Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 153, Bulls 69)

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 $223.83/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$223.83

189 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$52.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	237.18	1,407	125
Medium and Large 1-2	748	203.57	1,522	44
Medium and Large 3	467	186.33	870	6thin
Medium and Large 2	621	184.34	1,144	14thin

One grade step is worth $52.84/cwt here — about $263 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 sale189 hd

223.83

—

VA average11 barns · 1,532 hd

214.06

+9.77

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

66 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 2	—	420	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,402	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.65/cwt	130.00–240.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	235.54/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,048	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,220	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	452	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	675	237.90/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,606	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	720	220.84/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	457	266.06/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	574	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	767	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	591	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	874	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	215.88/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,402	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	253.59/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,169	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	719	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	623	244.20/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	601	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,034	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	979	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.85/cwt	131.00–180.00	842	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	665	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,250	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	722	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	490	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	468	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	599	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,183	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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