Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 130, Bulls 38)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.37/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$140.37

179 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$47.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	147.60	842	96
Medium and Large 1-2	650	140.78	915	34
Medium and Large 2	519	134.86	700	36
Medium and Large 2-3	646	101.36	655	11thin
Medium and Large 3	433	100.00	433	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.60/cwt here — about $409 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 sale179 hd

140.37

—

VA average12 barns · 2,536 hd

136.92

+3.45

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

57 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 1	—	436	117.22/cwt	111.00–119.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	118.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	973	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	109.58/cwt	109.50–112.00	610	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	637	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	553	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	576	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,160	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	868	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	762	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	874	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	6
Heifers	Small 2	—	305	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	195	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	374	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	112.80/cwt	106.00–113.50	545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	10

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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