Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 35, Bulls 21)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.89/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$196.89

70 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$729

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$59.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.81

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	219.93	1,646	28
Medium and Large 2-3	750	197.50	1,481	16thin
Medium and Large 3	675	183.38	1,238	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	573	160.00	917	13thin

One grade step is worth $59.93/cwt here — about $729 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 sale70 hd

196.89

—

VA average8 barns · 919 hd

222.70

−25.81

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

26 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	930	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	750	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,481	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	654	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,259	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,214	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	160.41/cwt	160.00–162.50	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	961	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,737	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	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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