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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, March 18, 2025

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $271.00/cwt +15.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 688 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $319.95/cwt ≈ $2,054/hd at 642 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.58/cwt -11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 681 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 263 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,903 —
571 value added 571 9 333.00 $333.00 $1,901 +8.00
633–644 642 26 319.00–324.00 $319.95 $2,054 —
673 673 9 315.00 $315.00 $2,120 +2.87
689 value added 689 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,929 -19.00
730 value added 730 5 289.00 $289.00 $2,110 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 340.00 $340.00 $969 —
370 370 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,554 +70.00
451–495 455 10 370.00–380.00 $378.91 $1,724 +43.91
558 558 4 344.00 $344.00 $1,920 +35.00
633 633 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,937 +27.00
675 675 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,890 -22.00
705 705 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 —
755–760 758 2 270.00–280.00 $275.02 $2,085 +10.86
873 873 8 230.00 $230.00 $2,008 +2.03
1115 1115 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,617 —
420 420 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,386 —
480 480 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 +100.00
570–595 576 4 290.00–321.00 $313.00 $1,803 +19.38
655 655 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,605 -35.00
940 940 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 —
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,656 +13.45
688 688 29 271.00 $271.00 $1,864 +12.30
728 728 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,893 +4.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 337 3 250.00–325.00 $301.63 $1,016 —
429 429 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,244 —
470 470 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,180 -45.65
580 580 12 263.00 $263.00 $1,525 —
662 662 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,701 -1.76
703 703 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,940 +18.59
829 829 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,270 —
438 438 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,139 -0.03
464 464 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,299 -19.00
543 543 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,330 -21.46
603 603 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,737 +63.00
657 657 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,511 -19.00
730 730 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,533 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 382 3 185.00–260.00 $231.83 $886 —
446 446 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,115 -13.90
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 -60.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 +30.00
434 434 8 359.00 $359.00 $1,558 +89.00
552–560 554 4 290.00–295.00 $293.74 $1,627 +28.74
638 638 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,857 +41.00
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 ±0.00
895 895 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,880 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 —
445 445 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,500 —
525 525 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 —
550 550 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 +10.00
603 603 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,688 +25.00
657 657 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,642 -12.49
725 725 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 290.00 $290.00 $856 +40.00
570–585 578 2 275.00–280.00 $277.47 $1,604 +9.97

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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.