Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 65, 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 $130.18/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$130.18

125 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$18.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	136.84	861	38
Medium and Large 1-2	664	128.62	854	76
Medium and Large 2	471	117.95	555	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about $305 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 sale125 hd

130.18

—

VA average11 barns · 2,082 hd

127.11

+3.07

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

51 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	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	533	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	92.96/cwt	91.00–97.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	506	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	103.34/cwt	103.00–104.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	109.62/cwt	109.00–110.00	688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	100.80/cwt	100.00–104.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.21/cwt	132.00–155.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	732	135.80/cwt	133.00–139.00	994	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	499	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	593	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,069	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	916	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	73.51/cwt	72.00–75.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	370	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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