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

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

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 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −16.18 against this barn's trailing median of $359.60.

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

−8.18 vs national

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.16, low $317.32, median $359.60 across 11 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 sale51 hd

343.42

—

VA average7 barns · 298 hd

347.48

−4.06

National average142 barns · 4,915 hd

351.60

−8.18

This barn, trailing median11 sales

359.60

−16.18

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

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.

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