Name: Staunton Union Stockyards, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 45, Bulls 9)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.90/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$149.90

53 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	399	160.00	638	7thin
Medium and Large 1	556	153.80	855	25
Medium and Large 2	524	144.56	758	18thin
Medium and Large 3	593	126.00	748	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale53 hd

149.90

—

VA average11 barns · 2,410 hd

147.83

+2.07

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

31 lots · USDA AMS · Staunton Livestock Auction Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Staunton, 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	Small 1	—	445	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	119.17/cwt	116.00–120.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	399	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.00	880	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	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 →

Staunton Livestock Auction Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Staunton, VA

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 45, Bulls 9)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	491	128.50	128.50
11	—	586	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	122.00	122.00
6	—	552	122.50	122.50
5	—	508	116.00–120.00	119.17
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	133.00	133.00
14	—	564	154.00–158.00	155.96
4	—	439	166.50	166.50
3	—	475	162.50	162.50
2	—	748	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	399	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	147.00	147.00
3	—	603	114.00	114.00
2	—	573	152.00	152.00
2	—	428	164.00	164.00
1	—	305	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	142.00	142.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00

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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