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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, August 19, 2025

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $381.80/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,237/hd at 586 lb · 25 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,951/hd at 868 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 569 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 237 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 13 435.00 $435.00 $1,936 —
585 585 22 380.00 $380.00 $2,223 +10.00
592 value added 592 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,338 —
707 707 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,545 -11.63
825 value added 825 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,681 —
868 868 19 340.00 $340.00 $2,951 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 5 445.00 $445.00 $1,144 —
344 344 11 485.00 $485.00 $1,668 —
449 449 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,886 —
510 510 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,810 —
577 value added 577 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,308 —
580–590 585 2 260.00–375.00 $317.01 $1,855 -22.99
625–635 632 3 325.00–330.00 $326.65 $2,064 —
632 value added 632 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,307 —
790 790 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,449 —
468 468 9 432.50 $432.50 $2,024 +32.50
550–562 561 9 355.00–410.00 $404.01 $2,266 +14.01
620–648 644 7 335.00–365.00 $360.87 $2,324 -19.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260 —
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 —
500–540 520 2 300.00–315.00 $307.21 $1,597 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 7 357.50 $357.50 $1,734 —
569 569 15 345.00 $345.00 $1,963 +10.00
623 623 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,931 —
758 758 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,430 —
452 452 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,627 +40.00
562 562 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,826 —
651 651 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,083 —
730 730 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,154 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 3 300.00–390.00 $360.17 $1,250 —
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 -50.00
559 559 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,761 -10.00
653 653 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,796 —
715 715 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,350 —
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 -110.00
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 —
471 471 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,884 —
518 518 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 —
565 565 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,006 ±0.00
658 658 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,106 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,622 -25.00
678 678 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,526 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,037 —

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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.