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Virginia Livestock, LLC

Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Front Royal, Virginia · Tue, Apr 16

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2176

← Apr 2Apr 16May 7 →

Receipts

707 head

▲ 203 vs last sale 504▲ 204 vs year ago 503 · +40.6%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleThu Oct 22, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 414, Heifers 234, Bulls 59)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.86/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −139.06 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$315.86

121 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$53.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.88

vs VA average

+11.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	519	354.00	1,837	21
Medium and Large 1-2	576	340.00	1,958	12thin
Medium and Large 2	553	320.86	1,773	14thin
Medium and Large 1	556	300.18	1,668	74

One grade step is worth $53.82/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

315.86

—

VA average11 barns · 588 hd

298.98

+16.88

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+11.47

This barn, trailing median11 sales

454.92

−139.06

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.08, low $330.45, median $454.92 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

84 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	285.30/cwt	275.00–295.00	956	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,147	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,162	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,351	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	303.89/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,434	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	475	322.75/cwt	321.00–326.00	1,533	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	519	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,837	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	546	302.62/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,652	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	548	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,885	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,677	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,621	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	569	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,707	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,958	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	607	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,997	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	229.85/cwt	200.00–285.00	1,411	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	673	261.44/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,759	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,775	38
Steers	650–700	Small 1	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Value Added	698	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,256	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,906	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,670	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,971	64
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	805	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,707	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	867	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,907	32
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,010	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,843	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,991	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	557	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3-4	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 4	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	178.05/cwt	170.00–185.00	490	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	649	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	898	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	234.86/cwt	225.00–240.00	845	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	167.95/cwt	155.00–180.00	697	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,130	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	256.97/cwt	229.00–258.00	1,179	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	841	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	483	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,280	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,183	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	534	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,287	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	243.63/cwt	218.00–248.00	1,306	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	203.49/cwt	155.00–219.00	1,093	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,317	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	578	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,532	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	239.17/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,526	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3Value Added	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	658	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,244	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	174.05/cwt	135.00–194.00	1,356	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	159.64/cwt	110.00–184.00	1,301	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Natural	902	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,488	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	960	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	978	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	258.53/cwt	135.00–285.00	1,153	11
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,310	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,481	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	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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