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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Front Royal, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $363.50/cwt -26.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,409/hd at 663 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.00/cwt +16.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 550 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $401.41/cwt -43.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,304/hd at 574 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 416 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,640 +70.00
457–477 465 12 445.00–450.00 $447.86 $2,083 +12.86
520–537 529 7 305.00–400.00 $352.79 $1,866 -63.21
567–578 574 33 390.00–407.00 $401.41 $2,304 -43.59
634 634 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,282 —
657–668 659 34 345.00–365.00 $360.25 $2,374 -29.75
670–678 672 14 360.00–376.00 $371.39 $2,496 -18.61
704 704 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,534 —
758 758 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,388 +15.00
770–795 774 7 285.00–320.00 $314.86 $2,437 +14.86
827 827 27 325.00 $325.00 $2,688 —
905 905 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,715 -2.52
920 920 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,070 -77.52
955 955 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,626 —
1163 1163 3 185.00 $185.00 $2,152 —
1245 1245 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,179 —
1360 1360 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,312 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 10 450.00 $450.00 $2,124 —
558 558 20 400.00 $400.00 $2,232 —
783 783 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,506 —
1042 1042 14 235.00 $235.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–295 274 3 325.00–395.00 $369.85 $1,013 —
310 310 1 300.00 $300.00 $930 —
375 375 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,566 +42.50
463 463 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 —
548 548 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,891 —
643 643 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,186 —
772 772 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,046 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
350 350 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,190 —
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 —
538 538 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,318 —
640 640 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 255.00 $255.00 $382 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 21 352.50 $352.50 $1,660 -32.50
550 550 35 337.00 $337.00 $1,854 +16.34
631 631 6 309.00 $309.00 $1,950 +4.00
668 668 6 332.50 $332.50 $2,221 +27.50
670 670 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,642 -60.00
750 750 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 —
796 796 15 313.00 $313.00 $2,491 —
880 880 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 175.00–250.00 $211.64 $921 —
461 461 10 355.00 $355.00 $1,637 +5.00
553–575 555 9 275.00–327.00 $321.02 $1,782 —
645 645 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,645 -45.00
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 -75.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 357.50 $357.50 $1,291 —
714 714 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,249 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 305.00 $305.00 $970 —
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —
504 504 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,008 —
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 5 397.50 $397.50 $1,880 —
562 562 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,939 -43.66
620–640 624 5 290.00–302.50 $292.56 $1,826 -82.44
745 745 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,049 -55.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,749 -55.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 —

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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.