Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 287, Heifers 226, Bulls 31)

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 $245.63/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$245.63

287 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$86.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	256.48	1,445	61
Medium and Large 1-2	751	245.20	1,842	172
Medium and Large 1	655	243.19	1,592	47
Medium and Large 3	459	183.75	843	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	760	170.00	1,292	3thin

One grade step is worth $86.48/cwt here — about $153 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 sale287 hd

245.63

—

VA average11 barns · 1,416 hd

233.32

+12.31

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 1-2Value Added	—	658	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	574	232.75/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,336	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,753	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,006	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	687	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	824	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	969	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	227.01/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,389	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	783	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	567	258.53/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,466	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	636	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	490	285.91/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,401	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,016	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	665	247.09/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,643	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,239	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	574	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,366	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,100	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	747	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	769	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	653	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	642	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	221.38/cwt	170.00–245.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	566	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,489	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	892	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,159	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	667	248.12/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	467	235.46/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,100	10

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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