Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $371.63/cwt ≈ $2,672/hd at 719 lb · 30 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $369.45/cwt +49.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,594/hd at 702 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.00/cwt -28.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	159	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431–443	435	6	335.00–425.00	$394.45	$1,716	—
465	465	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,860	+32.67
515–520	518	2	300.00–310.00	$305.02	$1,580	—
585	585	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,282	+41.83
620	620	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,356	—
640 value added	640	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,496	—
701 value added	701	19	371.00	$371.00	$2,601	—
725	725	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,465	+20.00
1233	1233	5	280.00	$280.00	$3,452	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593	593	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,194	-29.00
625	625	9	375.00	$375.00	$2,344	—
710–729	719	30	369.00–374.00	$371.63	$2,672	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,498	+220.00
424 value added	424	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,611	—
460–490	466	5	360.00–395.00	$387.64	$1,806	—
505 value added	505	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,793	—
550	550	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,870	-25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519 value added	519	6	345.00	$345.00	$1,791	—
585	585	9	335.00	$335.00	$1,960	—
667	667	7	297.50	$297.50	$1,984	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,089	-10.00
466	466	10	320.00	$320.00	$1,491	-30.00
522	522	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,827	+2.50
870	870	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,153	—
1190	1190	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434 value added	434	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,476	—
463	463	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,620	-6.00
555	555	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,804	-26.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	275.00	$275.00	$880	—
535	535	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,712	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,988	+35.00
665	665	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,995	+40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,408	—
565	565	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	-85.00

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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.