Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

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 class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.34/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −83.21 against this barn's trailing median of $466.56.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	403.82	2,263	68
Medium and Large 1	576	381.66	2,198	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	348.75	1,953	22
Medium and Large 3	596	306.34	1,826	8thin

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.08, low $427.25, median $466.56 across 8 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 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 median8 sales

466.56

−83.21

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	656	313.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,058	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,315	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,190	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	300–350	342	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,385	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	340.04/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	290.56/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	348.75/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,953	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	253.65/cwt	205.00–300.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,617	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	818	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	297.28/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,391	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	596	306.34/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	260.67/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	759	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	918	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	400–450	406	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,015	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	254.82/cwt	195.00–275.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Small 1	900–950	936	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	192.90/cwt	140.00–230.00	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	188.80/cwt	155.00–200.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	826	328.73/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,715	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	381.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	324.99/cwt	300.00–329.00	2,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	272.41/cwt	245.00–300.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	245.82/cwt	160.00–330.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	764	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,521	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	793	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,025	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	634	372.59/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,362	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	442	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	450–500	484	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	363.42/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,504	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	559	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,006	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,012	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,820	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,541	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	668	392.69/cwt	389.00–395.00	2,623	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	577	398.14/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,297	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700–750	746	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	614	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,333	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	526	356.89/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,877	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	532	413.77/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,201	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	900–950	915	315.52/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,887	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	730	271.00/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	690	348.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	730	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,497	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	892	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	522	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	1050–1100	1,057	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	45

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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