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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, May 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← May 3May 17Jun 7 →

Receipts

218 head

▼ 475 vs last sale 693▼ 126 vs year ago 344 · −36.6%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 108, Bulls 45)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly 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 $132.22/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$132.22

106 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$8.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	134.86	804	65
Medium and Large 1-2	615	130.00	800	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	128.29	718	28
Medium and Large 3	305	126.44	385	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.41/cwt here — about $419 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 sale106 hd

132.22

—

VA average11 barns · 2,089 hd

143.08

−10.86

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	841	3
Steers	—	Small 1	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	532	179.57/cwt	177.00–182.00	955	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	911	5
Steers	—	Small 1	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,041	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,031	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,270	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	254	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	345	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	119.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	514	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	750	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	107.86/cwt	101.00–115.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	875	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	694	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	937	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	949	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	959	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	826	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,107	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,105	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	641	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	449	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	772	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	150.03/cwt	123.00–157.00	834	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	100.80/cwt	100.00–101.00	769	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	960	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	586	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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