Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Livestock, LLC / 2021-09-07

Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Sep 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Aug 17Sep 7Sep 21 →

Receipts

493 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 473▲ 189 vs year ago 304 · +62.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 55lb feeder heifer deleted

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 191, Bulls 11)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $149.94/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −304.98 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$149.94

43 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$16.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs VA average

−12.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	156.23	861	24
Medium and Large 1-2	589	145.00	854	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	139.28	756	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.95/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

149.94

—

VA average1 barns · 43 hd

149.94

+0.00

National average143 barns · 7,842 hd

162.21

−12.27

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−304.98

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.08, low $330.45, median $454.92 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	685	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	127.15/cwt	126.00–132.00	561	9
Steers	450–500	Small 1	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	166.40/cwt	131.00–168.00	787	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	508	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	757	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	156.23/cwt	144.00–158.00	861	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	136.96/cwt	125.00–141.00	808	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	613	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	760	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	971	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,012	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	802	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	672	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,021	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	703	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	429	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	142.12/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,047	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	744	154.82/cwt	121.00–155.50	1,152	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,098	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	923	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,234	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,032	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	838	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,131	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,149	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,226	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	463	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	495	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	120.58/cwt	119.00–121.00	553	10
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	575	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	518	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	483	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	609	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	126.25/cwt	122.00–127.00	684	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	682	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	583	126.38/cwt	124.00–128.00	737	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	604	128.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	778	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	821	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	646	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	937	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Natural	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	120.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	801	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	692	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,003	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	941	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	643	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	805	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	531	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.

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