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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

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

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

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Receipts

332 head

▼ 375 vs last sale 707▼ 30 vs year ago 362 · −8.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 156, Bulls 28)

Value Added and Some 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 $243.56/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −109.47 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$243.56

54 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$25.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs VA average

−24.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	249.01	1,403	39
Medium and Large 2	562	233.00	1,309	9thin
Medium and Large 3	547	224.00	1,225	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.01/cwt here — about $177 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 sale54 hd

243.56

—

VA average9 barns · 486 hd

246.52

−2.96

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−24.03

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

−109.47

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

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	869	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,154	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	299.77/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,313	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	445	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,393	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	314.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,479	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,538	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	540	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,625	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	549	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,707	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	298.16/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,655	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	248.15/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,432	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	601	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,761	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,575	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	249.17/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,647	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	226.03/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,738	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	837	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,674	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	240	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	479	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	214.96/cwt	206.00–223.00	591	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	226.18/cwt	210.00–230.00	780	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	251.78/cwt	241.00–254.00	972	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	265.72/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,233	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	253.54/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,387	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,225	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,309	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,415	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	588	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,423	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,419	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,571	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	229.32/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,669	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,575	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,674	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,633	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	809	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,032	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,430	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	497	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	621	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	109.62/cwt	90.00–130.00	570	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	963	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.

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

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

Tue May 7, 2024

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

Receipts 332Last week 707Year ago 362

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 156, Bulls 28)

Value Added and Some Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	573	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	588	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	206.00–223.00	214.96
6	350–400	386	241.00–254.00	251.78
41	450–500	464	231.00–267.00	265.72
21	500–550	547	244.00–254.00	253.54
4	550–600	589	241.00	241.00
2	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
5	650–700	663	237.00	237.00
5	700–750	728	215.00–233.00	229.32
2	850–900	870	181.00	181.00
2	950–1000	975	167.50	167.50
1	1150–1200	1,165	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	125.00	125.00
5	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
6	500–550	547	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	715	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	150.00	150.00
2	200–250	228	210.00	210.00
1	250–300	265	165.00	165.00
5	300–350	345	210.00–230.00	226.18
1	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
13	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
9	550–600	562	233.00	233.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	655	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	943	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	322.00	322.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
19	400–450	438	280.00–302.00	299.77
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	577	200.00–260.00	248.15
6	600–650	638	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	763	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	837	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	549	311.00	311.00
4	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	645	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	318.00	318.00
13	450–500	470	310.00–315.00	314.62
1	500–550	525	293.00	293.00
32	550–600	555	290.00–299.00	298.16
4	600–650	601	262.00	262.00
6	650–700	661	230.00–253.00	249.17
5	750–800	769	217.00–232.00	226.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	313.00	313.00
12	500–550	540	301.00	301.00
11	600–650	601	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	284.00	284.00
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	520	90.00–130.00	109.62
3	600–650	642	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	310.00	310.00
11	450–500	475	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	497	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	320.00	320.00

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.