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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

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

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Nov 19Dec 3Jan 14 →

Receipts

919 head

▲ 811 vs last sale 108▼ 258 vs year ago 1,177 · −21.9%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 543, Heifers 335, 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.57/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −171.35 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$283.57

159 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$783

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$135.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs VA average

−41.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	290.44	1,677	66
Medium and Large 1-2	579	288.18	1,668	72
Medium and Large 2	567	266.00	1,507	16thin
Medium and Large 3	568	224.00	1,272	2thin
Medium and Large 3-4	577	155.00	894	3thin

One grade step is worth $135.44/cwt here — about $783 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 sale159 hd

283.57

—

VA average5 barns · 415 hd

283.19

+0.38

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−41.80

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−171.35

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

84 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,015	2
Steers	400–450	Small 1	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,410	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,353	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	202.41/cwt	195.00–205.00	947	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	474	312.93/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,483	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,301	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,470	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,272	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	282.93/cwt	225.00–288.00	1,616	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	574	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,544	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	576	287.66/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,657	56
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3-4	577	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	894	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	583	297.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,732	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,708	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	192.32/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,202	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,634	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,709	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,534	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	664	266.41/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,769	89
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,689	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 4	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	727	254.31/cwt	248.00–256.50	1,849	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	768	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,889	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,858	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	255.25/cwt	224.00–257.50	2,022	71
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	223.21/cwt	208.00–239.00	1,819	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	843	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,091	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	849	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,063	27
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,218	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,050	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,523	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	253.00/cwt	220.00–265.00	913	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,158	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	244.48/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,159	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	508	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,275	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	228.23/cwt	180.00–238.00	1,226	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	562	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,450	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	187.67/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,057	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	577	248.46/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,434	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,012	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,524	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	214.21/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,324	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	643	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,550	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	666	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,625	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	224.17/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,493	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	681	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,498	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	693	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,511	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	733	228.39/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,674	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	157.49/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,172	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	749	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,311	5
Heifers	800–850	Small 1	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	852	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,448	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,059	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,012	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,097	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,003	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,250	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	232.46/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,255	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,514	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1

This sale against other markets

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