Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 118, Bulls 50)

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 $236.34/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$236.34

183 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$732

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

$131.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

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	557	265.36	1,478	40
Medium and Large 1	601	243.46	1,463	101
Medium and Large 2	551	200.85	1,107	36
Small 1	445	145.00	645	1thin
Medium and Large 3	556	134.20	746	5thin

One grade step is worth $131.16/cwt here — about $732 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 sale183 hd

236.34

—

VA average10 barns · 1,680 hd

232.59

+3.75

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

54 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 1-2Natural	—	557	265.36/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,478	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	471	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,201	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	630	258.47/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,628	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	192.69/cwt	161.00–209.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	229.26/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	222.90/cwt	160.00–243.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	827	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	473	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	534	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	195.92/cwt	181.00–211.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,392	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	230.55/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,236	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	216.65/cwt	204.00–234.00	1,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	653	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	453	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	193.68/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	657	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	562	223.80/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,258	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	469	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,095	2
Steers	Small 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1

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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