Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 331, Heifers 170, Bulls 76)

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 $128.64/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$128.64

331 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$63.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	136.34	907	157
Medium and Large 1-2	670	132.85	890	130
Medium and Large 2	577	95.31	550	26
Medium and Large 3	549	83.07	456	11thin
Small 1	478	74.00	354	2thin
Medium and Large 4	486	72.80	354	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.54/cwt here — about $553 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 sale331 hd

128.64

—

VA average9 barns · 1,549 hd

127.56

+1.08

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

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	640	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	103.94/cwt	103.00–104.00	476	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	547	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	301	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	448	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	729	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	78.35/cwt	75.00–80.00	339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	591	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	509	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	392	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	398	1
Steers	Small 1	—	478	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	477	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	615	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	385	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	74.26/cwt	71.00–76.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	642	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	662	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	569	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	711	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	866	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,121	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	133.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	905	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,067	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	739	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,109	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	766	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,104	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	799	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	807	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,022	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	753	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	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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