Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 149, Heifers 138, Bulls 33)

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 $203.51/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$203.51

149 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$103.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.27

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	218.59	1,229	46
Medium and Large 1-2	666	203.21	1,354	84
Medium and Large 2	580	174.58	1,012	17thin
Medium and Large 3	558	115.00	641	2thin

One grade step is worth $103.59/cwt here — about $588 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 sale149 hd

203.51

—

VA average10 barns · 1,116 hd

183.24

+20.27

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,029	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	169.33/cwt	168.00–173.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.83/cwt	120.00–157.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	468	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	896	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	787	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	580	187.65/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,088	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	167.42/cwt	120.00–218.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,480	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,284	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	547	226.36/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	758	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,351	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	548	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,228	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,404	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	852	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	659	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	923	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	554	181.43/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,005	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	454	180.74/cwt	180.00–181.00	821	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.41/cwt	72.50–200.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	892	4

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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