Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 120, Heifers 139, Bulls 40)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.53/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$205.53

134 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$60.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	210.94	1,315	81
Medium and Large 2	495	210.87	1,043	41
Medium and Large 3	562	150.85	848	12thin

One grade step is worth $60.08/cwt here — about $468 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 sale134 hd

205.53

—

VA average8 barns · 2,137 hd

217.07

−11.53

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

63 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	—	446	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	192.93/cwt	167.50–206.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,056	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	662	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,443	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	261.52/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,480	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	671	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	762	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,012	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	248	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	197.05/cwt	172.50–222.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,042	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	822	140.57/cwt	122.50–150.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,234	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	217.01/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	212.60/cwt	160.00–226.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	776	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,583	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	883	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	716	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	148.87/cwt	130.00–167.50	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	185	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	959	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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