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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Thursday, January 15, 2026

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $410.23/cwt +62.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,736/hd at 667 lb · 46 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $385.95/cwt +47.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,827/hd at 733 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $446.29/cwt +32.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,392/hd at 536 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 316 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,199 +55.00
556 556 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,307 +33.34
633 633 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,564 +32.41
644 644 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,479 +35.00
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 -15.00
655–670 667 45 410.00–412.50 $412.01 $2,748 +67.01
720 720 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,376 -12.00
719–737 733 30 362.50–394.00 $387.82 $2,843 +45.82
751 751 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,516 +62.59
840 840 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,856 +15.01
854 854 20 352.50 $352.50 $3,010 —
998 998 9 331.00 $331.00 $3,303 —
1085 1085 1 285.00 $285.00 $3,092 +30.00
1185 1185 1 285.00 $285.00 $3,377 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 12 512.50 $512.50 $2,347 +112.50
501–548 536 27 380.00–467.50 $446.29 $2,392 +32.52
568 568 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,272 +1.86
621–634 629 11 335.00–420.00 $389.50 $2,450 +9.50
706 706 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,506 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,406 —
466–478 468 11 410.00–455.00 $446.65 $2,090 +106.61
545 545 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 —
565 565 11 419.00 $419.00 $2,367 +70.25
805 805 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,576 +45.00
920–940 930 2 320.00–330.00 $324.95 $3,022 —
1135 1135 1 290.00 $290.00 $3,292 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,606 —
448 448 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,702 +105.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,386 —
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 —
446 446 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,739 +220.00
477 477 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,574 +32.72
547 547 11 350.00 $350.00 $1,914 +50.00
693 693 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,010 +50.00
768 768 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,035 +115.00
945 945 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,268 +40.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,415 —
460–483 479 6 305.00–390.00 $376.40 $1,803 +51.40
510 510 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 +40.00
561 561 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,907 +30.00
645 645 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,161 +60.00
735 735 2 257.50–300.00 $278.75 $2,049 +7.75
1045 1045 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,822 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 275.00 $275.00 $866 -85.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,621 —
484 484 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,912 +85.00
571 571 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,027 +40.00
623 623 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,149 +45.00
715 715 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 +65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,386 —
415 415 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 —
558 558 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,786 +20.00
685 685 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,815 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,474 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 —
622 622 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,617 —

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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.