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Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale Market Report

Front Royal, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Thursday, June 3, 2021

86 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 86 10 38
Slaughter cattle 86 10 38

State Graded Slaughter Cattle (Steers 55, Heifers 31)

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1430 1319 5 91.00–105.00 $100.39 $1,324
1245–1875 1549 20 102.00–136.50 $116.23 $1,800
1440–2025 1669 30 87.00–121.00 $107.88 $1,801 -30.62

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1295 1193 2 96.00–108.00 $101.48 $1,211
1230–1590 1391 21 104.00–133.50 $120.90 $1,682 -17.66
1440 1440 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,498
1330–1630 1444 7 100.00–113.00 $106.30 $1,535

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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.