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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, April 2, 2026

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.62/cwt +32.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 722 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $462.05/cwt +77.05 vs last sale · ≈ $3,151/hd at 682 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.25/cwt ≈ $2,260/hd at 604 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 471 0
Feeder cattle 511 471 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 286, Bulls 70) 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
366 366 8 595.00 $595.00 $2,178 +65.00
450 450 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 -72.50
473 473 17 530.00 $530.00 $2,507 +7.50
538 538 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,448 -85.00
578 578 34 475.00 $475.00 $2,746 +45.00
585 585 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,574 +10.00
621 621 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,981 —
615–635 625 2 340.00–415.00 $376.90 $2,356 —
635 value added 635 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,667 —
652 652 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,738 +35.00
671 671 9 430.00 $430.00 $2,885 +45.00
688 value added 688 32 475.00 $475.00 $3,268 —
907 value added 907 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,721 —
1085 value added 1085 5 285.00 $285.00 $3,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 value added 338 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,656 —
415–440 435 5 420.00–510.00 $492.83 $2,144 +18.13
495 495 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,326 -46.02
615–630 623 2 315.00–335.00 $324.88 $2,024 —
680 680 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,720 +50.00
730 value added 730 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 —
928 928 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,645 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 value added 639 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,844 -70.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 —
535 535 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,980 +60.00
610 610 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 15 520.00 $520.00 $1,867 +70.00
462 462 29 466.00 $466.00 $2,153 +36.00
550 550 8 355.00–372.50 $370.31 $2,037 —
603 value added 603 39 375.00 $375.00 $2,261 —
635 635 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,191 —
672 672 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,184 —
709–729 720 9 355.00–370.00 $363.44 $2,617 +38.44
719–723 value added 722 47 345.00–360.00 $356.50 $2,574 —
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
875 875 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,363 —
503 value added 503 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,264 —
550 value added 550 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,118 -26.56
630 value added 630 12 370.00 $370.00 $2,331 +21.00
691 value added 691 35 360.00 $360.00 $2,488 —
728 728 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,038 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 525.00 $525.00 $1,932 +65.00
436 value added 436 9 475.00 $475.00 $2,071 +50.00
439 439 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,107 +84.91
465 465 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,000 ±0.00
515 515 2 310.00–360.00 $335.00 $1,725 -5.00
562 562 10 375.00 $375.00 $2,108 +35.00
605 605 16 370.00 $370.00 $2,238 —
610 610 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 —
680 680 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,142 +50.00
706 706 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,436 —
725 725 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,885 —
885 885 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,766 —
425–430 428 2 200.00–250.00 $224.85 $962 -170.15
473 473 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,987 —
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 10 550.00 $550.00 $2,090 +73.09
444 444 10 515.00 $515.00 $2,287 —
495 495 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,104 -75.00
555 555 11 407.00 $407.00 $2,259 -13.00
745 745 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,458 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,203 —
310 310 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,442 —
350 350 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,732 +10.00
431 431 7 470.00 $470.00 $2,026 —
455–485 470 2 375.00–410.00 $391.94 $1,842 -23.06
500 500 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,925 +30.00
551 551 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,149 -20.00
683 683 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,117 —
785 785 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,394 —
850 850 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–480 475 3 380.00–385.00 $383.32 $1,821 —
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 —
625–630 628 3 310.00–320.00 $313.32 $1,968 +3.32
795 795 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,266 —
920 920 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,418 —

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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.