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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Mar 21Apr 4Apr 18 →

Receipts

542 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 413▲ 9 vs year ago 533 · +1.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 266, Bulls 47)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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 $176.36/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$176.36

266 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$110.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	183.99	1,055	184
Medium and Large 1-2	641	178.00	1,140	16thin
Medium and Large 2	488	168.25	821	28
Small 2	245	159.00	390	1thin
Medium and Large 3	405	151.19	612	31
Small 1	385	145.00	558	3thin
Medium and Large 4	627	73.00	458	3thin

One grade step is worth $110.99/cwt here — about $598 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 sale266 hd

176.36

—

VA average8 barns · 2,041 hd

183.80

−7.43

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

Every lot

71 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	—	Medium and Large 2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	232.13/cwt	220.00–234.00	887	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	232.47/cwt	150.00–249.00	1,039	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	241.83/cwt	131.00–249.00	1,095	18
Steers	—	Small 1	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	235.12/cwt	187.00–240.00	1,103	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	493	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	495	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,242	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	495	250.43/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,240	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	508	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,346	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,275	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	553	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	557	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,465	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	566	246.52/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,395	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,520	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,296	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	640	223.50/cwt	218.00–239.00	1,430	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	129.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,232	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	733	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	268	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	356	146.12/cwt	140.00–153.00	520	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	668	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	741	14
Heifers	—	Small 1	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	139.99/cwt	125.00–147.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	846	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	770	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	468	195.12/cwt	194.00–197.00	913	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	181.96/cwt	181.00–194.00	870	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	502	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	954	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.00/cwt	101.00–159.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	542	185.80/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,007	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	178.43/cwt	150.00–180.00	969	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	978	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,121	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	627	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	641	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,218	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,183	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	703	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,265	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	153.03/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,109	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	779	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,293	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	951	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,484	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	447	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	752	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	920	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	448	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,097	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	575	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	299	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	180.75/cwt	166.00–196.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	792	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	768	7

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Receipts 542Last week 413Year ago 533

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 266, Bulls 47)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	560	200.00	200.00
4	—	730	126.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	905	81.00	81.00
3	—	327	210.00	210.00
2	—	620	209.00	209.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
11	—	469	187.00–240.00	235.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	495	237.00–252.00	250.43
37	—	566	244.00–262.00	246.52
15	—	640	218.00–239.00	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	125.00	125.00
2	—	493	180.00	180.00
3	—	357	215.00	215.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	547	233.00	233.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
12	—	447	150.00–249.00	232.47
2	—	623	217.00	217.00
15	—	382	220.00–234.00	232.13
3	—	742	166.00	166.00
18	—	453	131.00–249.00	241.83
7	—	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	251.00	251.00
5	—	557	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	165.00	165.00
45	—	616	182.00	182.00
3	—	688	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	542	184.00–187.00	185.80
14	—	951	156.00	156.00
27	—	468	194.00–197.00	195.12
11	—	641	190.00	190.00
5	—	703	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	779	166.00	166.00
8	—	502	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	61.00	61.00
2	—	523	155.00	155.00
2	—	268	168.00	168.00
15	—	356	140.00–153.00	146.12
3	—	429	125.00–147.00	139.99
8	—	450	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
9	—	357	187.00	187.00
5	—	562	174.00	174.00
2	—	515	101.00–159.00	130.00
4	—	725	152.00–154.00	153.03
7	—	466	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	543	150.00–180.00	178.43
14	—	478	181.00–194.00	181.96
14	—	363	204.00	204.00
4	—	665	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
14	—	434	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	237.00	237.00
7	—	358	210.00	210.00
4	—	555	201.00	201.00
2	—	610	166.00–196.00	180.75
1	—	425	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
7	—	792	97.00	97.00
2	—	448	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	181.00	181.00
7	—	325	176.00	176.00
1	—	390	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	172.00	172.00

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.