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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, Apr 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Apr 2Apr 16May 7 →

Receipts

341 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 511▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 147, Bulls 40)

Value Added and Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.92/cwt on 38 head, down $15.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$454.92

▼ 15.35 vs prior sale

38 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$653

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$115.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.55

vs VA average

−33.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	470.00	2,588	22
Medium and Large 1-2	581	450.00	2,615	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	430.23	2,345	8thin
Medium and Large 3	545	355.00	1,935	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.00/cwt here — about $653 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

454.92

—

VA average10 barns · 672 hd

478.46

−23.55

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−33.43

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.08, low $330.45, median $454.92 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Front Royal, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,050	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	373.76/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,581	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	448	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,397	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,335	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	481.41/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,181	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	517.36/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,514	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	535	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,755	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	430.23/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,345	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,548	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,615	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,667	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	643	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,701	5
Steers	650–700	Small 1	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,755	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	721	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,704	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,566	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,461	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,788	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,765	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Natural	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,998	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,812	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,010	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	343.01/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,897	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,946	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	649	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,288	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,247	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,218	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	717	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,076	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	724	336.11/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,433	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,451	3
Heifers	850–900	Small 1	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	940	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,927	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,511	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	520.57/cwt	425.00–545.00	1,921	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,223	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	393.23/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,053	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	465.02/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,479	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,424	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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