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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, Mar 5

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Feb 19Mar 5Mar 19 →

Receipts

457 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 191▲ 457 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 280, Bulls 44)

Value Added and Most 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 $419.57/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +66.54 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$419.57

122 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$106.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.62

vs VA average

−1.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	431.07	2,244	84
Medium and Large 1-2	567	408.76	2,317	26
Medium and Large 2	544	375.00	2,040	9thin
Medium and Large 3	595	325.00	1,934	3thin

One grade step is worth $106.07/cwt here — about $310 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 sale122 hd

419.57

—

VA average7 barns · 668 hd

393.95

+25.62

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−1.39

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

+66.54

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

78 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	445.23/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,425	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,293	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	438	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,212	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	455	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,389	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	541.25/cwt	445.00–550.00	2,490	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,424	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,613	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	415.29/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,160	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	529	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,671	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,207	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,272	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	454.39/cwt	390.00–460.00	2,572	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	567	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,835	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,769	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	589	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,004	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,094	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,752	2
Steers	650–700	Small 1	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,848	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	679	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,191	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,303	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	306.75/cwt	265.00–320.00	2,405	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3Value Added	798	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,514	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Small 2	175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	350	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,504	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Natural	449	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,065	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,108	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	442.88/cwt	375.00–448.00	2,086	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	491	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,013	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	513	441.57/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,265	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,272	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,040	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	361.40/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,064	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	583	401.74/cwt	340.00–415.00	2,342	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	644	368.12/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,371	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,165	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,971	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,464	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,539	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3Natural	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,359	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	964	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,651	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 3	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,030	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,765	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	449.68/cwt	415.00–485.00	1,938	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	436.59/cwt	270.00–450.00	1,991	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,067	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,385	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,402	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	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

Thu Mar 5, 2026

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

Receipts 457Last week 191Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 280, Bulls 44)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	525.00	525.00
9	550–600	589	510.00	510.00
10	650–700	679	470.00	470.00
3	700–750	745	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	585.00	585.00
12	450–500	460	445.00–550.00	541.25
2	500–550	520	400.00–430.00	415.29
13	550–600	566	390.00–460.00	454.39
2	600–650	625	400.00	400.00
6	650–700	678	420.00	420.00
2	700–750	743	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	530.00	530.00
6	600–650	638	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	505.00	505.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	798	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	430.00–460.00	445.23
6	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	545	405.00	405.00
10	550–600	561	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	640	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
4	750–800	784	265.00–320.00	306.75
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	505.00	505.00
5	550–600	567	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	491	410.00	410.00
16	550–600	583	340.00–415.00	401.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	541	420.00	420.00
6	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
10	950–1000	964	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
9	350–400	376	400.00	400.00
15	450–500	471	375.00–448.00	442.88
11	550–600	571	325.00–365.00	361.40
7	650–700	668	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	925	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
25	750–800	758	325.00	325.00
5	800–850	801	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
73	500–550	513	437.50–450.00	441.57
24	600–650	644	367.50–370.00	368.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
11	450–500	451	467.50	467.50
9	500–550	544	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
12	650–700	656	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	810	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	431	415.00–485.00	449.68
4	500–550	544	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	645	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
14	450–500	456	270.00–450.00	436.59
6	550–600	589	405.00	405.00
3	650–700	658	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00

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.