Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 130, Bulls 58)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.77/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −152.27 against this barn's trailing median of $367.03.

Average price

$214.77

30 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$23.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs VA average

−43.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	218.72	1,226	25
Medium and Large 2	584	195.00	1,139	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.16, low $317.32, median $367.03 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

214.77

—

VA average9 barns · 655 hd

221.15

−6.38

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−43.62

This barn, trailing median10 sales

367.03

−152.27

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 3	300–350	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	284.53/cwt	284.53–284.53	1,628	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	301.27/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,440	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	214.72/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	150–200	185	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	274.76/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	280.44/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	256.26/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,227	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	866	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,274	11
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Small 2	650–700	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	134.47/cwt	127.50–145.00	1,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	174.22/cwt	160.00–203.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	223.47/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,061	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	927	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,641	11
Bulls	Small 2	550–600	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	158.85/cwt	130.00–180.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,227	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,416	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	150–200	165	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	208.85/cwt	195.00–215.00	944	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	210.22/cwt	155.00–220.00	784	8

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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