Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Livestock, LLC / 2021-05-04

Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, May 4

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Apr 20May 4May 18 →

Receipts

419 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 617▼ 5 vs year ago 424 · −1.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 123, Bulls 41)

Value Added and most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.99/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$133.99

255 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$65.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	143.67	862	166
Medium and Large 2	707	121.19	857	39
Medium and Large 1-2	907	113.94	1,034	47
Medium and Large 3	570	78.67	448	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.01/cwt here — about $413 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 sale255 hd

133.99

—

VA average9 barns · 1,491 hd

142.11

−8.12

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	673	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	670	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	401	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	139.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	778	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	585	146.05/cwt	143.00–147.50	854	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	626	141.80/cwt	138.00–145.00	888	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	833	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	649	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	889	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	695	157.87/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,097	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	812	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,080	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	861	118.15/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,017	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,075	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,038	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,115	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	352	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	429	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	121.38/cwt	116.00–122.00	580	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	480	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	589	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	625	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	625	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	560	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	669	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	714	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	628	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	458	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	116.29/cwt	111.00–118.00	535	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	622	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	131.54/cwt	128.00–132.00	727	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	600	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	583	1

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Front Royal, VA

Tue May 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 419Last week 617Year ago 424

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 123, Bulls 41)

Value Added and most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	480	120.00–126.00	122.68
16	—	560	118.00–121.00	119.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	539	116.00	116.00
7	—	667	107.00	107.00
16	—	478	116.00–122.00	121.38
3	—	380	115.00	115.00
11	—	425	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	81.00	81.00
3	—	630	101.00	101.00
4	—	456	118.00	118.00
1	—	270	122.00	122.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
3	—	352	122.00	122.00
10	—	548	114.00	114.00
2	—	445	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	82.00	82.00
1	—	750	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	345	156.00	156.00
2	—	833	106.00–110.00	108.02
4	—	646	129.00	129.00
7	—	434	155.00	155.00
19	—	559	132.00–140.00	139.12
14	—	472	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	112.00	112.00
19	—	1,028	101.00	101.00
9	—	1,174	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
9	—	578	131.00	131.00
4	—	485	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,005	86.00	86.00
2	—	375	146.00	146.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
17	—	861	114.00–121.00	118.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	695	154.00–160.00	157.87
17	—	489	151.00	151.00
17	—	626	138.00–145.00	141.80
37	—	585	143.00–147.50	146.05
25	—	812	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	65.00	65.00
1	—	495	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	649	137.00	137.00
7	—	590	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	111.00–118.00	116.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	132.00	132.00
9	—	553	128.00–132.00	131.54
6	—	366	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	647	108.00	108.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.