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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, May 20

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← May 6May 20Jun 17 →

Receipts

416 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 394▲ 156 vs year ago 260 · +60.0%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 162, Bulls 37)*

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 $411.54/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −43.38 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$411.54

99 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$66.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.32

vs VA average

+33.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	416.93	2,262	91
Medium and Large 2	557	350.17	1,950	8thin

One grade step is worth $66.76/cwt here — about $311 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 sale99 hd

411.54

—

VA average8 barns · 487 hd

378.21

+33.32

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+33.49

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−43.38

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

51 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	425.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,392	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,470	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	368.40/cwt	240.00–400.00	1,400	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	355.41/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,553	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	461	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,936	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,940	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	510	436.06/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,224	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	397.79/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,108	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	556	428.55/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,383	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	350.17/cwt	160.00–385.00	1,950	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	398.55/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,256	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	614	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,333	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	301.33/cwt	190.00–320.00	1,932	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,148	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,415	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Natural	973	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,530	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,545	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,017	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	356.28/cwt	250.00–383.00	1,389	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,576	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	447	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,676	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,663	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	527	321.07/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,692	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,778	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	327.78/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,809	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	554	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,884	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	159.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	911	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,959	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,477	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,770	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	330.10/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,594	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,594	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	287.01/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,596	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	319.63/cwt	255.00–335.00	1,780	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	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 May 20, 2025

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

Receipts 416Last week 394Year ago 260

*State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 162, Bulls 37)*

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
2	350–400	363	405.00	405.00
11	450–500	462	420.00	420.00
10	500–550	530	350.00–410.00	397.79
32	550–600	566	395.00–405.00	398.55
19	650–700	651	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	743	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	768	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
14	1000–1050	1,018	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	420.00–430.00	425.81
5	350–400	380	240.00–400.00	368.40
6	400–450	437	350.00–385.00	355.41
8	550–600	557	160.00–385.00	350.17
7	600–650	641	190.00–320.00	301.33
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	420.00	420.00
7	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	510	435.00–445.00	436.06
21	550–600	556	425.00–430.00	428.55
10	600–650	614	380.00	380.00
12	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
2	950–1000	973	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	370.00	370.00
24	450–500	462	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
33	550–600	552	295.00–330.00	327.78
7	650–700	664	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	935	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	447	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	527	305.00–330.00	321.07
17	550–600	554	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	325.00	325.00
11	350–400	390	250.00–383.00	356.28
16	400–450	433	364.00	364.00
8	500–550	543	327.50	327.50
2	700–750	720	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	570	155.00–165.00	159.87
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	448	395.00	395.00
9	550–600	557	255.00–335.00	319.63
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	483	310.00–350.00	330.10
7	550–600	556	240.00–295.00	287.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	320.00	320.00

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.