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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, September 2, 2025

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.00/cwt ≈ $3,191/hd at 904 lb · 56 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $360.00/cwt +35.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,988/hd at 830 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $405.00/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 563 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 481 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 9 412.50 $412.50 $2,524 —
830 830 38 360.00 $360.00 $2,988 —
904 904 56 353.00 $353.00 $3,191 —
1050 1050 14 297.50 $297.50 $3,124 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,957 —
460–462 460 18 485.00 $485.00 $2,231 +52.50
556–568 563 37 405.00 $405.00 $2,280 +0.99
645 645 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,225 -15.87
654 654 32 400.00 $400.00 $2,616 —
749 749 12 325.00 $325.00 $2,434 —
752 value added 752 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,745 —
782 782 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,229 —
877 877 3 275.00 $275.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,397 -80.00
474–490 476 9 345.00–400.00 $393.71 $1,874 —
528 528 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,376 +95.00
554 554 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,078 +57.99
568 value added 568 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,931 -60.00
622 622 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,488 +73.35
622 value added 622 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,146 -20.00
640 640 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 +13.35
711 711 10 357.50 $357.50 $2,542 —
773 773 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,783 +205.00
848 848 7 359.50 $359.50 $3,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,432 —
474 474 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,612 -20.00
533–544 541 12 330.00–335.00 $331.23 $1,792 —
673 673 16 324.00 $324.00 $2,181 +4.00
753–775 755 9 290.00–295.00 $290.57 $2,194 —
765 765 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,180 —
855 855 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,565 —
470 470 13 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 +35.00
513 513 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,616 —
566 566 10 315.00 $315.00 $1,783 ±0.00
638–646 642 9 295.00–320.00 $306.03 $1,965 —
718 718 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,154 ±0.00
810 810 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 —
895 895 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,023 +15.00
660 660 33 371.00 $371.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 2 100.00 $100.00 $638 —
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,580 -5.00
460 460 5 315.00–410.00 $372.00 $1,711 -28.00
543 543 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,955 -40.00
577 577 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,020 -5.00
651–660 654 7 330.00–341.00 $333.17 $2,179 +13.17
735 735 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,315 —
865 865 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,989 —
541 541 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,894 —
615 615 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,814 —
659–660 659 9 345.00–346.00 $345.89 $2,279 +120.89
765 765 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —

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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.