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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Apr 1Apr 15May 6 →

Receipts

302 head

▼ 321 vs last sale 623▼ 405 vs year ago 707 · −57.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 114, Bulls 40)

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 $362.03/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −92.88 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$362.03

59 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

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

$91.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

vs VA average

−2.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	366.70	2,070	56
Medium and Large 2	550	275.00	1,513	3thin

One grade step is worth $91.70/cwt here — about $558 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 sale59 hd

362.03

—

VA average11 barns · 580 hd

355.58

+6.46

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−2.73

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−92.88

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

62 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,492	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,546	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	345.47/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,603	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,860	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	547	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,860	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	569	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,134	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,099	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,953	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	727	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,854	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,229	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Natural	809	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,095	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	848	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,120	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 3	160	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	576	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	731	2
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	349	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,152	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,183	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	291.70/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,289	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,696	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,758	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	591	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,773	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	197.87/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,217	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,804	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	768	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,920	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Natural	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,888	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Natural	916	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,924	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	959	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,196	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,004	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,199	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 4	190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	285	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,280	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,220	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,686	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,466	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Receipts 302Last week 623Year ago 707

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 114, Bulls 40)

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
7	1000–1050	1,004	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	633	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
20	550–600	567	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
7	900–950	916	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	360.00	360.00
2	200–250	215	335.00–345.00	339.88
2	350–400	388	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	575	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	349	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	442	275.00–300.00	291.70
2	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	615	175.00–220.00	197.87
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	843	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	591	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	768	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	959	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	351	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	448	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	464	305.00–360.00	345.47
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	651	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	770	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	809	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	483	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
30	700–750	743	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
6	700–750	727	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	547	340.00	340.00
45	550–600	569	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	636	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	848	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	383	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
8	550–600	562	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	542	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	653	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	733	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	345.00	345.00

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.