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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, Sep 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Aug 20Sep 17Oct 1 →

Receipts

473 head

▲ 244 vs last sale 229▲ 473 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 263, Heifers 157, Bulls 53)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly 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 $388.91/cwt on 41 head, up $58.46 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −66.00 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$388.91

▲ 58.46 vs prior sale

41 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$86.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs VA average

−14.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	406.62	2,248	25
Medium and Large 1-2	581	375.00	2,179	12thin
Medium and Large 2	574	320.00	1,837	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.62/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

388.91

—

VA average9 barns · 411 hd

381.35

+7.57

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−14.45

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−66.00

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

66 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	403	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	826	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	465	400.39/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,862	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	509	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,189	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	375.24/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,970	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,837	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	581	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,179	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,184	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	643	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,363	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	303.78/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,965	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	357.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,341	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,507	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,349	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	306.26/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,349	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	779	314.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,448	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,659	44
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,839	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,790	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,867	56
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,608	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	354	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,257	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	172.15/cwt	160.00–185.00	620	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,492	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	339.49/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,623	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	479	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,677	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,047	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	543	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,982	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	306.69/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,733	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	374.15/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,383	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,135	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	296.15/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,958	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,156	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,346	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,266	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,264	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,658	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,883	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,900	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,911	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,865	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	287.04/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,932	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,020	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	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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