567 23 309.00 $309.00 $1,752 +8.46
643 643 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,794 +8.00
648 648 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,866 +17.00
662 662 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,999 +12.00
666 value added 666 7 302.00 $302.00 $2,011 —
754–767 757 12 244.00–271.00 $264.16 $2,000 +35.16
778 value added 778 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,953 —
795 795 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,844 —
873–890 879 3 224.00–230.00 $227.97 $2,004 +4.97
933 933 2 228.00 $228.00 $2,127 —
1055 1055 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,289 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 315.00 $315.00 $976 —
468 468 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,404 -8.00
525 525 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,339 -27.40
555–560 555 14 261.00–299.00 $293.62 $1,630 —
656 656 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,837 +39.00
688 688 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,754 +14.00
755–765 758 3 235.00–236.00 $235.34 $1,784 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 value added 556 20 290.00 $290.00 $1,612 —
551–571 560 34 286.00–287.00 $286.55 $1,605 —
629–640 634 23 259.00–265.00 $261.63 $1,659 —
658–667 661 55 256.00–263.00 $258.70 $1,710 —
677 value added 677 27 250.00 $250.00 $1,692 +10.00
710–744 734 31 255.00–257.00 $255.39 $1,875 —
793 value added 793 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,705 —
1073 1073 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,197 +23.64
463–485 464 21 290.00–297.00 $296.65 $1,376 +21.65
529 529 12 289.00 $289.00 $1,529 —
549 549 14 263.00 $263.00 $1,444 —
568 value added 568 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,619 —
639 639 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,604 -24.00
642 value added 642 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,663 —
654–663 660 20 255.00–260.00 $258.76 $1,708 +7.76
712–728 718 10 257.00–258.00 $257.41 $1,848 —
720 720 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,721 —
750–773 768 5 190.00–204.00 $201.27 $1,546 -33.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
279–290 281 5 225.00–310.00 $292.47 $822 —
325–341 337 8 290.00–312.00 $307.90 $1,038 —
405–410 408 2 255.00–265.00 $260.03 $1,061 —
458–473 459 31 299.00 $299.00 $1,372 +23.00
519 519 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,557 +65.00
510–538 535 9 245.00–269.00 $266.46 $1,426 +31.46
572 572 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,430 —
605 605 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 -3.00
654 654 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,628 —
775 775 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 —
848 848 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,357 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 150.00 $150.00 $292 —
265 265 4 285.00–290.00 $288.75 $765 —
315–349 346 11 270.00–280.00 $270.83 $937 —
400–440 430 4 257.50–285.00 $263.90 $1,135 +138.90
468 468 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,287 —
567 567 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 9 314.00 $314.00 $1,313 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 320.00 $320.00 $944 —
345–349 349 8 280.00–326.00 $320.31 $1,118 —
460–491 485 5 250.00–280.00 $255.69 $1,240 —
560–575 562 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,489 -6.00
635 635 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 —
655–660 658 4 260.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,727 —
815 815 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,834 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 320.00 $320.00 $912 —
369 369 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,181 -45.00
400 400 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,080 —
451–465 454 9 318.00–321.00 $320.54 $1,455 —
528 528 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,426 —
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 -20.00
633 633 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,582 —
730 730 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,679 +5.00
890 890 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 3 250.00 $250.00 $668 —
325–330 328 4 265.00–300.00 $282.63 $927 —
565 565 2 260.00–275.00 $267.50 $1,511 —

↑ Back to top

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.