Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 140, Bulls 54)

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 $141.25/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$141.25

234 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

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

$43.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.84

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	689	145.41	1,001	136
Medium and Large 1	700	140.74	986	71
Medium and Large 2	543	126.18	685	16thin
Small 2	303	122.92	373	6thin
Medium and Large 3	480	120.00	576	1thin
Small 1	458	101.88	466	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.54/cwt here — about $535 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 sale234 hd

141.25

—

VA average8 barns · 1,175 hd

149.08

−7.84

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

75 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	Small 1	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	123.29/cwt	115.00–124.00	550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	87.96/cwt	75.00–128.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	78.99/cwt	77.00–81.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,113	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	3
Steers	Small 2	—	220	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,186	5
Steers	Small 1	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	2
Steers	Small 1	—	585	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	512	1
Steers	Small 1	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Small 2	—	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	240	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	118.67/cwt	104.00–126.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	553	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	549	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	787	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	428	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	957	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,044	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	174.95/cwt	174.95–174.95	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	144.10/cwt	141.00–145.00	967	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	134.75/cwt	134.00–136.00	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	128.60/cwt	126.00–129.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	340	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	212	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	303	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	212	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	119.36/cwt	119.00–120.00	645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	295	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	97.47/cwt	96.00–99.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	11

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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