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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Sep 19

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Sep 5Sep 19Oct 3 →

Receipts

663 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 720▲ 273 vs year ago 390 · +70.0%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 279, Heifers 332, Bulls 52)

Value Added and Natural 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 $219.15/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$219.15

332 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$521

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$62.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	233.06	1,354	33
Medium and Large 2-3	627	228.06	1,431	93
Medium and Large 1	583	217.32	1,267	118
Medium and Large 2	511	215.55	1,101	71
Medium and Large 3	487	171.03	833	17thin

One grade step is worth $62.03/cwt here — about $521 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 sale332 hd

219.15

—

VA average10 barns · 2,125 hd

220.63

−1.48

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

Every lot

73 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	347	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	986	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	446	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,070	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,271	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	257.34/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,207	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	193.33/cwt	140.00–220.00	909	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	253.18/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,405	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,380	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,410	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	584	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,454	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	591	155.10/cwt	140.00–160.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	634	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,648	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	215.88/cwt	206.00–229.00	1,427	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,421	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	233.02/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,585	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	688	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,472	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	227.03/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	732	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,801	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	748	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,840	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	235.66/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,822	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	855	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,949	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	824	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	224.69/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,027	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	216.29/cwt	163.00–222.00	1,001	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	832	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,128	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	217.73/cwt	196.00–221.00	1,189	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	550	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,249	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,261	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,065	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	237.55/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,394	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,392	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	617	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,456	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	207.94/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,289	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	929	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	635	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,537	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,471	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	196.05/cwt	170.00–201.00	1,284	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	659	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,384	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,428	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	677	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	733	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,598	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,431	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	767	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	223.82/cwt	212.00–230.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	451	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,191	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	456	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,122	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,336	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	955	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,101	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,296	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Front Royal, VA

Tue Sep 19, 2023

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

Receipts 663Last week 720Year ago 390

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 279, Heifers 332, Bulls 52)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	240.00	240.00
9	—	563	235.00	235.00
7	—	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	469	235.00–261.00	257.34
1	—	545	201.00	201.00
3	—	347	246.00	246.00
1	—	745	206.00	206.00
5	—	568	243.00	243.00
2	—	245	224.00	224.00
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	239.00	239.00
7	—	661	206.00–229.00	215.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	555	253.00–255.00	253.18
26	—	464	274.00	274.00
6	—	372	265.00	265.00
2	—	708	219.00–235.00	227.03
1	—	405	250.00	250.00
24	—	651	240.00	240.00
17	—	773	228.00–246.00	235.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	214.00	214.00
4	—	591	140.00–160.00	155.10
3	—	470	140.00–220.00	193.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	229.00–236.00	233.02
11	—	732	246.00	246.00
3	—	578	244.00	244.00
16	—	634	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	748	246.00	246.00
4	—	855	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	733	218.00	218.00
32	—	635	242.00	242.00
19	—	518	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	463	163.00–222.00	216.29
5	—	661	216.00	216.00
23	—	546	196.00–221.00	217.73
6	—	782	183.00	183.00
15	—	368	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	227.00	227.00
8	—	659	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	617	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	187.50	187.50
7	—	469	177.50	177.50
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	147.50	147.50
3	—	367	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	568	222.00	222.00
27	—	457	215.00–226.00	224.69
13	—	655	170.00–201.00	196.05
19	—	620	191.00–210.00	207.94
3	—	347	226.00	226.00
5	—	752	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	651	226.00	226.00
4	—	590	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	587	237.00–238.00	237.55
2	—	545	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	451	264.00	264.00
4	—	656	197.50	197.50
3	—	379	212.00–230.00	223.82
2	—	763	120.00	120.00
2	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	177.50	177.50
15	—	559	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	216.00	216.00
4	—	579	165.00	165.00
4	—	456	246.00	246.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
3	—	673	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00

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.