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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, April 15, 2025

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,134/hd at 569 lb · 45 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $300.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,229/hd at 743 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.59/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 565 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 302 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 -90.00
483 483 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,860 +10.00
545 545 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 -53.00
547 547 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,860 -33.00
569 569 45 375.00 $375.00 $2,134 +10.00
675 675 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,059 -35.00
743 743 30 300.00 $300.00 $2,229 +30.00
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 -66.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,192 —
351 351 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,492 +30.00
448 448 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,546 -20.00
455–490 464 4 305.00–360.00 $345.47 $1,603 +0.47
485 value added 485 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,746 —
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 —
560 560 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 +16.83
651 651 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,953 +140.00
727 value added 727 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,854 —
770 770 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,848 —
809 809 5 259.00 $259.00 $2,095 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 value added 636 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,099 —
848 value added 848 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,120 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 14 340.00 $340.00 $1,547 ±0.00
560 560 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 +11.00
567 567 20 310.00 $310.00 $1,758 +1.00
770 770 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,886 +6.00
1004 value added 1004 7 219.00 $219.00 $2,199 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 320.00 $320.00 $672 —
349 349 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,152 -35.00
440–443 442 6 275.00–300.00 $291.70 $1,289 —
563 563 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,408 -40.00
591 value added 591 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,773 —
605–625 615 2 175.00–220.00 $197.87 $1,217 —
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 +15.00
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 -10.00
768 value added 768 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,920 —
785 785 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,766 —
843 843 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,888 —
916 916 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,924 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 value added 547 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,696 -2.50
633 value added 633 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,804 —
959 959 4 229.00 $229.00 $2,196 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 360.00 $360.00 $576 —
210–220 215 2 335.00–345.00 $339.88 $731 —
388 388 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,183 —
575 575 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 255.00 $255.00 $829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,292 —
383 383 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,455 +10.00
490 490 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,348 -100.00
561–565 562 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,686 -5.00
660 660 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,815 +22.56
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,280 —
363 363 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,452 -15.00
445 445 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,112 —
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 -110.00
542 542 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,220 —
653 653 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,437 -65.00
733 733 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,466 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 150.00 $150.00 $285 —

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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.