Name: Narrows Livestock Market Inc livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 59, Bulls 21)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.31/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$130.31

58 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$4.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	423	132.68	562	28
Medium and Large 1	466	128.09	597	30

One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale58 hd

130.31

—

VA average8 barns · 838 hd

126.37

+3.93

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

28 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	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.17/cwt	151.00–173.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.37/cwt	128.00–133.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	157.49/cwt	150.00–159.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.57/cwt	125.00–133.50	491	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.67/cwt	135.00–145.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	134.06/cwt	126.00–138.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	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 Mar 28, 2020

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

Receipts 109Last week 59Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 59, Bulls 21)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
13	—	443	137.00	137.00
9	—	373	125.00–133.50	131.57
4	—	458	125.00–137.00	128.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	448	132.00	132.00
9	—	358	126.50	126.50
5	—	564	129.00	129.00
4	—	630	115.00–120.00	118.77
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	151.00–173.00	165.17
6	—	477	150.00–159.00	157.49
3	—	535	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	161.00	161.00
1	—	465	158.00	158.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
5	—	546	157.50	157.50
2	—	565	155.00	155.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	128.00–133.00	131.37
3	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	385	135.00–145.00	141.67
2	—	568	120.00–136.00	128.04
2	—	453	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	534	126.00–138.00	134.06
3	—	468	153.00	153.00
2	—	370	159.00	159.00

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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