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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, March 5, 2026

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $441.57/cwt -23.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,265/hd at 513 lb · 73 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.27/cwt ≈ $2,451/hd at 758 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.12/cwt ≈ $2,371/hd at 644 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 457 191 0
Feeder cattle 457 191 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 280, Bulls 44) Value Added and Most 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
392 392 5 585.00 $585.00 $2,293 +13.49
460 460 12 445.00–550.00 $541.25 $2,490 —
510–530 520 2 400.00–430.00 $415.29 $2,160 —
529 529 7 505.00 $505.00 $2,671 —
564–590 566 13 390.00–460.00 $454.39 $2,572 -45.61
583 value added 583 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,769 —
625 625 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,500 —
678 678 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,848 +33.32
743 743 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 525.00 $525.00 $2,389 —
493 value added 493 5 530.00 $530.00 $2,613 —
589 589 9 510.00 $510.00 $3,004 +5.00
638 value added 638 6 485.00 $485.00 $3,094 —
679 679 10 470.00 $470.00 $3,191 —
745 745 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 430.00–460.00 $445.23 $1,425 -148.01
438 438 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,212 +50.00
460 460 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,162 -35.00
545 545 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,207 —
561 561 10 405.00 $405.00 $2,272 +80.00
567 567 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,835 +175.00
640 640 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,752 +20.00
695 695 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,502 +60.00
740 740 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 —
755–793 784 4 265.00–320.00 $306.75 $2,405 -23.25
835 835 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,213 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 —
485 485 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,988 —
565 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 —
798 value added 798 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,514 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,424 —
660 660 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,848 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,053 —
376 376 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,504 -80.00
469–495 471 15 375.00–448.00 $442.88 $2,086 +32.88
508–516 513 73 437.50–450.00 $441.57 $2,265 -23.43
565–572 571 11 325.00–365.00 $361.40 $2,064 -32.35
640–645 644 24 367.50–370.00 $368.12 $2,371 —
664–690 668 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,971 —
695 value added 695 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,154 —
758 value added 758 25 325.00 $325.00 $2,464 —
760 760 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,128 —
801 value added 801 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,539 —
925 925 2 255.00 $255.00 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,013 —
541 value added 541 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,272 —
550–591 583 16 340.00–415.00 $401.74 $2,342 —
625 value added 625 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 —
964 value added 964 10 275.00 $275.00 $2,651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 -46.21
365 365 7 460.00 $460.00 $1,679 —
449 449 4 460.00 $460.00 $2,065 —
451 451 11 467.50 $467.50 $2,108 +37.50
544 544 9 375.00 $375.00 $2,040 -25.00
640 640 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,080 —
656 656 12 330.00 $330.00 $2,165 -40.00
725 725 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 -85.00
1030 1030 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,813 -20.00
595 595 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 —
810 810 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,592 —
825 825 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,568 —
965 965 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,123 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 200.00 $200.00 $350 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,092 —
370 370 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,702 —
454–475 456 14 270.00–450.00 $436.59 $1,991 -3.41
589 589 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,385 —
658 658 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,402 —
785 785 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,159 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 ±0.00
427–435 431 6 415.00–485.00 $449.68 $1,938 +39.68
544 544 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,067 -20.00
645 645 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,290 —
765 765 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,372 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,765 —
595 595 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,993 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,262 —

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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.