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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, August 6, 2026

155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.09/cwt -33.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,159/hd at 615 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 543 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $372.00/cwt ≈ $2,102/hd at 565 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 155 179 0
Feeder cattle 155 179 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 96, Dairy Heifers 3, Bulls 24) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated. Natural cattle are Vaccinated and mostly Weaned.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,837 —
463 463 4 437.50 $437.50 $2,026 -17.50
574 574 4 432.50 $432.50 $2,483 -7.50
608 608 6 402.50 $402.50 $2,447 +7.50
672 672 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,386 —
679 value added 679 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,376 —
793 793 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,419 -105.00
855 855 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,669 —
566 566 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,264 -20.00
745 745 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,049 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 16 386.00 $386.00 $2,096 +21.00
565 value added 565 13 372.00 $372.00 $2,102 —
609 609 13 345.00 $345.00 $2,101 -40.00
623 value added 623 10 359.00 $359.00 $2,237 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,472 -30.00
472 472 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,888 -20.73
571 571 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,941 -5.00
633 633 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,089 —
705 705 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 —
760 760 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,710 -115.00
885 885 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,694 -60.00
522 522 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,618 —
575 575 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,725 -50.00
630 630 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,480 -125.00
655–670 663 4 215.00–300.00 $253.51 $1,681 —
805 805 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 —
505–520 513 2 227.50–275.00 $250.90 $1,287 —
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,463 —
465–495 475 3 350.00–385.00 $372.84 $1,771 -27.16
515 515 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 —
577 577 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,962 —
698 698 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,181 —
840 840 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 +20.00
473 473 3 382.50 $382.50 $1,809 -47.50
510–540 525 2 340.00–352.50 $346.43 $1,819 -3.59
573 573 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,068 —

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Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,092 —

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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.