Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 210, Heifers 221, Bulls 130)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.63/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$100.63

215 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$68.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.14

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	109.13	587	110
Medium and Large 1-2	672	106.58	717	31
Medium and Large 2	487	89.66	436	53
Medium and Large 3	472	85.00	401	15thin
Small 1	585	68.00	398	2thin
Small 2	318	41.00	130	3thin
Medium and Large 4	375	41.00	154	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.13/cwt here — about $433 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 sale215 hd

100.63

—

VA average13 barns · 3,049 hd

110.77

−10.14

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

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	487	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	644	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	96.11/cwt	81.00–110.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	554	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	485	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	841	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	466	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	575	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	570	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	381	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	90.05/cwt	72.00–96.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	633	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	128.27/cwt	98.00–133.00	593	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	90.32/cwt	89.00–91.00	387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	512	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	433	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	524	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	786	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	932	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	491	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	843	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	136.07/cwt	132.00–137.50	852	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	992	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	794	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,056	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	318	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	130	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	375	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	511	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	82.86/cwt	81.00–85.00	298	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	457	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	77.18/cwt	72.00–79.00	237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	646	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	794	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	166	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	611	6

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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