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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Aug 6

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Jul 16Aug 6Aug 20 →

Receipts

382 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 537▲ 163 vs year ago 219 · +74.4%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Dairy Steers 2, Heifers 213, Bulls 41)

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.83/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −112.21 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$240.83

76 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$58.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs VA average

−4.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	256.92	1,420	50
Medium and Large 2	548	220.00	1,206	7thin
Medium and Large 1	551	212.07	1,168	11thin
Medium and Large 3	579	197.99	1,147	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.93/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale76 hd

240.83

—

VA average9 barns · 501 hd

242.33

−1.51

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−4.24

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

−112.21

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

75 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	718	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	347	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	888	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	248.03/cwt	246.00–250.00	930	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	996	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,119	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	509	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,323	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,226	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,422	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	571	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,433	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	246.70/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,436	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	631	262.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,658	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,645	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	237.04/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,576	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	203.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,392	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,091	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	205.56/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,480	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,728	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,575	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	871	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,742	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,123	20
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,051	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,745	8
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,599	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	582	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	176.48/cwt	155.00–185.00	644	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	863	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	786	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,093	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	451	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,069	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	237.21/cwt	180.00–249.00	1,105	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	474	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,104	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	903	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,349	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	218.78/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,212	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	574	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,464	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	197.70/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,166	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	633	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,564	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,357	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,330	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	712	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,773	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,680	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,840	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	842	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	818	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	208.19/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,008	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,015	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,157	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	216.41/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,238	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,350	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,275	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,192	3
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,397	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	2

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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