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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, October 21, 2025

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.00/cwt ≈ $2,362/hd at 656 lb · 32 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $376.92/cwt +56.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,867/hd at 761 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $406.51/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 563 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 296 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 447.50 $447.50 $1,687 +12.50
474 474 14 460.00 $460.00 $2,180 +12.14
550–593 562 21 390.00–412.00 $405.37 $2,278 +3.96
569 569 4 412.50 $412.50 $2,347 +11.09
636 636 10 378.00 $378.00 $2,404 +18.00
655 value added 655 13 377.50 $377.50 $2,473 —
660 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 -60.25
669 669 4 372.00 $372.00 $2,489 +0.61
780 780 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,418 -4.86
810 810 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,187 -55.00
850 850 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,550 —
913–920 915 3 300.00–305.00 $303.32 $2,775 +78.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 651 20 425.00 $425.00 $2,767 —
712 712 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,670 —
757 757 19 392.50 $392.50 $2,971 +72.50
767 value added 767 11 350.00 $350.00 $2,684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,458 -12.50
478 478 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,912 ±0.00
535–546 544 9 335.00–375.00 $366.25 $1,992 +21.25
642 642 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,086 -15.00
665 665 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,328 —
760–770 767 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,301 +35.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,628 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,200 —
656 656 32 360.00 $360.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–385 375 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 —
471 471 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,696 +7.50
567 567 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,970 +10.50
646 646 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,035 +6.00
860 value added 860 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,451 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
393 393 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,356 —
468–492 475 11 270.00–350.00 $327.38 $1,555 -27.62
544 544 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,768 —
616–640 619 7 300.00–312.50 $310.65 $1,923 +55.65
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 250.00 $250.00 $912 —
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–486 482 6 380.00–395.00 $392.61 $1,892 -4.89
566–592 576 13 355.00–360.00 $356.98 $2,056 +11.98
690 690 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,208 —
815–830 825 4 220.00–260.00 $247.47 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 —

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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.