Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 158, Heifers 116, Bulls 41)

Value Added and some Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.33/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$245.33

157 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$894

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

$95.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.44

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	258.47	1,630	110
Medium and Large 1-2	728	238.25	1,734	20
Medium and Large 2	591	211.60	1,251	19thin
Medium and Large 3	453	162.50	736	8thin

One grade step is worth $95.97/cwt here — about $894 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 sale157 hd

245.33

—

VA average8 barns · 1,508 hd

226.89

+18.44

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

55 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	758	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	221.69/cwt	170.00–235.00	1,479	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	166.45/cwt	147.50–185.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	575	268.79/cwt	257.00–278.00	1,546	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	669	273.24/cwt	252.00–278.00	1,828	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	761	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,910	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	536	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	603	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,286	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	458	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	197.05/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,107	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	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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