Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 163, Bulls 71)

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 $231.85/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$231.85

168 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,236

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

$142.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

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	674	252.56	1,702	65
Medium and Large 1	588	240.79	1,416	55
Medium and Large 2	516	205.31	1,060	38
Medium and Large 3	392	175.00	685	6thin
Small 1	424	110.00	466	4thin

One grade step is worth $142.56/cwt here — about $1,236 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 sale168 hd

231.85

—

VA average12 barns · 2,099 hd

235.95

−4.10

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

67 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	—	560	259.73/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,454	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,140	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	204.41/cwt	150.00–220.00	940	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	105.00/cwt	55.00–155.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	223.23/cwt	205.00–241.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	190.55/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	693	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,802	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,464	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	1,029	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	232.81/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,534	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	209.71/cwt	181.00–235.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.19/cwt	205.00–270.00	1,202	8
Steers	Small 1	—	424	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	683	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,366	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	603	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	998	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	522	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	188.14/cwt	100.00–216.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,072	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.75/cwt	100.00–150.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	606	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,433	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.73/cwt	131.00–151.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,022	3

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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