Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Livestock, LLC / 2025-12-02

Virginia Livestock, LLC

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Dec 2
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176
Receipts
905 head
▲ 759 vs last sale 146▼ 14 vs year ago 919 · −1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 529, Heifers 314, Bulls 62)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $383.34/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −71.57 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.
Average price
$383.34
107 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$437
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$97.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.07
vs VA average
−45.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560403.822,26368
Medium and Large 1576381.662,1989thin
Medium and Large 2560348.751,95322
Medium and Large 3596306.341,8268thin
One grade step is worth $97.48/cwt here — about $437 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 sale107 hd
383.34
—
VA average5 barns · 243 hd
371.28
+12.07
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−45.81
This barn, trailing median11 sales
454.92
−71.57
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
523454385316median 454.9203/0504/0206/1809/1710/15
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

104 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Natural342405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3857
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2052
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Natural442425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8799
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476340.04/cwt335.00–380.001,6199
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Natural484400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Natural485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0379
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1839
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Natural532413.77/cwt410.00–425.002,20115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560348.75/cwt300.00–360.001,95322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576381.66/cwt380.00–395.002,1989
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Natural577398.14/cwt380.00–410.002,29744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3596306.34/cwt260.00–315.001,8268
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Natural614380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,33312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Natural634372.59/cwt370.00–375.002,36219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636290.56/cwt220.00–300.001,8488
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1647350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Natural668392.69/cwt389.00–395.002,62341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3159
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689363.42/cwt325.00–385.002,50422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Natural690348.67/cwt345.00–355.002,4068
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2721253.65/cwt205.00–300.001,8294
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,54140
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Natural730342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,49713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3733
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Natural746345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,57411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763272.41/cwt245.00–300.002,0782
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3763260.67/cwt220.00–275.001,9894
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Natural764330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,52115
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6104
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added793320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5386
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Natural826328.73/cwt325.00–333.002,71524
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,82062
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827324.99/cwt300.00–329.002,6887
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4065
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Natural892305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7213
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Natural915315.52/cwt305.00–319.002,88724
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,006200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,01210
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,030215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2151
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Natural1,057255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6953
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,190210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4991
Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 11,395205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,8601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Small 1240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3Natural315360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1344
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0865
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Natural406360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438170.00/cwt170.00–170.007453
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3451225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0159
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468297.28/cwt250.00–315.001,39114
Heifers450–500Small 1475225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5579
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Natural522365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9055
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Natural526356.89/cwt330.00–380.001,87718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528188.80/cwt155.00–200.009974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,61725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Natural559370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0688
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3569192.90/cwt140.00–230.001,0986
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7709
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added587345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,02518
Heifers600–650Small 1615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6005
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,77412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Natural656313.69/cwt305.00–320.002,05849
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,62212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,33445
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Natural730271.00/cwt245.00–285.001,97811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3759175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3284
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1284
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Natural855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3098
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3918195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7904
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1441300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3238
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4284
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520245.82/cwt160.00–330.001,2782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2552300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6568
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585254.82/cwt195.00–275.001,4914
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1634300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9028
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8623
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7023
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1741255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8904
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3818165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3503
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Bulls900–950Small 1936137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2874
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7761

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.