Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 137, Bulls 48)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Some Natural cattle Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.48/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$163.48

167 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$892

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$138.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	171.35	1,107	120
Medium and Large 1-2	680	156.08	1,062	25
Medium and Large 2	616	137.63	848	17thin
Medium and Large 3	610	117.00	714	2thin
Small 2	385	115.00	443	1thin
Small 1	395	115.00	454	1thin
Medium and Large 4	650	33.00	215	1thin

One grade step is worth $138.35/cwt here — about $892 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 sale167 hd

163.48

—

VA average9 barns · 1,403 hd

165.10

−1.62

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

63 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	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	773	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,036	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,082	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	661	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,124	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	893	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	578	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,104	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	703	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	970	3
Steers	Small 2	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	917	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.12/cwt	131.00–147.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	927	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	72	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	885	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	106.02/cwt	96.00–111.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	702	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	737	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	835	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	771	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,072	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.97/cwt	101.00–107.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	650	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	215	1
Steers	Small 1	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	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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