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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, May 7

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Apr 16May 7Jun 18 →

Receipts

578 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 341▲ 578 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 360, Heifers 153, Bulls 65)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $509.08/cwt on 126 head, up $54.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 11 comparable sales and sits +54.16 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$509.08

▲ 54.16 vs prior sale

126 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+42.36

vs VA average

+21.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	526.67	2,901	12thin
Medium and Large 1	535	512.13	2,740	63
Medium and Large 1-2	515	501.18	2,580	51

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $321 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale126 hd

509.08

—

VA average9 barns · 677 hd

466.72

+42.36

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+21.53

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

+54.16

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

81 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	264	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,320	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,831	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,984	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	503.57/cwt	375.00–530.00	1,823	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Natural	373	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,070	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	423	578.90/cwt	557.50–605.00	2,449	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	436	553.00/cwt	550.00–554.00	2,411	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	444.01/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,963	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	449	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,514	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	502.44/cwt	445.00–520.00	2,346	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	464.82/cwt	425.00–495.00	2,264	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	512	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,611	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	516	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,890	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,332	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,503	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	551	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,981	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	463.24/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,580	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	608	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,870	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	619	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,971	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,625	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,681	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	648	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,819	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,640	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Natural	729	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,697	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	751	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,929	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,680	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Natural	883	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,781	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	237	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	841	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,265	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,661	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,826	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	248.63/cwt	200.00–300.00	907	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	360.17/cwt	285.00–400.00	1,524	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	424	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,993	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,338	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	441.64/cwt	330.00–450.00	2,027	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	331.66/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,801	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	352.58/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,974	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	568	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,073	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,139	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,168	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	658	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,270	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,313	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,711	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	502.25/cwt	350.00–555.00	1,929	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,671	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	454.31/cwt	375.00–465.00	2,063	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,693	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	409.46/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,268	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,117	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,268	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,128	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Front Royal, VA

Thu May 7, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 578Last week 341Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 360, Heifers 153, Bulls 65)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	565.00	565.00
26	450–500	467	445.00–520.00	502.44
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
29	550–600	557	440.00–465.00	463.24
7	600–650	646	415.00	415.00
1	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	516	560.00	560.00
21	600–650	608	472.00	472.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	575.00	575.00
7	450–500	487	425.00–495.00	464.82
6	500–550	536	435.00	435.00
5	600–650	625	420.00	420.00
4	700–750	704	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	423	557.50–605.00	578.90
45	500–550	512	510.00	510.00
22	600–650	619	480.00	480.00
22	750–800	751	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	435.00	435.00
2	800–850	800	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	375.00–530.00	503.57
7	400–450	442	370.00–455.00	444.01
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	550	455.00	455.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	865	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	555.00	555.00
10	400–450	449	560.00	560.00
10	550–600	551	541.00	541.00
7	700–750	729	370.00	370.00
5	850–900	883	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	436	550.00–554.00	553.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
12	350–400	358	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
31	450–500	459	330.00–450.00	441.64
21	550–600	560	330.00–355.00	352.58
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	701	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	339	490.00	490.00
5	400–450	423	285.00–400.00	360.17
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	543	315.00–335.00	331.66
3	650–700	657	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
3	750–800	750	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	424	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	528	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	658	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	200.00–300.00	248.63
2	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	314.94
2	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	350.00–555.00	502.25
17	450–500	454	375.00–465.00	454.31
13	550–600	554	380.00–415.00	409.46
6	600–650	648	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	788	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	423	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	557	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	640	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	513	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.