Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 646, Heifers 453, Bulls 78)

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 $232.00/cwt on 646 head.

Average price

$232.00

646 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,232

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$124.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.49

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	672	239.69	1,612	253
Medium and Large 1	636	238.46	1,517	290
Medium and Large 2-3	586	206.13	1,209	23
Small 1	675	195.00	1,316	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	193.77	1,091	76
Medium and Large 3	488	149.00	726	2thin
Medium and Large 4	330	115.00	380	1thin

One grade step is worth $124.69/cwt here — about $1,232 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 sale646 hd

232.00

—

VA average9 barns · 1,481 hd

213.51

+18.49

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

99 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	—	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	486	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,239	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,826	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,813	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	657	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,189	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,313	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	195.17/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,052	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	188.68/cwt	174.00–200.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	251.35/cwt	228.00–253.00	1,171	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	774	189.21/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,464	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	434	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	907	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	667	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,481	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	170.44/cwt	140.00–186.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	192.89/cwt	150.00–220.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	676	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	518	236.16/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,223	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	946	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	722	236.09/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	841	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	775	228.08/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	245.78/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,634	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,040	1
Steers	Small 1	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	663	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,598	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	797	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,753	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	800	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,363	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	580	256.91/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,490	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	632	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,536	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	561	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	643	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	857	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	465	120.00/cwt	100.00–140.00	558	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	212.39/cwt	131.00–231.00	1,179	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	861	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	426	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	567	234.71/cwt	233.00–236.50	1,331	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	488	226.82/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,107	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	147.37/cwt	130.00–153.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,097	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	552	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	202.38/cwt	202.00–209.00	949	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	680	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	791	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	157.15/cwt	125.00–187.50	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	544	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	648	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	194.09/cwt	165.00–196.00	1,087	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	672	250.40/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,683	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	590	257.01/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,516	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	644	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,558	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	185.39/cwt	178.00–239.00	1,188	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	912	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	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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