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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

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

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Jun 18Jul 16Aug 6 →

Receipts

179 head

▼ 489 vs last sale 668▲ 179 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 64, Heifers 92, Bulls 23)

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.50/cwt on 30 head, down $27.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +0.46 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$353.50

▼ 27.06 vs prior sale

30 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$23.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.67

vs VA average

−42.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	365.00	1,935	14thin
Medium and Large 2	563	350.00	1,971	3thin
Medium and Large 1	550	341.92	1,880	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $54 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 sale30 hd

353.50

—

VA average7 barns · 422 hd

369.17

−15.67

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−42.55

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

+0.46

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.57, low $314.08, median $353.04 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	302	433.15/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,308	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,061	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	432.91/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,091	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,223	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,327	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	564	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,482	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,421	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,441	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	713	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,852	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	775	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,178	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,164	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	267	362.31/cwt	340.00–375.00	967	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	352	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,232	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	416	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,664	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,855	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	420.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,948	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	531	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,805	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,971	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	606	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,333	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	608	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,189	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,353	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,379	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,306	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,969	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,892	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	350.02/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,862	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,185	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	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 Jul 16, 2026

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

Receipts 179Last week 668Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 92, Bulls 23)

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	662	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	408	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	623	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	458	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	532	340.00–355.00	350.02
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
9	550–600	564	440.00	440.00
2	700–750	713	400.00	400.00
6	750–800	775	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	400.00–450.00	433.15
6	450–500	453	455.00	455.00
8	550–600	554	420.00	420.00
7	650–700	651	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	483	430.00–435.00	432.91
2	500–550	523	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	613	395.00	395.00
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	463	420.00–425.00	420.73
5	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	340.00–375.00	362.31
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	352	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	253	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
11	400–450	447	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	563	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	400.00	400.00
14	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
10	600–650	606	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	608	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	760	340.00	340.00

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.