Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 266, Bulls 47)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.36/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$176.36

266 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$110.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	183.99	1,055	184
Medium and Large 1-2	641	178.00	1,140	16thin
Medium and Large 2	488	168.25	821	28
Small 2	245	159.00	390	1thin
Medium and Large 3	405	151.19	612	31
Small 1	385	145.00	558	3thin
Medium and Large 4	627	73.00	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $110.99/cwt here — about $598 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 sale266 hd

176.36

—

VA average8 barns · 2,041 hd

183.80

−7.43

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

71 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	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	495	250.43/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,240	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	566	246.52/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,395	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	508	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,346	5
Steers	Small 1	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	129.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	542	185.80/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,275	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	232.47/cwt	150.00–249.00	1,039	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	232.13/cwt	220.00–234.00	887	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	241.83/cwt	131.00–249.00	1,095	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	235.12/cwt	187.00–240.00	1,103	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	640	223.50/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,430	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	557	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,520	16
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,097	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	180.75/cwt	166.00–196.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	779	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	792	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	627	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	502	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	146.12/cwt	140.00–153.00	520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	101.00–159.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	178.43/cwt	150.00–180.00	969	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	139.99/cwt	125.00–147.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	153.03/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	760	7
Heifers	Small 2	—	245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,121	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	181.96/cwt	181.00–194.00	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	951	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	468	195.12/cwt	194.00–197.00	913	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	641	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,218	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	703	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,183	3

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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