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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Oct 15

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Oct 1Oct 15Nov 5 →

Receipts

553 head

▲ 438 vs last sale 115▲ 150 vs year ago 403 · +37.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 250, Heifers 242, Bulls 61)

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 $271.37/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −183.55 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$271.37

103 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$48.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.74

vs VA average

−27.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	283.46	1,582	60
Medium and Large 1-2	573	275.00	1,576	21
Medium and Large 2	543	234.92	1,274	22

One grade step is worth $48.55/cwt here — about $308 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 sale103 hd

271.37

—

VA average10 barns · 697 hd

259.63

+11.74

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−27.96

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−183.55

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

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	968	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	284.82/cwt	250.00–301.00	1,108	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,105	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	444	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,210	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	235.46/cwt	205.00–242.50	1,067	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	292.42/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,348	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	237.12/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,276	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	545	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,515	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	284.25/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,589	55
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	567	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,332	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,576	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	228.27/cwt	200.00–257.00	1,438	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	246.27/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,574	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,674	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	657	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,807	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,500	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,750	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,170	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	234.53/cwt	215.00–238.00	877	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	901	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	176.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	768	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,031	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,065	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	501	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,182	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,188	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	228.86/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,291	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,599	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	220.24/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,436	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	213.50/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,672	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,634	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,775	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Heifers	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1	1,355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	902	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,022	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,183	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,129	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,395	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	210.36/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,380	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,149	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,378	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,260	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Receipts 553Last week 115Year ago 403

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 250, Heifers 242, Bulls 61)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	501	236.00	236.00
5	600–650	635	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
36	650–700	650	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	237.00	237.00
1	400–450	445	175.00	175.00
18	450–500	459	232.00	232.00
51	550–600	564	223.00–235.00	228.86
24	650–700	652	215.00–221.00	220.24
4	750–800	783	212.00–214.00	213.50
3	850–900	883	185.00	185.00
7	900–950	915	194.00	194.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
1	1350–1400	1,355	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	170.00	170.00
5	350–400	358	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	448	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	374	215.00–238.00	234.53
3	400–450	435	175.00–180.00	176.57
27	450–500	456	226.00	226.00
11	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	550	216.00	216.00
6	600–650	638	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	810	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	389	250.00–301.00	284.82
15	450–500	461	290.00–296.00	292.42
55	550–600	559	260.00–289.00	284.25
22	600–650	639	246.00–252.00	246.27
8	650–700	661	227.00	227.00
4	750–800	761	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	444	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	545	278.00	278.00
2	550–600	555	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
21	550–600	573	275.00	275.00
5	600–650	649	258.00	258.00
13	650–700	672	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	387	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	442	250.00	250.00
14	450–500	453	205.00–242.50	235.46
18	500–550	538	235.00–260.00	237.12
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
2	600–650	630	200.00–257.00	228.27
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	835	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
30	650–700	657	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	405	175.00	175.00
3	450–500	452	226.00	226.00
3	500–550	540	209.00	209.00
5	650–700	676	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	483	245.00	245.00
14	550–600	574	243.00	243.00
8	650–700	656	206.00–211.00	210.36
4	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	850	125.00	125.00
1	950–1000	950	145.00	145.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	120.00	120.00

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.