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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Sep 3

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Aug 20Sep 3Sep 17 →

Receipts

304 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 249▼ 416 vs year ago 720 · −57.8%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 78, Bulls 30)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $282.21/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −172.71 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$282.21

19 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$67.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs VA average

+12.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	289.29	1,602	17thin
Medium and Large 2	565	222.00	1,254	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.29/cwt here — about $348 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 sale19 hd

282.21

—

VA average6 barns · 194 hd

279.74

+2.47

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+12.81

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−172.71

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

59 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	303.01/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,191	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,339	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,604	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,596	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	154.92/cwt	145.00–165.00	968	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	195.24/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,238	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,518	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	642	256.50/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,647	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,369	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	659	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,285	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,587	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,569	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,748	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,901	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	817	223.18/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,823	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Natural	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	752	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	865	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	215.94/cwt	215.00–216.00	995	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,028	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,321	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	208.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,175	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	190.00/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,197	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	200.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,310	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,402	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,205	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,063	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	266.26/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,286	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	545	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	273	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	228.18/cwt	190.00–236.00	1,296	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	599	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,078	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,237	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Receipts 304Last week 249Year ago 720

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 78, Bulls 30)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	301.00–305.00	303.01
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	454	295.00	295.00
14	550–600	553	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	638	238.00	238.00
6	650–700	665	236.00	236.00
70	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	565	222.00	222.00
4	600–650	634	195.00–196.00	195.24
1	650–700	655	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	775	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	400	165.00	165.00
2	600–650	625	145.00–165.00	154.92
5	650–700	659	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	797	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	792	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	286.00	286.00
5	600–650	649	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	664	239.00	239.00
6	750–800	791	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	642	251.00–263.00	256.50
10	800–850	817	218.00–231.00	223.18
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	546	242.00	242.00
4	700–750	701	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
17	450–500	461	215.00–216.00	215.94
18	550–600	563	200.00–210.00	208.75
2	600–650	630	175.00–205.00	190.00
3	650–700	655	190.00–205.00	200.00
2	750–800	753	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	895	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	455	205.00	205.00
5	500–550	541	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
2	650–700	675	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	620	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	483	255.00–272.00	266.26
6	550–600	568	190.00–236.00	228.18
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	825	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	761	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	175.00	175.00
3	400–450	443	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
4	550–600	599	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	800	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	50.00	50.00

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.