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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Mar 5

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Feb 6Mar 5Mar 19 →

Receipts

885 head

▲ 581 vs last sale 304▼ 25 vs year ago 910 · −2.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 410, Heifers 423, Bulls 52)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $249.95/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −103.09 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$249.95

123 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs VA average

−21.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	259.55	1,472	40
Medium and Large 2-3	562	257.00	1,444	22
Medium and Large 1	563	245.88	1,384	40
Medium and Large 2	561	233.66	1,311	17thin
Medium and Large 3	561	225.00	1,262	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.55/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale123 hd

249.95

—

VA average7 barns · 490 hd

246.24

+3.71

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−21.96

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

−103.09

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

90 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,111	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,260	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	904	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,128	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	284.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,304	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	459	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,469	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	289.90/cwt	205.00–301.00	1,345	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Natural	468	315.83/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,478	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	537	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,530	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	546	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,731	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,551	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	560	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,635	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	578	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,774	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	578	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,746	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	628	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,890	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,558	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	248.76/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,639	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	292.28/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,947	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	667	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,908	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	688	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,727	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,637	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	703	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,673	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	750	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,770	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,626	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,495	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,628	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	759	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,844	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,690	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	828	234.67/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,943	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,680	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	869	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,825	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	931	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,760	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	864	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	251.65/cwt	225.00–262.00	936	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	257.60/cwt	249.00–260.00	971	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	446	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,146	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	247.88/cwt	175.00–254.00	1,111	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,140	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	456	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,044	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	461	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,189	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,065	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Natural	471	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,248	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	237.59/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,309	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	233.66/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,311	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,262	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	562	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,444	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	567	259.55/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,472	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	572	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,470	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,542	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	616	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,478	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,498	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,121	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	662	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,509	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	222.33/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,476	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	668	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,657	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	729	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,640	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,209	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,593	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Natural	750	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,628	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,598	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,726	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	777	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,671	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	788	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,726	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	847	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,694	25
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Natural	1,012	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,012	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,100	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,288	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,056	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,265	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,073	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,383	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	205.97/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,386	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	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

Tue Mar 5, 2024

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

Receipts 885Last week 304Year ago 910

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 410, Heifers 423, Bulls 52)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	459	320.00	320.00
6	500–550	537	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	578	307.00	307.00
4	650–700	688	251.00	251.00
4	750–800	750	236.00	236.00
23	800–850	828	228.00–241.00	234.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	636	245.00	245.00
22	650–700	666	270.00–305.00	292.28
5	750–800	768	220.00	220.00
14	900–950	931	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	335.00	335.00
26	450–500	464	205.00–301.00	289.90
30	550–600	556	279.00	279.00
30	650–700	659	229.00–251.00	248.76
7	750–800	757	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	546	317.00	317.00
28	550–600	560	292.00	292.00
8	600–650	628	301.00	301.00
25	650–700	667	286.00	286.00
13	750–800	759	243.00	243.00
10	850–900	869	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	836	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	393	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	440	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	302.00	302.00
1	400–450	400	282.00	282.00
18	450–500	458	280.00–285.00	284.72
8	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	688	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	755	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	578	302.00	302.00
19	700–750	703	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	468	314.00–320.00	315.83
15	550–600	573	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	753	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	257.00	257.00
5	650–700	668	248.00	248.00
3	750–800	777	215.00	215.00
25	800–850	847	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
40	550–600	567	258.00–260.00	259.55
5	600–650	645	252.00	252.00
28	650–700	662	228.00	228.00
24	700–750	729	225.00	225.00
18	750–800	788	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
7	750–800	767	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	593	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	225.00–262.00	251.65
16	400–450	449	254.00	254.00
1	450–500	465	229.00	229.00
24	550–600	551	221.00–240.00	237.59
16	600–650	643	233.00	233.00
5	650–700	664	210.00–231.00	222.33
2	700–750	748	213.00	213.00
4	750–800	754	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	130.00	130.00
9	350–400	366	236.00	236.00
1	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
5	450–500	456	229.00	229.00
4	550–600	561	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	446	257.00	257.00
21	450–500	461	258.00	258.00
22	550–600	562	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	249.00–260.00	257.60
22	400–450	448	175.00–254.00	247.88
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
17	550–600	561	215.00–238.00	233.66
1	650–700	650	172.50	172.50
2	700–750	733	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	265.00	265.00
14	600–650	616	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	750	217.00	217.00
3	1000–1050	1,012	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
7	350–400	373	295.00	295.00
10	450–500	455	283.00	283.00
4	500–550	506	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	551	251.00	251.00
2	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	673	200.00–218.00	205.97
1	850–900	895	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	460	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	459	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	534	201.00	201.00
1	650–700	650	125.00	125.00
1	700–750	740	152.50	152.50
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00

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.