Name: Narrows Livestock Market Inc livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 120, Bulls 46)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.09/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$102.09

118 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$4.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	103.26	519	88
Medium and Large 1	559	98.65	551	30

One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale118 hd

102.09

—

VA average10 barns · 2,272 hd

112.50

−10.42

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	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.41/cwt	115.00–124.00	771	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	133.98/cwt	116.00–135.50	849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	137.01/cwt	129.00–138.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	88.62/cwt	75.00–91.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	117.80/cwt	94.00–120.00	441	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	95.42/cwt	84.00–98.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	93.05/cwt	65.00–95.00	520	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	527	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	82.08/cwt	65.00–100.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	86.82/cwt	78.00–95.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	136.13/cwt	131.00–137.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	606	1

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 Dec 7, 2019

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

Receipts 236Last week 148Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 70, Heifers 120, Bulls 46)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
2	—	508	119.00–125.00	121.96
3	—	473	138.00	138.00
4	—	558	138.00	138.00
12	—	630	115.00–124.00	122.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
7	—	369	134.00	134.00
7	—	537	131.00–137.00	136.13
8	—	460	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	134.00	134.00
14	—	634	116.00–135.50	133.98
1	—	810	122.00	122.00
2	—	453	134.00	134.00
16	—	560	137.50–140.00	139.72
1	—	365	133.00	133.00
1	—	680	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	454	129.00–138.00	137.01
11	—	543	140.50	140.50
2	—	633	135.00	135.00
3	—	380	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	127.00	127.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	75.00–91.00	88.62
12	—	374	94.00–120.00	117.80
1	—	710	88.00	88.00
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
26	—	559	65.00–95.00	93.05
34	—	464	113.50	113.50
2	—	420	65.00–100.00	82.08
5	—	546	78.00–95.00	86.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	108.00	108.00
6	—	452	108.00	108.00
9	—	562	94.00	94.00
11	—	633	84.00–98.00	95.42
1	—	330	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	86.00	86.00

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