Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 258, 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 $138.18/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$138.18

258 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	139.23	866	159
Medium and Large 1-2	650	138.03	898	39
Medium and Large 2	495	137.79	682	53
Medium and Large 3	563	121.00	681	4thin
Small 2	355	115.00	408	1thin
Small 1	508	114.00	579	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about $287 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 sale258 hd

138.18

—

VA average9 barns · 2,032 hd

142.64

−4.45

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

81 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	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	137.29/cwt	133.00–138.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	914	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,106	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.53/cwt	127.00–143.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,214	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,061	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	637	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,006	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	597	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	134.05/cwt	122.00–146.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	141.96/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	139.19/cwt	124.00–145.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,174	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,229	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	146.57/cwt	129.00–155.00	633	3
Steers	Small 2	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	643	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	863	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	143.63/cwt	138.00–149.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	483	171.97/cwt	165.00–174.00	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	560	173.23/cwt	135.00–180.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	571	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	169.75/cwt	115.00–172.50	939	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,229	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.25/cwt	143.00–145.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	612	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	900	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	139.86/cwt	136.00–147.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	145.09/cwt	124.00–148.00	612	8
Heifers	Small 2	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	771	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	917	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	508	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.96/cwt	158.00–170.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	643	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.69/cwt	138.00–147.00	689	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	166.89/cwt	146.00–171.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.67/cwt	139.00–164.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	554	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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