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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Apr 18

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Apr 4Apr 18May 2 →

Receipts

503 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 542▲ 150 vs year ago 353 · +42.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 198, Bulls 71)

Value Added 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 $227.45/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$227.45

234 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$79.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	238.48	1,250	179
Medium and Large 1-2	553	198.09	1,095	22
Medium and Large 2	529	196.32	1,038	25
Medium and Large 3	536	158.69	850	8thin

One grade step is worth $79.79/cwt here — about $400 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 sale234 hd

227.45

—

VA average13 barns · 2,495 hd

222.22

+5.23

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	921	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	420	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	886	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,191	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	474	247.84/cwt	210.00–257.00	1,175	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	169.81/cwt	165.00–172.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	210.29/cwt	160.00–217.00	1,117	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	160.26/cwt	157.00–171.00	859	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,063	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	559	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,325	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	234.00/cwt	170.00–238.00	1,327	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,283	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	648	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,439	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	187.67/cwt	121.00–210.00	1,244	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	207.44/cwt	150.00–219.00	1,394	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	688	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,186	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	736	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	774	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	145.72/cwt	130.00–175.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	907	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	190.63/cwt	150.00–195.00	865	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	465	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	944	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	196.37/cwt	171.00–199.00	935	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,015	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	185.37/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,010	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	195.11/cwt	169.00–197.00	1,098	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,123	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	574	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,154	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	159.73/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,024	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,074	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	693	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,213	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	205	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	241	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	221.13/cwt	160.00–235.00	1,026	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	493	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,109	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	541	175.86/cwt	131.00–194.00	951	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	210.74/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,146	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	195.98/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	142.52/cwt	126.00–146.00	798	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	671	146.95/cwt	144.00–149.00	986	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	801	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,033	5

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 18, 2023

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

Receipts 503Last week 542Year ago 353

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 198, Bulls 71)

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
13	—	531	160.00–217.00	210.29
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
4	—	663	121.00–210.00	187.67
3	—	480	165.00–172.00	169.81
3	—	425	181.00	181.00
1	—	380	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	202.00	202.00
6	—	672	150.00–219.00	207.44
38	—	567	170.00–238.00	234.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
23	—	458	260.00	260.00
17	—	370	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	173.00	173.00
1	—	395	177.50	177.50
4	—	536	157.00–171.00	160.26
1	—	865	107.00	107.00
1	—	475	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	211.00	211.00
3	—	688	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	559	237.00	237.00
10	—	538	220.00	220.00
25	—	474	210.00–257.00	247.84
11	—	648	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	551	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	203.00	203.00
19	—	574	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	200.00	200.00
6	—	680	158.00	158.00
5	—	567	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	693	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	138.00	138.00
3	—	377	130.00–175.00	145.72
2	—	463	146.00	146.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	155.00	155.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
11	—	454	150.00–195.00	190.63
9	—	545	180.00–186.00	185.37
7	—	344	214.00	214.00
5	—	641	158.00–167.00	159.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	206.00	206.00
29	—	563	169.00–197.00	195.11
24	—	476	171.00–199.00	196.37
23	—	432	210.00	210.00
12	—	374	207.00	207.00
1	—	540	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	160.00–235.00	221.13
11	—	544	208.00–211.00	210.74
6	—	343	219.00	219.00
5	—	555	194.00–199.00	195.98
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
1	—	665	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	126.00–146.00	142.52
5	—	801	129.00	129.00
5	—	671	144.00–149.00	146.95
2	—	503	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	131.00–194.00	175.86
2	—	643	160.00	160.00
2	—	493	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	196.00	196.00
1	—	205	117.50	117.50

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.