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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, May 6, 2025

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $384.30/cwt +44.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 462 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $422.22/cwt +37.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 459 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $385.78/cwt +53.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 531 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 389 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,281 —
360 360 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 —
381 381 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,543 —
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 ±0.00
450 450 25 420.00 $420.00 $1,890 +35.00
470 470 20 425.00 $425.00 $1,998 +40.00
507–523 value added 518 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 —
536 536 15 377.50 $377.50 $2,023 +57.50
538 538 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,071 +65.00
600 value added 600 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,890 —
630–641 636 10 345.00–355.00 $351.52 $2,236 —
650 650 1 336.00 $336.00 $2,184 +31.00
677 value added 677 6 336.00 $336.00 $2,275 —
677 677 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,234 +25.00
710–748 739 4 280.00–295.00 $283.61 $2,096 -16.39
746 value added 746 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,014 —
755 value added 755 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,832 —
616 616 15 340.00 $340.00 $2,094 —
744 744 10 305.00 $305.00 $2,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 7 490.00 $490.00 $1,455 +40.00
362 362 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,557 +5.00
445 445 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 +20.00
470–495 483 2 375.00–395.00 $384.74 $1,858 +39.27
560 560 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,708 +5.00
715 715 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,714 —
550 550 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
625 625 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,594 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,018 —
376 376 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,316 —
438 438 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,511 —
451 451 31 390.00 $390.00 $1,759 +50.00
479 479 19 375.00 $375.00 $1,796 +35.00
543 543 14 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 —
628 628 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,884 —
651 651 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,823 —
662–668 664 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,892 —
760 760 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,976 +15.00
830 830 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 330.00 $330.00 $792 +10.00
310 310 1 250.00 $250.00 $775 —
363 363 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,270 —
440 440 16 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 +68.30
467 467 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,471 —
525 525 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 —
547 547 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,641 —
615 615 1 155.00 $155.00 $953 -42.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 260.00 $260.00 $832 —
471 471 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,225 —
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 —
555 555 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,693 +55.00
645 645 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,709 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 7 445.00 $445.00 $1,482 +40.00
392 392 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,548 -5.00
461 461 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,706 +125.00
505 505 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,692 —
570 570 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,533 +15.00
466 466 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,817 +115.00
560 560 6 295.00–332.50 $326.25 $1,827 +26.25
810 810 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,822 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,016 —

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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.