Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 105, Heifers 114, Bulls 38)

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 $151.17/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$151.17

113 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$638

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$119.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

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	533	169.50	903	26
Medium and Large 1	505	161.88	818	41
Medium and Large 2	520	140.94	733	32
Medium and Large 3	501	119.03	596	12thin
Medium and Large 4	530	50.00	265	2thin

One grade step is worth $119.50/cwt here — about $638 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 sale113 hd

151.17

—

VA average7 barns · 1,299 hd

150.57

+0.60

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

64 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	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	176.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	666	6
Steers	Small 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Small 1	—	375	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	203	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	491	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	530	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	782	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,384	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	678	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,292	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	575	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	706	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	436	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	643	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,273	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	423	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	700	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.79/cwt	145.00–165.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	114.44/cwt	110.00–121.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	134.08/cwt	90.00–160.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	150.86/cwt	150.00–151.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	121.17/cwt	110.00–132.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.83/cwt	101.00–110.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	462	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	591	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	606	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	957	4

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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