Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Livestock, LLC / 2023-01-03

Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Jan 3

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Dec 20Jan 3Feb 7 →

Receipts

138 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 77▲ 64 vs year ago 74 · +86.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 31.00/cwt heifer deleted

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 41, Bulls 19)

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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.61/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$168.61

78 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$35.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	172.66	1,171	69
Medium and Large 3	462	137.83	636	6thin
Medium and Large 2	715	137.00	980	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.66/cwt here — about $192 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 sale78 hd

168.61

—

VA average4 barns · 324 hd

162.36

+6.24

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

Every lot

39 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 1	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	433	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	654	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	946	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	588	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,053	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,158	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	674	174.61/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,177	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,332	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	819	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,310	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	579	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	869	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	850	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	844	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,139	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	122.49/cwt	118.00–131.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	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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