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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, December 2, 2025

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $377.79/cwt ≈ $2,549/hd at 675 lb · 72 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.00/cwt ≈ $2,820/hd at 827 lb · 62 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.61/cwt +88.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,258/hd at 720 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 902 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,878 —
484 484 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,936 —
526 value added 526 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,183 —
501–543 532 15 410.00–425.00 $413.77 $2,201 —
567–598 577 44 380.00–410.00 $398.14 $2,297 —
614 614 12 380.00 $380.00 $2,333 -25.00
659–674 668 41 389.00–395.00 $392.69 $2,623 —
671 671 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,315 —
681–693 value added 689 22 325.00–385.00 $363.42 $2,504 —
728 728 40 349.00 $349.00 $2,541 —
746 746 11 345.00 $345.00 $2,574 —
791 791 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,610 —
827 827 62 341.00 $341.00 $2,820 —
875 875 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,406 -39.00
1006 1006 10 200.00 $200.00 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,432 —
474 474 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,920 -20.00
575–576 576 9 380.00–395.00 $381.66 $2,198 —
623–646 634 19 370.00–375.00 $372.59 $2,362 +22.59
647 647 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,264 ±0.00
667 667 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,301 —
675–699 690 8 345.00–355.00 $348.67 $2,406 —
730 730 13 342.00 $342.00 $2,497 —
730 value added 730 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,372 —
760–765 763 2 245.00–300.00 $272.41 $2,078 —
761–769 764 15 330.00 $330.00 $2,521 —
793 value added 793 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,538 —
805–837 826 24 325.00–333.00 $328.73 $2,715 +33.73
800–832 827 7 300.00–329.00 $324.99 $2,688 +29.99
892 892 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,721 —
910–917 915 24 305.00–319.00 $315.52 $2,887 —
1057 1057 3 255.00 $255.00 $2,695 —
1395 1395 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,385 +40.00
476–480 476 9 335.00–380.00 $340.04 $1,619 +25.04
485 485 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,037 +105.00
554–578 560 22 300.00–360.00 $348.75 $1,953 —
600–641 636 8 220.00–300.00 $290.56 $1,848 —
703–738 721 4 205.00–300.00 $253.65 $1,829 —
800 800 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,200 —
1030 1030 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,214 —
1190 1190 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,499 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 250.00 $250.00 $675 -150.00
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 —
438 438 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,204 —
473 473 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,656 —
590–598 596 8 260.00–315.00 $306.34 $1,826 —
752–795 763 4 220.00–275.00 $260.67 $1,989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 9 325.00 $325.00 $1,557 -5.00
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 —
522 522 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,905 —
571 571 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,770 -10.00
587 value added 587 18 345.00 $345.00 $2,025 —
645 645 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,774 —
705 705 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,904 +45.00
718 value added 718 45 325.00 $325.00 $2,334 —
703–746 730 11 245.00–285.00 $271.00 $1,978 +46.00
760 760 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,128 —
820 820 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,845 —
855 855 8 270.00 $270.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,086 —
509–547 526 18 330.00–380.00 $356.89 $1,877 —
559 559 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,068 —
651–659 656 49 305.00–320.00 $313.69 $2,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 250.00 $250.00 $738 —
438 438 3 170.00 $170.00 $745 —
455–473 468 14 250.00–315.00 $297.28 $1,391 —
539 539 25 300.00 $300.00 $1,617 —
557 557 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,587 -40.00
676 676 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,622 —
765 765 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,148 —
915 915 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,134 —
320 320 2 230.00 $230.00 $736 —
450–451 451 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,015 —
515–535 528 4 155.00–200.00 $188.80 $997 —
555–585 569 6 140.00–230.00 $192.90 $1,098 —
640 640 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 —
840 840 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,462 —
759 759 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,328 —
918 918 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,790 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 200.00 $200.00 $480 —
475 475 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 —
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,111 —
441 441 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,323 —
470 470 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,457 -50.00
515–525 520 2 160.00–330.00 $245.82 $1,278 -99.18
578 578 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,821 —
634 634 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,902 —
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
741 741 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,890 —
960 960 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,196 —
476 476 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,428 —
551–555 552 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,656 —
677 677 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,862 +20.00
740 740 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —
765 765 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583–590 585 4 195.00–275.00 $254.82 $1,491 —
818 818 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,350 —
850 850 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936 936 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,287 —

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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.