Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Holstein Steers 1, Heifers 270, Holstein Heifers 1, Bulls 86)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.94/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$113.94

262 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$72.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	117.85	631	121
Medium and Large 1-2	523	117.81	616	43
Medium and Large 2	527	114.14	602	70
Medium and Large 2-3	409	101.53	416	19thin
Medium and Large 3	388	70.38	273	8thin
Small 1	535	45.00	241	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.85/cwt here — about $391 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 sale262 hd

113.94

—

VA average9 barns · 2,203 hd

111.75

+2.19

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

70 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	—	364	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	417	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	656	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,081	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,045	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	578	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	437	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	935	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	123.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	753	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	499	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	101.27/cwt	98.00–108.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	445	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	873	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.89/cwt	125.00–151.00	503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	572	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	787	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	726	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	758	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	590	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	252	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	60.50/cwt	31.00–90.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	428	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	475	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	609	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	111.71/cwt	111.00–113.00	516	20

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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