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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, Apr 2

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Mar 19Apr 2Apr 16 →

Receipts

511 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 471▲ 511 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 155, Heifers 286, Bulls 70)

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 $382.35/cwt on 33 head, up $7.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 12 comparable sales and sits +29.31 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$382.35

▲ 7.89 vs prior sale

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,362

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

$262.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

vs VA average

−40.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	422.92	2,210	12thin
Medium and Large 1	550	370.31	2,037	8thin
Medium and Large 2	554	368.33	2,041	12thin
Medium and Large 3	530	160.00	848	1thin

One grade step is worth $262.92/cwt here — about $1,362 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 sale33 hd

382.35

—

VA average9 barns · 427 hd

389.82

−7.48

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−40.84

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

+29.31

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	338	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,656	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,178	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	492.83/cwt	420.00–510.00	2,144	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	473	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,507	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,448	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	578	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,746	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,574	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	621	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,981	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	324.88/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,024	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	376.90/cwt	340.00–415.00	2,356	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,667	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,844	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,738	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	671	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,885	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,268	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	907	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,721	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	928	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,645	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,085	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,092	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,363	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,766	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,867	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,932	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	224.85/cwt	200.00–250.00	962	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	436	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,071	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,107	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,153	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,987	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,264	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	335.00/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,725	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	370.31/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,037	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,108	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,261	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,184	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,488	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Natural	706	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,436	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	720	363.44/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,617	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	356.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,574	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,038	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	248	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,203	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,026	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,287	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	391.94/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,842	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	383.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,821	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,149	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,259	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	313.32/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,968	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,117	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 3	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Receipts 511Last week 471Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 286, Bulls 70)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	420.00–510.00	492.83
1	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	623	315.00–335.00	324.88
2	650–700	680	400.00	400.00
3	900–950	928	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	420.00	420.00
32	650–700	688	475.00	475.00
3	900–950	907	300.00	300.00
5	1050–1100	1,085	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	473	530.00	530.00
34	550–600	578	475.00	475.00
7	600–650	621	480.00	480.00
9	650–700	671	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	595.00	595.00
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	538	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	585	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	625	340.00–415.00	376.90
3	650–700	652	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	639	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	490.00	490.00
3	700–750	730	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	431	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	470	375.00–410.00	391.94
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	551	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	683	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	380.00–385.00	383.32
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	628	310.00–320.00	313.32
3	750–800	795	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	380	550.00	550.00
10	400–450	444	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
11	550–600	555	407.00	407.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	439	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	515	310.00–360.00	335.00
10	550–600	562	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	885	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	436	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	428	200.00–250.00	224.85
3	450–500	473	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	720	355.00–370.00	363.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	359	520.00	520.00
29	450–500	462	466.00	466.00
8	550–600	550	355.00–372.50	370.31
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	672	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	603	375.00	375.00
47	700–750	722	345.00–360.00	356.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	485.00	485.00
2	700–750	728	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	503	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
12	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
35	650–700	691	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	706	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.