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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Jan 9

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Dec 19Jan 9Feb 6 →

Receipts

126 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 107▼ 12 vs year ago 138 · −8.7%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 35, Bulls 21)

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 $196.89/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$196.89

70 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$729

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$59.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.81

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	219.93	1,646	28
Medium and Large 2-3	750	197.50	1,481	16thin
Medium and Large 3	675	183.38	1,238	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	573	160.00	917	13thin

One grade step is worth $59.93/cwt here — about $729 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 sale70 hd

196.89

—

VA average8 barns · 919 hd

222.70

−25.81

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,028	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	654	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,259	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	750	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,481	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	772	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,737	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	930	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	655	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	160.41/cwt	160.00–162.50	945	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,214	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	961	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,562	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,001	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Receipts 126Last week 107Year ago 138

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 35, Bulls 21)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	207.00	207.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	206.00	206.00
3	—	642	160.00	160.00
10	—	486	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
1	—	265	232.00	232.00
1	—	455	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	750	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	654	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	772	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	160.00	160.00
6	—	665	182.50	182.50
8	—	961	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	152.00	152.00
2	—	483	165.00	165.00
1	—	375	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	160.00–162.50	160.41
5	—	362	181.00	181.00
3	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00

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.