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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 16, 2026

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $520.00/cwt ≈ $2,335/hd at 449 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $343.01/cwt -31.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 553 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $460.00/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,548/hd at 554 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 341 511 0
Feeder cattle 341 511 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 147, Bulls 40) Value Added and Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 12 560.00 $560.00 $2,050 -35.00
449 449 25 520.00 $520.00 $2,335 —
481–492 486 15 515.00–520.00 $517.36 $2,514 -12.64
535 535 4 515.00 $515.00 $2,755 +60.00
554 554 18 460.00 $460.00 $2,548 -15.00
635 635 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,667 +43.10
643 643 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,701 +43.10
656 656 8 420.00 $420.00 $2,755 ±0.00
721 721 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,704 —
733 733 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,566 —
895 895 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,461 —
945 945 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,788 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 14 550.00 $550.00 $2,282 —
448 value added 448 3 535.00 $535.00 $2,397 —
581 value added 581 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–465 453 10 450.00–485.00 $481.41 $2,181 —
520–549 545 8 395.00–435.00 $430.23 $2,345 —
720 720 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,484 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 330.00–415.00 $373.76 $1,581 +3.76
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 -15.00
628 628 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,256 -120.00
715 715 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,982 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 500.00 $500.00 $1,765 -20.00
395 395 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,995 —
449 449 17 445.00 $445.00 $1,998 —
453 453 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,812 -66.00
564 564 14 345.00 $345.00 $1,946 -25.31
661 661 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,247 +15.00
704–738 724 10 330.00–340.00 $336.11 $2,433 -27.33
778 778 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,451 +45.00
1025 1025 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,511 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,782 -30.00
435 435 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 -105.00
462 462 13 435.00 $435.00 $2,010 +5.00
550–595 553 24 315.00–345.00 $343.01 $1,897 -31.99
662 662 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,218 +20.00
775 775 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,248 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,254 —
465 465 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,465 -105.00
558 558 6 150.00 $150.00 $837 —
717 717 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,076 —
940 940 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 10 352.50 $352.50 $2,288 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,138 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,223 +45.00
530–533 533 7 435.00–470.00 $465.02 $2,479 —
664 664 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,424 —
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —
940 940 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 369 7 425.00–545.00 $520.57 $1,921 +25.57
440 440 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,002 -15.00
520–525 522 3 360.00–410.00 $393.23 $2,053 +8.23
660 660 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 +30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,916 —
790 790 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,212 —

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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.