Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Livestock, LLC / 2023-12-19

Virginia Livestock, LLC

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Dec 19
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176
Receipts
107 head
▼ 1,070 vs last sale 1,177▲ 30 vs year ago 77 · +39.0%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Sep 10, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 27, Heifers 58, Bulls 22)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.05/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$166.05
58 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$494
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.90
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574177.821,02140
Medium and Large 2567150.7285411thin
Medium and Large 1-2395137.505432thin
Medium and Large 3450117.005275thin
One grade step is worth $60.82/cwt here — about $494 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 sale58 hd
166.05
—
VA average11 barns · 1,026 hd
193.95
−27.90
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

40 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—360157.50/cwt157.50–157.505671
BullsMedium and Large 1—458196.26/cwt195.00–197.508992
BullsMedium and Large 1—575164.11/cwt150.00–177.509442
BullsMedium and Large 1—745142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0622
BullsMedium and Large 3—365142.50/cwt142.50–142.505201
BullsMedium and Large 2—545177.50/cwt177.50–177.509671
SteersMedium and Large 3—515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
SteersMedium and Large 3—369111.09/cwt102.50–127.504103
SteersMedium and Large 1—547238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3025
SteersMedium and Large 1—575224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2882
SteersMedium and Large 2—773147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1402
SteersMedium and Large 2—850132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1261
HeifersMedium and Large 3—510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 1—821142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1705
SteersMedium and Large 2—445226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0062
SteersMedium and Large 3—49097.50/cwt97.50–97.504781
SteersMedium and Large 4—51585.00/cwt85.00–85.004381
SteersMedium and Large 1—674216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4564
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—694150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0414
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
SteersMedium and Large 3—29082.50/cwt82.50–82.502391
SteersMedium and Large 1—456235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0724
HeifersMedium and Large 2—532159.32/cwt147.50–170.008483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—466145.00/cwt145.00–145.006764
BullsMedium and Large 2—424232.00/cwt232.00–232.009844
BullsSmall 1—420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—544195.85/cwt165.00–200.001,06517
HeifersMedium and Large 3—790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
HeifersMedium and Large 3—280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430117.50/cwt117.50–117.505051
BullsSmall 1—495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
BullsMedium and Large 2—240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—395137.50/cwt137.50–137.505432
HeifersMedium and Large 3—240127.50/cwt127.50–127.503061
BullsMedium and Large 2—600177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0651
BullsMedium and Large 3—220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
BullsMedium and Large 3—335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008683
HeifersMedium and Large 1—635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1438
HeifersMedium and Large 1—441160.65/cwt157.50–161.007089

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.