Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 175, Bulls 51)

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 $171.73/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$171.73

218 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$91.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	605	182.85	1,106	33
Medium and Large 1-2	639	181.32	1,159	94
Small and Medium 1	652	165.00	1,076	5thin
Medium and Large 1	768	158.86	1,221	83
Medium and Large 3	533	129.00	688	2thin
Small 1	730	91.00	664	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.85/cwt here — about $441 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 sale218 hd

171.73

—

VA average10 barns · 1,644 hd

167.73

+4.00

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

69 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 3	—	338	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	664	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	976	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	484	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	895	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	659	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.53/cwt	159.00–165.00	755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	669	183.74/cwt	136.00–189.00	1,229	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	872	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,016	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1Natural	—	652	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	492	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	994	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	155.33/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,475	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	721	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	993	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	793	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,301	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	638	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,193	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	768	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,298	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	597	167.61/cwt	141.00–194.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	154.15/cwt	154.00–155.00	866	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	758	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	146.99/cwt	121.00–157.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	116.76/cwt	91.00–130.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	681	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	587	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	637	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	142.88/cwt	121.00–150.00	910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Steers	Small 1	—	730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	947	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	561	166.44/cwt	159.00–168.00	934	51

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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