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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 176, Bulls 63)

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 $193.74/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$193.74

172 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$63.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

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	474	211.00	1,000	23
Medium and Large 2	532	201.17	1,071	63
Medium and Large 1	594	191.23	1,136	71
Medium and Large 3	398	148.00	589	15thin

One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about $411 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 sale172 hd

193.74

—

VA average10 barns · 2,060 hd

195.70

−1.96

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

60 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	—	838	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	166.21/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,084	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	596	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,478	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	868	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	246.38/cwt	200.00–254.00	1,365	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,208	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	196.94/cwt	167.50–203.00	1,306	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,439	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	269.30/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,282	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	232.46/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,086	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,277	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	113.75/cwt	50.00–177.50	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	167.18/cwt	140.00–177.50	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	170.42/cwt	125.00–192.50	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	141.32/cwt	122.50–160.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,184	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,028	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,000	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	202.21/cwt	192.50–207.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	197.80/cwt	152.50–208.00	843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,185	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	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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