Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 306, Heifers 171, Bulls 28)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.47/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$171.47

302 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$48.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.04

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	620	179.16	1,111	191
Medium and Large 1	715	164.72	1,178	76
Medium and Large 2	547	148.16	811	27
Medium and Large 3	505	130.75	660	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.41/cwt here — about $451 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 sale302 hd

171.47

—

VA average11 barns · 2,147 hd

162.43

+9.04

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

65 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 2	—	730	127.37/cwt	121.00–134.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	962	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	136.34/cwt	110.00–149.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	732	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	791	155.14/cwt	131.00–166.00	1,227	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,068	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	918	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,159	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	934	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	763	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,289	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	660	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,181	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	706	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	689	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,309	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	768	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	661	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	892	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.15/cwt	125.00–139.00	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	507	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	157.63/cwt	130.00–161.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	567	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,055	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	633	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,082	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	562	150.48/cwt	147.00–152.50	846	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	621	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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