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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, Oct 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15 →

Receipts

487 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 473▲ 487 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 239, Heifers 213, Bulls 35)

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 $400.29/cwt on 84 head, up $11.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −54.62 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$400.29

▲ 11.38 vs prior sale

84 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.34

vs VA average

−14.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	404.86	2,276	77
Medium and Large 2	551	350.00	1,929	7thin

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $347 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 sale84 hd

400.29

—

VA average8 barns · 304 hd

383.96

+16.34

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−14.37

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−54.62

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

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	432.86/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,030	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	343.81/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,857	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,929	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	407.34/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,293	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	369.03/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,428	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	673	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,574	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	312.52/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,328	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	334.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,556	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	766	352.67/cwt	352.50–353.00	2,701	36
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,465	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,341	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,344	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,179	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	892	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	349.32/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,663	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	521	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,667	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	170.66/cwt	100.00–240.00	904	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	284.00/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,519	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,763	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	319.69/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,781	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	619	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,024	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	309.71/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,973	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	296.17/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,913	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	254.55/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,876	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	749	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,464	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	756	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,136	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,981	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,136	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,083	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,383	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,509	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,608	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	388.70/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,846	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,830	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,952	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,981	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,075	3

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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