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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, May 7, 2026

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $501.18/cwt ≈ $2,580/hd at 515 lb · 51 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $533.75/cwt ≈ $2,353/hd at 441 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $553.82/cwt +38.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,859/hd at 516 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 578 341 0
Feeder cattle 578 341 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 360, Heifers 153, Bulls 65) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,320 —
345 value added 345 6 575.00 $575.00 $1,984 —
405–439 423 34 557.50–605.00 $578.90 $2,449 +28.90
485–490 value added 487 7 425.00–495.00 $464.82 $2,264 —
512 512 45 510.00 $510.00 $2,611 —
536 value added 536 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,332 —
619 619 22 480.00 $480.00 $2,971 —
625 value added 625 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,625 —
704 value added 704 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,640 —
751 751 22 390.00 $390.00 $2,929 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 565.00 $565.00 $1,831 —
465–474 467 26 445.00–520.00 $502.44 $2,346 -14.92
516 516 33 560.00 $560.00 $2,890 +45.00
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 -165.00
556–568 557 29 440.00–465.00 $463.24 $2,580 +3.24
608 608 21 472.00 $472.00 $2,870 +52.00
646 646 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,681 -5.00
648 value added 648 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,819 —
800 value added 800 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,680 —
965 965 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 362 6 375.00–530.00 $503.57 $1,823 —
373 373 4 555.00 $555.00 $2,070 —
413–444 value added 436 19 550.00–554.00 $553.00 $2,411 —
400–449 442 7 370.00–455.00 $444.01 $1,963 —
449 449 10 560.00 $560.00 $2,514 —
480 480 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,016 -61.41
550 550 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,502 —
551 551 10 541.00 $541.00 $2,981 —
729 729 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,697 +25.00
730 730 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,606 -125.00
865 865 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,773 —
883 883 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 —
360 360 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,512 —
725 725 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 +75.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 —
358 358 12 510.00 $510.00 $1,826 +10.00
415 415 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,328 -125.00
456–495 459 31 330.00–450.00 $441.64 $2,027 +41.64
559–568 560 21 330.00–355.00 $352.58 $1,974 +7.58
568 568 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,073 +20.00
665 665 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,161 -15.00
701 value added 701 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,313 —
860 860 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,322 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,265 —
339 339 6 490.00 $490.00 $1,661 —
400–430 423 5 285.00–400.00 $360.17 $1,524 -14.83
424 value added 424 21 470.00 $470.00 $1,993 —
465 465 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,442 -125.00
528 value added 528 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,742 —
543–545 543 6 315.00–335.00 $331.66 $1,801 —
657 657 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,168 -5.00
658 value added 658 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,270 —
745 745 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,272 —
750 750 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 3 355.00 $355.00 $841 —
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
355–375 365 2 200.00–300.00 $248.63 $907 —
420–430 425 2 310.00–320.00 $314.94 $1,338 —
470 470 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,504 +5.00
525 525 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,654 —
640 640 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 value added 586 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,139 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 384 4 350.00–555.00 $502.25 $1,929 —
453–458 454 17 375.00–465.00 $454.31 $2,063 -15.69
551–570 554 13 380.00–415.00 $409.46 $2,268 —
648 648 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,268 —
675 675 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,329 -20.00
788 788 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,128 —
825 825 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,711 -55.57
423 423 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,671 -60.00
495 495 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,609 —
557 557 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,117 —
640 640 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,016 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 —
375 375 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,238 —
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 —
513 513 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,693 —
705 705 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,058 —
750 750 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,362 —

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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.