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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, June 18, 2026

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $442.31/cwt ≈ $2,908/hd at 658 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $470.88/cwt +160.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 460 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $472.89/cwt +9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,698/hd at 571 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 668 578 0
Feeder cattle 668 578 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 317, Heifers 275, Bulls 76) 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
395 395 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,074 —
445 445 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,047 —
452 value added 452 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,441 —
453 453 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,993 -62.44
522 value added 522 9 500.00 $500.00 $2,610 —
535 535 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,514 +120.00
568 568 37 485.00 $485.00 $2,755 +21.76
569 569 14 455.00 $455.00 $2,589 -8.24
590 value added 590 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,596 —
630 630 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,678 +10.00
635 635 11 462.50 $462.50 $2,937 +47.50
655–657 656 62 447.50–450.00 $448.43 $2,942 —
663 663 17 420.00 $420.00 $2,785 —
715–739 735 6 355.00–370.00 $367.57 $2,702 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 26 557.50 $557.50 $2,453 -21.40
481 481 9 542.50 $542.50 $2,609 —
503 value added 503 9 515.00 $515.00 $2,590 +80.00
557–565 563 32 500.00–507.50 $505.88 $2,848 —
671–674 673 11 405.00–427.50 $419.34 $2,822 —
717 717 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,760 —
950 950 12 335.00 $335.00 $3,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,473 —
325 325 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,641 —
373–395 378 9 535.00–550.00 $546.52 $2,066 -8.48
443 443 8 400.00–460.00 $445.00 $1,971 +0.99
475–485 480 2 260.00–370.00 $315.57 $1,515 -104.43
505 505 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,323 —
559 559 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,236 -141.00
562 562 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,670 -66.00
650 650 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 —
645 645 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 4 400.00–540.00 $474.82 $1,306 -25.18
369 369 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,734 —
387 387 14 527.50 $527.50 $2,041 —
391 value added 391 5 525.00 $525.00 $2,053 —
430 430 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,526 -5.17
458–463 458 24 425.00–457.50 $454.76 $2,083 +144.76
450–463 461 43 477.50–495.00 $479.88 $2,212 +169.88
542 542 11 375.00 $375.00 $2,032 +43.34
544 544 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,258 +83.34
553 553 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,101 —
592 592 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,427 —
680 680 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,414 +25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–480 470 17 425.00–452.50 $445.96 $2,096 +4.32
520 520 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,794 —
557–561 560 36 355.00–370.00 $367.93 $2,060 +15.35
560 560 12 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 +47.42
639 639 8 367.50 $367.50 $2,348 —
642 642 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,375 —
655 655 2 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $2,374 +37.50
713 713 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,531 —
740–745 743 2 325.00–335.00 $329.98 $2,452 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 500.00 $500.00 $1,810 —
453 453 15 465.00 $465.00 $2,106 —
545 545 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,044 —
676 676 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,434 —
798 798 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,166 —
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 +100.00
402–438 416 5 375.00–405.00 $392.38 $1,632 +77.44
525 525 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,785 +25.00
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,654 —
373 373 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,921 +12.75
454 454 16 470.00 $470.00 $2,134 +15.69
538 538 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,152 —
553–573 571 24 380.00–400.00 $389.98 $2,227 -19.48
640 640 8 390.00 $390.00 $2,496 +40.00
760 760 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,470 +55.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,820 +35.00
468–470 468 6 380.00–420.00 $386.69 $1,810 +61.69
555 555 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,081 -5.00
685 685 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 —
765 765 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 ±0.00
700 700 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,855 +115.00

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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.