Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 310, Heifers 197, Bulls 47)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.37/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$156.37

301 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$60.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.38

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	591	163.38	965	167
Medium and Large 1	620	150.82	935	115
Medium and Large 2	513	129.78	665	18thin
Medium and Large 3	495	103.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.38/cwt here — about $455 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 sale301 hd

156.37

—

VA average10 barns · 2,174 hd

141.98

+14.38

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

68 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Livestock LLC Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Front Royal, 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	—	835	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	641	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	598	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	541	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	752	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	906	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	668	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	114.46/cwt	111.00–115.00	555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	116.93/cwt	116.00–117.00	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	555	173.15/cwt	163.00–181.00	961	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	473	169.90/cwt	158.00–179.00	804	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	671	161.97/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,087	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	798	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,245	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	639	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	703	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,002	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	697	153.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,068	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,011	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	856	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	144.99/cwt	141.00–152.00	951	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	148.64/cwt	133.00–157.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	592	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	115.30/cwt	107.00–116.00	529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	75.63/cwt	71.00–80.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	666	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.

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