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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Thu, Aug 20

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Aug 6Aug 20Sep 17 →

Receipts

229 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 155▲ 229 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 86, Heifers 113, Bulls 30)

Value Added and 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 $343.42/cwt on 51 head, down $16.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 12 comparable sales and sits −9.61 against this barn's trailing median of $353.04.

Average price

$343.42

▼ 16.18 vs prior sale

51 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$81.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs VA average

−7.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	361.96	2,085	38
Medium and Large 1	584	293.33	1,712	9thin
Medium and Large 2	566	280.00	1,585	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.96/cwt here — about $500 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale51 hd

343.42

—

VA average7 barns · 298 hd

347.48

−4.06

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−7.50

This barn, trailing median12 sales

353.04

−9.61

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

48 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,458	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,793	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,918	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	633	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,285	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,239	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,230	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	711	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,517	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	229.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,805	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	865	282.45/cwt	245.00–291.00	2,443	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	180.17/cwt	165.00–205.00	1,746	4
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,087	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,170	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,048	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,268	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	977	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	303.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,428	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	476	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,618	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	563	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,914	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,585	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	576	361.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,085	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,604	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	616	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,971	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	674	310.06/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,090	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Natural	678	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,966	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,743	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,548	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	937	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,687	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,365	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,252	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	332.33/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,515	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,591	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	552	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,297	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,821	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,057	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	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 Aug 20, 2026

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Receipts 229Last week 155Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 86, Heifers 113, Bulls 30)

Value Added and 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
10	300–350	343	425.00	425.00
10	450–500	454	395.00	395.00
9	550–600	556	345.00	345.00
5	600–650	649	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	708	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	785	220.00–240.00	229.94
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00
4	950–1000	969	165.00–205.00	180.17
1	1050–1100	1,070	195.00	195.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	711	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	865	245.00–291.00	282.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	594	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	774	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	340.00	340.00
17	650–700	674	295.00–325.00	310.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	678	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
38	550–600	576	350.00–365.00	361.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	255.00	255.00
5	450–500	470	300.00–320.00	303.91
4	550–600	566	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	658	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	758	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	937	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	616	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	456	270.00–340.00	332.33
7	550–600	556	327.50	327.50
2	650–700	653	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	870	235.00	235.00

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.