Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 205, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.48/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$137.48

203 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$40.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

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	653	146.00	953	22
Medium and Large 1	603	143.59	866	104
Medium and Large 2	523	129.94	679	66
Small 1	498	110.00	548	6thin
Medium and Large 3	533	105.40	562	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.60/cwt here — about $391 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 sale203 hd

137.48

—

VA average10 barns · 1,498 hd

148.92

−11.44

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 1	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	612	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	659	157.23/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,036	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	543	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	175.46/cwt	168.00–183.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	562	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	983	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	712	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	119.39/cwt	111.00–126.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	184.16/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,018	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	701	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	638	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	183.41/cwt	141.00–192.00	862	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	977	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	161.08/cwt	158.00–162.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.08/cwt	142.00–146.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	113.36/cwt	107.00–115.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	611	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	904	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	493	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.50/cwt	125.00–129.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	235	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	980	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.97/cwt	130.00–149.50	674	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	570	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	788	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	517	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	623	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	778	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	571	182.09/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	129.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	709	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	104.63/cwt	91.00–118.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	120.38/cwt	94.00–132.00	516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	172.24/cwt	151.00–176.00	634	14
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	630	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	125.12/cwt	125.00–126.00	805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	144.21/cwt	135.00–150.00	539	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 →