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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Mar 18

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Mar 4Mar 18Apr 1 →

Receipts

265 head

▼ 537 vs last sale 802▼ 181 vs year ago 446 · −40.6%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 123, Bulls 33)

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 $260.27/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −92.76 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$260.27

22 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.60

vs VA average

−54.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	300.00	1,656	3thin
Medium and Large 1	580	263.00	1,525	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	245.00	1,330	6thin
Medium and Large 3	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $556 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

260.27

—

VA average11 barns · 767 hd

282.88

−22.60

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−54.31

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

−92.76

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

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	378.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,724	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Natural	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	488	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,903	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,920	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,901	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	313.00/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,803	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,937	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	642	319.95/cwt	319.00–324.00	2,054	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	673	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,120	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,929	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,110	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,085	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Natural	873	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,008	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,679	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,115	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	301.63/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,016	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	231.83/cwt	185.00–260.00	886	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,270	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,244	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	446	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,115	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,299	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,180	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,330	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	552	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,656	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,525	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	603	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,737	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	662	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,701	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	688	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,864	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	703	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,940	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	829	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,824	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,558	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,500	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	293.74/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,627	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,604	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,688	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,857	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,643	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	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 18, 2025

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

Receipts 265Last week 802Year ago 446

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 123, Bulls 33)

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
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
10	450–500	455	370.00–380.00	378.91
4	550–600	558	344.00	344.00
2	600–650	633	306.00	306.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	758	270.00–280.00	275.02
1	1100–1150	1,115	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	576	290.00–321.00	313.00
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	940	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
8	850–900	873	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	571	333.00	333.00
10	650–700	689	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	730	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	390.00	390.00
26	600–650	642	319.00–324.00	319.95
9	650–700	673	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	185.00–260.00	231.83
7	400–450	446	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	257.00	257.00
6	700–750	703	276.00	276.00
5	800–850	829	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	438	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	464	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	543	245.00	245.00
6	650–700	657	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	730	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	250.00–325.00	301.63
7	400–450	429	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	470	251.00	251.00
12	550–600	580	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	300.00	300.00
29	650–700	688	271.00	271.00
8	700–750	728	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	603	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	445	337.00	337.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	603	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	657	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	434	359.00	359.00
4	550–600	554	290.00–295.00	293.74
2	600–650	638	291.00	291.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	578	275.00–280.00	277.47

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.