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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 Thursday, March 19, 2026

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $411.56/cwt +9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,272/hd at 552 lb · 29 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.22/cwt ≈ $2,813/hd at 766 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $420.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,335/hd at 556 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 457 0
Feeder cattle 471 457 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 185, Bulls 113) 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
357 357 13 530.00 $530.00 $1,892 -55.00
420 420 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,226 —
453 453 13 522.50 $522.50 $2,367 -18.75
525–530 527 3 400.00–455.00 $436.55 $2,301 -68.45
545 545 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,943 +35.00
551 551 9 430.00 $430.00 $2,369 -24.39
660 660 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,541 -35.00
785 785 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,551 —
881 value added 881 12 339.00 $339.00 $2,987 —
1005 1005 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,402 —
446 value added 446 10 525.00 $525.00 $2,342 —
543 value added 543 6 595.00 $595.00 $3,231 —
605 value added 605 4 515.00 $515.00 $3,116 +30.00
643 643 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,990 —
668 value added 668 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,639 —
674 674 9 505.00 $505.00 $3,404 +35.00
754–775 766 20 365.00–370.00 $367.22 $2,813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 9 557.50 $557.50 $1,946 +112.27
415–425 420 2 450.00–500.00 $474.70 $1,994 -30.30
459–485 463 7 465.00–525.00 $516.02 $2,389 +46.02
495 value added 495 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,549 —
505–540 531 4 385.00–445.00 $430.74 $2,287 +25.74
643 value added 643 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,894 —
695 695 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,432 -10.00
782 782 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,698 +38.25
965 965 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,557 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 420.00 $420.00 $882 —
325–340 334 6 450.00–560.00 $532.00 $1,777 —
459 459 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,882 ±0.00
530 530 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,643 —
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -25.00
675 675 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–244 242 6 485.00–490.00 $485.79 $1,176 —
300 300 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,320 -10.00
350 350 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,610 ±0.00
412 412 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,730 —
425–440 433 2 390.00–400.00 $395.09 $1,711 -64.91
438 value added 438 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,862 —
458 458 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,969 -37.50
544 544 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,850 -35.00
558 value added 558 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,841 —
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 —
685 685 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,815 -65.00
930 930 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,232 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 value added 373 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,585 —
498 498 12 415.00 $415.00 $2,067 +5.00
550–554 value added 552 29 410.00–412.50 $411.56 $2,272 —
632 value added 632 19 349.00 $349.00 $2,206 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 445.00 $445.00 $1,509 —
374 374 17 450.00 $450.00 $1,683 +50.00
459 459 12 430.00 $430.00 $1,974 -12.88
546 546 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,884 -96.57
738 738 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,398 —
768 value added 768 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,650 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,562 —
445 445 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,758 —
575–580 578 2 280.00–300.00 $290.04 $1,676 -34.96
685 685 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,781 —
720 720 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,872 —
980 980 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,254 +10.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–381 374 17 470.00–485.00 $476.91 $1,784 +16.91
464 464 17 500.00 $500.00 $2,320 +63.41
505 505 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,020 —
556 556 19 420.00 $420.00 $2,335 +15.00
700 700 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
769 769 5 312.50 $312.50 $2,403 +37.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,013 —
251–266 259 8 545.00–560.00 $552.72 $1,432 +92.72
372 372 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,804 —
464 464 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,926 —
530 530 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,882 -25.00
558 558 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,288 —
632 632 5 362.00 $362.00 $2,288 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 535.00 $535.00 $1,509 —
411 411 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,808 —
645 645 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 6 520.00 $520.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,214 —

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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.