Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 794, Heifers 359, Bulls 62)

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 $172.25/cwt on 790 head.

Average price

$172.25

790 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$641

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

$55.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

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	697	177.09	1,233	235
Medium and Large 1	686	173.18	1,188	403
Medium and Large 2-3	549	168.75	926	52
Medium and Large 2	500	163.11	815	89
Small 1	520	131.75	685	4thin
Medium and Large 3	487	121.57	592	7thin

One grade step is worth $55.52/cwt here — about $641 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 sale790 hd

172.25

—

VA average10 barns · 2,153 hd

170.13

+2.12

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

98 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 1Value Added	—	819	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,294	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	722	5
Steers	Small 1	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	538	170.34/cwt	110.00–176.00	916	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	556	201.81/cwt	197.00–203.00	1,122	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	178.87/cwt	135.00–183.00	995	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,230	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	172.92/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	148.70/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,298	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	531	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	945	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	166.52/cwt	129.00–185.00	899	3
Steers	Small 1	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,463	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,344	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	808	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	887	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,286	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	188.94/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,130	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,212	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	677	177.04/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	568	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	943	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	550	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	662	182.49/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,208	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	615	195.86/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,205	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	732	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,259	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	775	171.87/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,332	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	715	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,276	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	157.92/cwt	149.00–176.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	828	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	498	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	133.03/cwt	129.00–145.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	163.30/cwt	163.00–165.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	126.29/cwt	118.00–146.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	748	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.83/cwt	108.00–140.00	651	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	132.15/cwt	115.00–134.00	616	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	769	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	100.94/cwt	93.00–109.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.34/cwt	113.00–117.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	116.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.39/cwt	115.00–126.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	109.96/cwt	107.00–119.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	193.98/cwt	183.00–196.00	908	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	637	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	129.66/cwt	121.00–131.00	832	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	146.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	933	1
Steers	Small 1	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,050	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	142.84/cwt	139.00–151.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	542	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	656	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.17/cwt	148.00–162.00	644	2

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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