Name: Narrows Livestock Market Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 151, Bulls 65)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.39/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$126.39

158 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	129.91	762	87
Medium and Large 2	534	122.07	651	71

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $110 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 sale158 hd

126.39

—

VA average9 barns · 1,402 hd

127.80

−1.41

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

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	101.92/cwt	101.50–104.00	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	103.41/cwt	103.00–103.50	766	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	103.17/cwt	90.00–106.00	456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	95.32/cwt	89.00–97.50	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	447	124.87/cwt	123.00–125.00	558	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	92.46/cwt	90.00–114.00	588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	109.76/cwt	104.00–111.00	404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	94.02/cwt	85.00–95.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	92.79/cwt	82.00–93.50	516	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	98.59/cwt	85.00–100.50	459	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.65/cwt	125.00–140.00	647	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	121.73/cwt	119.00–123.00	768	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	138.05/cwt	127.00–140.00	765	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	135.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	118.99/cwt	110.00–125.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	113.36/cwt	105.00–115.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.17/cwt	110.00–130.00	538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	656	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.19/cwt	110.00–137.00	613	19

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 Sep 7, 2019

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 151, Bulls 65)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	92.00	92.00
3	—	653	83.00	83.00
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	111.00	111.00
6	—	368	104.00–111.00	109.76
10	—	632	85.00–95.00	94.02
17	—	556	82.00–93.50	92.79
34	—	466	85.00–100.50	98.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	637	101.50–104.00	101.92
13	—	542	97.50	97.50
11	—	741	103.00–103.50	103.41
11	—	442	90.00–106.00	103.17
8	—	560	89.00–97.50	95.32
5	—	352	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	95.00–99.00	97.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	550	120.00	120.00
15	—	447	123.00–125.00	124.87
12	—	636	90.00–114.00	92.46
3	—	538	120.00	120.00
3	—	382	130.00	130.00
1	—	690	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	105.00	105.00
2	—	580	127.00	127.00
2	—	490	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	645	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	115.00	115.00
3	—	372	136.00	136.00
4	—	833	117.00	117.00
5	—	538	130.00	130.00
10	—	762	115.00	115.00
18	—	470	125.00–140.00	137.65
18	—	631	119.00–123.00	121.73
27	—	554	127.00–140.00	138.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
2	—	675	95.00	95.00
2	—	718	111.00	111.00
4	—	372	130.00–137.00	135.33
4	—	815	100.00–104.00	101.99
5	—	562	110.00–125.00	118.99
6	—	642	105.00–115.00	113.36
10	—	440	110.00–130.00	122.17
16	—	538	122.00	122.00
19	—	460	110.00–137.00	133.19

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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