Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 164, Heifers 94, Bulls 25)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.84/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$167.84

163 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$642

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$74.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	175.03	1,082	92
Medium and Large 1-2	834	166.49	1,389	45
Medium and Large 2	575	151.70	872	21
Medium and Large 3	893	119.00	1,063	4thin
Small 1	435	101.00	439	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.03/cwt here — about $642 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 sale163 hd

167.84

—

VA average11 barns · 1,377 hd

170.80

−2.96

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

46 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	—	395	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	596	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	675	169.92/cwt	163.50–179.00	1,147	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,459	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	902	5
Steers	Small 1	—	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	568	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,076	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	734	167.65/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,231	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	616	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	893	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.31/cwt	131.00–150.00	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	142.33/cwt	128.00–157.00	894	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	866	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,533	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	568	151.09/cwt	150.00–152.00	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	847	8

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 →