Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 157, Bulls 53)

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 $388.91/cwt on 41 head, up $58.46 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 9 comparable sales and sits −73.94 against this barn's trailing median of $462.85.

Average price

$388.91

▲ 58.46 vs prior sale

41 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$86.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs VA average

−14.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	406.62	2,248	25
Medium and Large 1-2	581	375.00	2,179	12thin
Medium and Large 2	574	320.00	1,837	4thin

One grade step is worth $86.62/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.08, low $330.45, median $462.85 across 9 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 sale41 hd

388.91

—

VA average9 barns · 411 hd

381.35

+7.57

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−14.45

This barn, trailing median9 sales

462.85

−73.94

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

66 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	650–700	655	357.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	296.15/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	375.24/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	543	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	374.15/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,383	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	581	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	450–500	479	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	339.49/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,839	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,507	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,658	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	287.04/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,867	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,659	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	306.26/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	303.78/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,047	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	354	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,257	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	306.69/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	400.39/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	172.15/cwt	160.00–185.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	400–450	403	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	900	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	643	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	779	314.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	509	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,020	2

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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