Name: Narrows Livestock Market Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 165, Bulls 51)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.77/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$114.77

157 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$0.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	114.87	566	100
Medium and Large 1	523	114.58	599	57

One grade step is worth $0.29/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale157 hd

114.77

—

VA average10 barns · 1,940 hd

111.15

+3.62

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

38 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 1	—	577	114.87/cwt	108.00–116.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	111.45/cwt	100.00–113.50	517	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	486	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	127.38/cwt	124.00–131.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	118.79/cwt	117.00–119.00	640	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	114.70/cwt	113.00–115.00	427	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	122.10/cwt	113.00–127.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	107.75/cwt	102.00–110.50	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	118.80/cwt	117.00–119.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	586	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	449	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	660	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	128.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	704	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	671	22

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 Oct 5, 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 153, Heifers 165, Bulls 51)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	108.00–116.00	114.87
5	—	632	108.50	108.50
5	—	446	127.00	127.00
3	—	472	113.00–127.00	122.10
2	—	678	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	117.00	117.00
4	—	378	124.00–131.00	127.38
3	—	648	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	345	117.00	117.00
6	—	449	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	460	106.00	106.00
6	—	636	112.50	112.50
6	—	373	118.00	118.00
3	—	732	102.00–110.50	107.75
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
24	—	543	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	464	100.00–113.50	111.45
28	—	539	117.00–119.00	118.79
19	—	372	113.00–115.00	114.70
10	—	639	117.00–119.00	118.80
3	—	734	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	120.00–130.00	128.09
13	—	643	130.50	130.50
5	—	732	120.00	120.00
3	—	832	101.00	101.00
3	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.75
1	—	665	130.50	130.50
31	—	547	120.00–129.00	128.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	375	120.00–130.00	129.49
2	—	648	120.00	120.00
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
1	—	790	102.00	102.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
31	—	454	129.00	129.00
22	—	537	125.00	125.00

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