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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Sep 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Sep 3Sep 17Oct 1 →

Receipts

369 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 304▼ 294 vs year ago 663 · −44.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 186, Heifers 149, Bulls 34)

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 $271.81/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −183.11 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$271.81

111 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$21.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs VA average

+5.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	274.08	1,531	61
Medium and Large 1	573	269.71	1,546	48
Medium and Large 2	563	253.00	1,424	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale111 hd

271.81

—

VA average9 barns · 657 hd

268.24

+3.57

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+5.17

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−183.11

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

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,149	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,117	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,050	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,378	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,240	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	494	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,116	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	529	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,476	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,493	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,405	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,424	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	269.18/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,559	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	588	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,652	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	652	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,741	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,542	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	201.90/cwt	170.00–235.00	1,369	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	720	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,814	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	199.09/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,531	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	847	247.40/cwt	245.00–249.00	2,095	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	815	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	831	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	892	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	216.21/cwt	196.00–220.00	988	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,065	14
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,186	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,209	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	218.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,223	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	568	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,403	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,044	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	637	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,433	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,169	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,486	15
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,425	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,432	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,022	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,127	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	221.68/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,020	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,234	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	219.00/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,255	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,346	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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Receipts 369Last week 304Year ago 663

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 186, Heifers 149, Bulls 34)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	260.00	260.00
6	400–450	437	258.00	258.00
5	500–550	546	226.00	226.00
4	550–600	573	200.00–225.00	219.00
3	650–700	673	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	600	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	185.00	185.00
6	450–500	460	215.00–225.00	221.68
1	500–550	515	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	294.00	294.00
3	400–450	432	243.00	243.00
8	450–500	490	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	563	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	678	170.00–235.00	201.90
1	700–750	740	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	562	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	529	279.00	279.00
24	550–600	588	281.00	281.00
16	650–700	652	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	304.00	304.00
1	400–450	440	278.00	278.00
9	450–500	472	292.00	292.00
9	500–550	549	272.00	272.00
39	550–600	579	263.00–275.00	269.18
9	650–700	656	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	769	185.00–204.00	199.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	252.00	252.00
5	800–850	847	245.00–249.00	247.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	175.00	175.00
5	350–400	376	221.00	221.00
4	400–450	413	216.00	216.00
14	450–500	469	227.00	227.00
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
7	550–600	557	217.00	217.00
4	600–650	646	181.00	181.00
5	750–800	791	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	820	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	568	247.00	247.00
6	600–650	637	225.00	225.00
6	650–700	673	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	649	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	231.00	231.00
13	450–500	457	196.00–220.00	216.21
7	500–550	539	220.00	220.00
9	550–600	560	215.00–220.00	218.35
2	650–700	663	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	175.00	175.00
2	350–400	350	185.00	185.00
4	400–450	435	185.00	185.00
3	550–600	593	176.00	176.00
1	700–750	720	140.00	140.00
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00

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.