Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Livestock, LLC / 2020-05-05

Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, May 5

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Apr 21May 5May 19 →

Receipts

424 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 297▲ 424 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 192, Heifers 198, Bulls 34)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural Cattle are Vaccinated, most Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.03/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$125.03

197 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	464	133.09	617	30
Medium and Large 1	519	125.39	650	97
Medium and Large 2	545	123.19	672	50
Medium and Large 2-3	594	120.29	715	7thin
Medium and Large 3	506	113.64	575	12thin
Small 1	550	109.00	600	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $18 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 sale197 hd

125.03

—

VA average11 barns · 1,835 hd

121.44

+3.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

78 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	577	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	661	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	3
Steers	—	Small 1	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	463	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	750	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	541	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	839	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	589	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	613	131.46/cwt	131.00–132.00	806	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	126.14/cwt	121.00–131.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	625	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	840	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	723	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	972	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	128.28/cwt	124.00–129.00	548	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	433	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	123.44/cwt	123.00–126.50	564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	463	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	468	132.78/cwt	132.00–134.50	621	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	102.35/cwt	88.00–117.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	478	134.22/cwt	125.00–138.50	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	601	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	519	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	523	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	118.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	536	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	725	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	133.75/cwt	130.00–136.25	736	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	662	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	571	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	587	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	784	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	784	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Bulls	—	Small 2	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	465	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	523	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	549	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	2

This sale against other markets

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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