Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 269, Heifers 129, Bulls 51)

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 $125.88/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$125.88

260 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$630

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

$48.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.93

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	801	130.59	1,046	144
Medium and Large 1	613	126.35	774	55
Medium and Large 2-3	549	120.00	659	4thin
Medium and Large 2	702	116.89	821	52
Small 1	580	87.00	505	1thin
Medium and Large 3	508	82.00	416	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.59/cwt here — about $630 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 sale260 hd

125.88

—

VA average6 barns · 731 hd

131.80

−5.93

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

73 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 3	—	295	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	646	93.25/cwt	92.00–94.00	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	103.50/cwt	92.00–109.00	299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	544	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	103.01/cwt	98.00–104.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	97.84/cwt	89.00–107.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	101.29/cwt	96.00–103.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	95.71/cwt	77.00–115.00	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	200	1
Steers	Small 1	—	580	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	549	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	709	129.15/cwt	128.50–130.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	934	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.28/cwt	107.00–118.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	121.24/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	685	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	128.74/cwt	122.00–131.00	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,100	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,148	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,023	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	400	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.

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