Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 239, Heifers 213, Bulls 35)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.29/cwt on 84 head, up $11.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −58.59 against this barn's trailing median of $458.88.

Average price

$400.29

▲ 11.38 vs prior sale

84 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.34

vs VA average

−14.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	404.86	2,276	77
Medium and Large 2	551	350.00	1,929	7thin

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.08, low $330.45, median $458.88 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale84 hd

400.29

—

VA average8 barns · 304 hd

383.96

+16.34

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

−14.69

This barn, trailing median10 sales

458.88

−58.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

58 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	334.96/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,556	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	407.34/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,293	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	349.32/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,663	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	312.52/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	766	352.67/cwt	352.50–353.00	2,701	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	673	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	284.00/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	309.71/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,973	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	432.86/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,030	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	319.69/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,781	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	369.03/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,428	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	343.81/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	254.55/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	521	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	296.17/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,763	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	170.66/cwt	100.00–240.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	749	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,464	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	756	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	619	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	388.70/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1

How this sale compares

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.

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