Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Grade Feeder Cattle (Steers 166, Heifers 195, Bulls 74)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.47/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$188.47

195 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$72.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

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	539	211.00	1,137	5thin
Medium and Large 1	496	198.59	985	116
Medium and Large 2	495	180.51	893	56
Medium and Large 3	494	141.88	701	17thin
Small 1	560	139.00	778	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.00/cwt here — about $359 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 sale195 hd

188.47

—

VA average10 barns · 1,672 hd

192.23

−3.76

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

70 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 1-2Value Added	—	539	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	199.08/cwt	147.00–211.00	922	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	553	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,405	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	556	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	474	217.14/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,029	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	197.92/cwt	180.00–201.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	813	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	534	205.27/cwt	172.00–246.00	1,096	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	233.69/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,070	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.22/cwt	151.00–170.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	240.59/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,367	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	430	237.41/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,021	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	611	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,326	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,049	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,168	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	222.76/cwt	176.00–227.00	1,185	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	148.34/cwt	120.00–178.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	288	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	839	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,023	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.97/cwt	139.00–151.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	142.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	150.16/cwt	126.00–175.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	204.00/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,102	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	174.21/cwt	130.00–180.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	569	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,184	8

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →