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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, February 19, 2026

191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $418.00/cwt +68.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 532 lb · 25 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $400.00/cwt ≈ $2,648/hd at 662 lb · 16 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.00/cwt ≈ $2,772/hd at 792 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 191 318 0
Feeder cattle 191 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 38, Heifers 120, Bulls 33) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 3 555.00–580.00 $571.51 $2,075 —
430–435 433 2 405.00–575.00 $490.49 $2,124 —
566 566 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,830 +85.00
668–692 683 8 350.00–450.00 $386.68 $2,641 -25.33
798 798 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,594 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–318 314 3 590.00–600.00 $593.24 $1,863 —
430 430 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,956 —
477 477 5 505.00 $505.00 $2,409 +58.35
570 570 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,852 -94.00
640 640 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,624 —
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —
755 755 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,492 —
910 910 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,548 -44.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,904 +105.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 15 470.00 $470.00 $2,510 —
662 662 16 400.00 $400.00 $2,648 —
792 792 16 350.00 $350.00 $2,772 —
948 948 8 320.00 $320.00 $3,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 450.00–500.00 $476.19 $1,252 —
335–348 345 4 495.00–500.00 $496.21 $1,712 +76.21
451 value added 451 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,052 —
469 469 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,017 +100.00
522 value added 522 15 430.00 $430.00 $2,245 —
548 548 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,192 +50.00
570–580 575 2 280.00–350.00 $315.30 $1,813 —
665 665 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,460 +80.00
730 730 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,628 —
795 795 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,624 +65.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,790 —
455 455 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,866 +33.60
525 525 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,441 +125.00
575 575 4 380.00–435.00 $393.75 $2,264 +53.75
714 714 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,749 +106.25
880 880 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,728 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,350 —
485 485 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,892 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,219 —
360 360 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,728 —
425 425 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 -30.00
450 450 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 —
479 value added 479 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,299 —
525 525 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 —
533 value added 533 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,505 —
575 575 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,185 +60.00
582 value added 582 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,328 —
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,370 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,112 +45.00

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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.