Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 151, Bulls 48)

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 $171.09/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$171.09

157 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$848

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

$129.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	180.77	1,171	93
Medium and Large 2	547	172.49	944	39
Medium and Large 1-2	946	141.18	1,336	22
Medium and Large 3-4	435	83.00	361	2thin
Medium and Large 3	635	51.00	324	1thin

One grade step is worth $129.77/cwt here — about $848 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 sale157 hd

171.09

—

VA average8 barns · 995 hd

165.31

+5.78

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

58 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	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	435	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	912	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,281	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	594	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	692	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,361	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	204.69/cwt	190.00–206.00	993	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	195.09/cwt	188.00–202.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,091	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	138.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	816	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,297	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.84/cwt	167.00–172.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	949	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,224	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	822	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,060	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	646	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	118.56/cwt	116.00–126.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	455	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	96	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	679	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,246	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	819	11

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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