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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, September 17, 2026

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.00/cwt ≈ $2,866/hd at 910 lb · 56 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.00/cwt ≈ $2,659/hd at 831 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $374.15/cwt ≈ $2,383/hd at 637 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 229 0
Feeder cattle 473 229 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 157, Bulls 53) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 12 375.00 $375.00 $2,179 —
633 value added 633 7 345.00 $345.00 $2,184 —
664 value added 664 15 377.50 $377.50 $2,507 —
831 831 44 320.00 $320.00 $2,659 —
890 890 18 319.00 $319.00 $2,839 —
910 910 56 315.00 $315.00 $2,866 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,970 +25.00
509 509 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,189 —
520–530 525 2 350.00–400.00 $375.24 $1,970 —
565 565 19 405.00 $405.00 $2,288 +60.00
620–640 635 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 -15.00
643 643 11 367.50 $367.50 $2,363 +22.50
653–670 655 8 340.00–360.00 $357.44 $2,341 —
764 764 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,349 +77.56
768–798 779 8 305.00–320.00 $314.24 $2,448 +84.30
810 810 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,308 —
900 value added 900 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,790 —
1013 1013 2 257.50 $257.50 $2,608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–471 value added 465 15 370.00–420.00 $400.39 $1,862 —
485 485 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,940 +150.00
574 574 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,837 —
645–647 647 4 270.00–315.00 $303.78 $1,965 -57.22
755 value added 755 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,416 —
765–767 767 4 295.00–310.00 $306.26 $2,349 —
850 850 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,742 -60.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 value added 403 3 205.00 $205.00 $826 —
625 value added 625 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,676 —
480 value added 480 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,776 —
558 value added 558 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,009 —
634–644 value added 637 31 360.00–381.00 $374.15 $2,383 —
657 value added 657 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,135 —
707 value added 707 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 9 355.00 $355.00 $1,257 +100.00
420 420 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 —
452 452 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,492 +26.09
515 value added 515 17 397.50 $397.50 $2,047 —
560–590 565 8 275.00–320.00 $306.69 $1,733 +26.69
615 615 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,753 —
725 725 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,921 —
785 785 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,276 +60.00
985 985 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,138 -30.00
468–484 478 8 330.00–345.00 $339.49 $1,623 —
535 535 14 345.00 $345.00 $1,846 —
543 value added 543 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,982 —
578 578 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,994 +5.00
652–664 661 11 292.50–297.50 $296.15 $1,958 -13.91
725 value added 725 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,102 —
920 920 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,346 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 160.00–185.00 $172.15 $620 —
400 400 1 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
540 540 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
356 356 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,264 —
448 448 12 370.00 $370.00 $1,658 —
563 563 7 337.50 $337.50 $1,900 —
669–678 673 7 270.00–300.00 $287.04 $1,932 —
810 810 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,816 +47.67
538 538 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,883 —
588 588 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,911 -2.50
643 643 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,865 —
808 808 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,020 —
910 910 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,575 —

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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.