Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 536, Heifers 470, Bulls 46)

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 $152.28/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$152.28

535 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$60.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

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	625	158.52	991	232
Medium and Large 2	551	153.61	846	109
Medium and Large 1	647	149.07	965	164
Medium and Large 2-3	504	143.00	721	7thin
Medium and Large 3	473	111.55	527	18thin
Small 1	529	98.40	521	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.12/cwt here — about $471 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 sale535 hd

152.28

—

VA average7 barns · 1,108 hd

153.14

−0.87

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

95 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	—	682	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	106.18/cwt	101.00–107.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	127.47/cwt	119.00–128.00	581	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	692	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	480	141.45/cwt	138.00–144.25	679	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	568	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	457	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	344	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	265	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	209	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	160.32/cwt	145.00–173.50	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	888	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	732	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	478	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	548	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	570	140.35/cwt	139.00–142.50	800	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	534	139.69/cwt	139.25–139.75	746	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	679	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	842	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	446	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	493	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	579	139.83/cwt	137.50–143.50	810	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	667	127.90/cwt	125.00–129.75	853	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	639	131.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	839	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	729	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	900	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	774	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	509	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	125.27/cwt	111.00–127.00	691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	114.55/cwt	114.50–115.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	821	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.39/cwt	101.00–133.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	761	136.42/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,038	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	666	145.28/cwt	136.00–160.00	968	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	619	164.23/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,017	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	744	132.16/cwt	132.00–135.00	983	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	841	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	549	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	566	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	871	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.27/cwt	101.00–121.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	145.15/cwt	141.00–146.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	670	157.48/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,055	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	568	169.82/cwt	152.00–173.00	965	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	134.78/cwt	83.00–148.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	158.27/cwt	145.00–159.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	146.25/cwt	146.00–148.00	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	576	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	538	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	793	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	463	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	801	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	504	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	95.15/cwt	80.00–100.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	120.03/cwt	86.00–145.00	435	7
Steers	Small 1	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Small 1	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	582	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	506	3

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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