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

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

620 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $305.59/cwt +30.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 759 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $365.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 561 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $369.70/cwt +36.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,067/hd at 559 lb · 39 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 620 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 10 415.00 $415.00 $1,594 -5.00
420 420 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,638 —
466–469 469 37 400.00–405.00 $400.67 $1,879 +21.76
470 470 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,762 -3.91
510 value added 510 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,964 —
535 535 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 —
538 538 22 373.00 $373.00 $2,007 —
561 561 41 365.00 $365.00 $2,048 +21.00
603–643 627 5 312.00–345.00 $324.69 $2,036 +18.69
645 value added 645 7 326.00 $326.00 $2,103 —
658 658 13 332.00 $332.00 $2,185 +52.00
662 value added 662 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,986 —
664 664 16 340.00 $340.00 $2,258 +60.00
740 740 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,998 -10.00
752–762 757 54 306.00 $306.00 $2,316 +30.98
786 value added 786 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,358 —
858 value added 858 25 269.00 $269.00 $2,308 —
880 880 13 261.00 $261.00 $2,297 +31.00
978 value added 978 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,641 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–569 value added 559 39 355.00–375.00 $369.70 $2,067 +36.70
661 661 28 340.00 $340.00 $2,247 +25.00
756 756 5 287.00 $287.00 $2,170 —
862 value added 862 10 269.00 $269.00 $2,319 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,446 -25.00
440 440 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,606 +35.00
454 454 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,566 -55.00
555–590 568 5 250.00–325.00 $283.17 $1,608 -29.83
613 613 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,962 —
665 665 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,064 -85.00
1030 1030 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,060 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,398 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 8 367.00 $367.00 $1,409 —
469 469 33 340.00 $340.00 $1,595 +89.00
538 538 25 307.00 $307.00 $1,652 —
584 584 11 309.00 $309.00 $1,805 +46.00
658 658 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,579 -17.00
697 697 16 275.00 $275.00 $1,917 +18.00
700 700 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,946 +2.00
700 700 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 -26.00
756 value added 756 7 266.00 $266.00 $2,011 —
775 775 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,852 —
955 955 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 330.00 $330.00 $858 —
340 340 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,241 —
461–493 467 10 332.50–337.00 $336.05 $1,569 +56.05
532 532 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,569 +50.00
580 580 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,682 —
685 685 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,610 +5.00
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 +10.00
905 905 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,891 —
950 950 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,910 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 value added 548 6 312.50 $312.50 $1,712 —
653–659 value added 658 9 247.00–276.00 $253.40 $1,667 —
670 670 8 256.00 $256.00 $1,715 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,436 +75.00
597 597 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,582 —
808 808 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 value added 612 14 260.00 $260.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 60.00 $60.00 $246 —

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,210 —
357 357 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,482 —
471 471 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,672 —
558 558 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,646 +20.00
675 675 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,924 +35.00
735 735 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,617 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,454 +20.00
458 458 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,718 —
568 568 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,732 +11.26
650–680 665 2 250.00–255.00 $252.44 $1,679 —
760 760 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 325.00 $325.00 $699 —
300–330 320 3 200.00–390.00 $330.63 $1,058 —
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 —
639 639 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 —

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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.