Name: Narrows Livestock Market Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 45, Bulls 14)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.69/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$133.69

52 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$2.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	134.81	830	27
Medium and Large 2	582	132.48	771	25

One grade step is worth $2.33/cwt here — about $59 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 sale52 hd

133.69

—

VA average9 barns · 1,743 hd

140.86

−7.17

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

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Narrows Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Narrows, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	124.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	106.63/cwt	104.00–108.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	138.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.24/cwt	124.00–125.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	125.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	953	2

How this sale compares

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 →

Narrows Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Narrows, VA

Sat Aug 10, 2019

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 45, Bulls 14)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	550	142.00	142.00
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	117.00	117.00
2	—	558	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	120.00–125.00	124.12
3	—	769	104.00–108.00	106.63
2	—	550	116.00	116.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	123.00	123.00
4	—	651	114.50	114.50
4	—	531	117.00	117.00
3	—	578	110.00–113.00	111.01
1	—	640	114.50	114.50
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
12	—	448	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	150.00	150.00
4	—	633	134.00	134.00
1	—	880	121.00	121.00
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
8	—	555	135.00	135.00
7	—	766	120.00–127.00	125.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	126.00	126.00
2	—	368	139.00	139.00
8	—	522	138.00–140.00	138.50
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
4	—	635	124.00–125.00	124.24
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
3	—	479	136.00–140.00	138.64
2	—	823	115.00	115.00
2	—	753	126.00–127.00	126.50

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.

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