Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 140, Bulls 37)

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 $172.92/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$172.92

220 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$761

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

$108.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	645	176.66	1,139	44
Medium and Large 1	644	175.18	1,127	84
Medium and Large 1-2	758	172.37	1,306	88
Small 1	568	106.00	602	3thin
Medium and Large 3	555	68.00	377	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.66/cwt here — about $761 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

172.92

—

VA average8 barns · 1,007 hd

173.16

−0.24

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

65 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	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	151.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	140.15/cwt	130.00–161.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	589	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	165.37/cwt	141.00–178.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	646	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	166.39/cwt	156.00–170.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,151	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	377	1
Steers	Small 1	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,312	27
Steers	Small 1	—	735	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	174.66/cwt	157.00–189.00	999	14
Steers	Small 1	—	335	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	173.91/cwt	133.00–191.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,081	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	674	184.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,244	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	799	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	891	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	748	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	554	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	936	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	662	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,086	25
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	128.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	149.86/cwt	148.00–152.00	964	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	789	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	138.58/cwt	138.00–147.00	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,416	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,082	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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