Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 172, Heifers 128, Bulls 31)

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 $157.03/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$157.03

170 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$73.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

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	162.97	1,057	66
Medium and Large 2-3	690	157.81	1,088	53
Medium and Large 2	551	155.18	855	33
Medium and Large 1-2	800	144.00	1,152	9thin
Medium and Large 3	512	133.63	684	8thin
Small 1	920	89.00	819	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.97/cwt here — about $238 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 sale170 hd

157.03

—

VA average11 barns · 1,545 hd

163.32

−6.29

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

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,131	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,136	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	115.33/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	998	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	879	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,081	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	129.55/cwt	109.00–136.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	525	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	395	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	138.34/cwt	101.00–143.00	771	31
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	132.34/cwt	131.00–135.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	111.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	137.85/cwt	136.00–142.00	871	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	124.75/cwt	116.00–127.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	121.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Steers	Small 1	—	920	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	470	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	131.83/cwt	119.00–134.00	638	19

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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