Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 304, Heifers 358, Bulls 58)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.83/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$140.83

357 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$38.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	149.99	842	131
Medium and Large 1	589	138.14	814	155
Medium and Large 3-4	412	136.50	562	10thin
Medium and Large 2	570	134.76	767	42
Medium and Large 2-3	695	126.00	876	5thin
Medium and Large 3	484	111.57	540	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.42/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale357 hd

140.83

—

VA average7 barns · 1,580 hd

141.15

−0.31

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

91 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	—	555	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,016	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	543	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	661	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	592	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	898	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	564	154.79/cwt	154.00–156.50	873	73
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	568	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,065	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	659	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,213	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,204	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	730	141.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,035	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	782	148.05/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,158	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	936	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,037	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	691	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	861	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	762	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	554	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	954	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	458	167.54/cwt	163.00–184.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	533	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	896	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	473	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	796	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	101.54/cwt	98.00–105.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	405	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.83/cwt	147.00–161.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	373	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	780	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.48/cwt	110.00–142.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	147.66/cwt	147.00–151.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.63/cwt	139.00–145.00	681	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	121.05/cwt	111.00–126.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	762	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	144.71/cwt	144.00–150.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	434	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	662	145.51/cwt	142.00–150.00	963	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	633	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	468	151.68/cwt	148.00–153.00	710	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	759	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	911	6

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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