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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Mar 4

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Feb 4Mar 4Mar 18 →

Receipts

802 head

▲ 429 vs last sale 373▼ 83 vs year ago 885 · −9.4%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 426, Bulls 60)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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 $281.35/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −71.69 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$281.35

112 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$27.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.90

vs VA average

−23.67 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	287.83	1,608	54
Medium and Large 2	534	277.41	1,482	20
Medium and Large 1	545	276.88	1,509	32
Medium and Large 3	567	260.00	1,474	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.83/cwt here — about $133 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 sale112 hd

281.35

—

VA average8 barns · 739 hd

266.45

+14.90

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−23.67

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

−71.69

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

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,274	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,551	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	528	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,758	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	293.62/cwt	261.00–299.00	1,630	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	556	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,779	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,810	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,697	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,752	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,794	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	648	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,866	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,837	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	662	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,999	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,985	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,011	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	676	312.13/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,110	52
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Natural	688	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,754	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	757	278.36/cwt	276.00–281.00	2,107	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	757	264.16/cwt	244.00–271.00	2,000	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	235.34/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,784	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,953	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,844	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	816	246.79/cwt	241.00–249.00	2,014	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	227.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	2,004	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,127	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,289	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 3	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	288.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	765	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	292.47/cwt	225.00–310.00	822	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	307.90/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,038	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	346	270.83/cwt	270.00–280.00	937	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,197	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	260.03/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,061	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	418	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,313	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	263.90/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,135	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,372	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	296.65/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,376	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,287	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Natural	519	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,557	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	529	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,529	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	266.46/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,426	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,444	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,612	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	560	286.55/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,605	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,619	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,430	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	634	261.63/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,659	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,604	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,663	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,628	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	660	258.76/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,708	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	661	258.70/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,710	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,693	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	718	257.41/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,848	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,721	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	734	255.39/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,875	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	201.27/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,546	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,705	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,357	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	1,073	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,824	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	267	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	668	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	282.63/cwt	265.00–300.00	927	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	349	320.31/cwt	280.00–326.00	1,118	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,181	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	320.54/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,455	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	255.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,240	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,489	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	267.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,511	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,727	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Receipts 802Last week 373Year ago 885

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 426, Bulls 60)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	642	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	150.00	150.00
4	250–300	265	285.00–290.00	288.75
11	300–350	346	270.00–280.00	270.83
4	400–450	430	257.50–285.00	263.90
3	450–500	468	275.00	275.00
6	550–600	567	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	556	290.00	290.00
27	650–700	677	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	793	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	289.00	289.00
20	650–700	660	255.00–260.00	258.76
10	700–750	718	257.00–258.00	257.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	560	286.00–287.00	286.55
23	600–650	634	259.00–265.00	261.63
55	650–700	661	256.00–263.00	258.70
31	700–750	734	255.00–257.00	255.39
3	1050–1100	1,073	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	519	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	374	320.00	320.00
21	450–500	464	290.00–297.00	296.65
14	500–550	549	263.00	263.00
5	600–650	639	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	720	239.00	239.00
5	750–800	768	190.00–204.00	201.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	225.00–310.00	292.47
8	300–350	337	290.00–312.00	307.90
2	400–450	408	255.00–265.00	260.03
31	450–500	459	299.00	299.00
9	500–550	535	245.00–269.00	266.46
3	550–600	572	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
10	650–700	654	249.00	249.00
4	750–800	775	135.00	135.00
2	800–850	848	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	418	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	463	335.00	335.00
23	550–600	567	309.00	309.00
5	600–650	643	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	795	232.00	232.00
3	850–900	879	224.00–230.00	227.97
2	900–950	933	228.00	228.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
8	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
14	550–600	555	261.00–299.00	293.62
4	650–700	656	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	758	235.00–236.00	235.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	560	303.00	303.00
7	650–700	666	302.00	302.00
7	750–800	778	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	557	325.00	325.00
23	650–700	664	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	528	333.00	333.00
7	600–650	648	288.00	288.00
5	650–700	662	302.00	302.00
12	750–800	757	244.00–271.00	264.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	556	320.00	320.00
52	650–700	676	308.00–315.00	312.13
36	750–800	757	276.00–281.00	278.36
15	800–850	816	241.00–249.00	246.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
8	300–350	349	280.00–326.00	320.31
5	450–500	485	250.00–280.00	255.69
8	550–600	562	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	658	260.00–265.00	262.49
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	250.00	250.00
4	300–350	328	265.00–300.00	282.63
2	550–600	565	260.00–275.00	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	369	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
9	450–500	454	318.00–321.00	320.54
2	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	633	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00

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.