Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 65, Bulls 49)

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 $181.88/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$181.88

220 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$62.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.53

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	638	185.26	1,182	57
Medium and Large 1	656	182.34	1,196	153
Medium and Large 2	485	159.22	772	9thin
Medium and Large 3	570	123.00	701	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.26/cwt here — about $480 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 sale220 hd

181.88

—

VA average10 barns · 1,503 hd

167.36

+14.53

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

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	128.50/cwt	100.00–157.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.69/cwt	128.00–154.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	704	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	822	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,254	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,385	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	678	178.71/cwt	167.00–189.00	1,212	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	573	200.41/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,148	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	935	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	766	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	594	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,170	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	147.43/cwt	146.00–153.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	145.80/cwt	145.00–146.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	542	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	137.05/cwt	133.00–139.00	873	3

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →