Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 354, Heifers 439, Bulls 75)

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 $114.18/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$114.18

436 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$20.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	118.34	651	144
Medium and Large 2-3	275	117.00	322	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	113.59	660	152
Medium and Large 2	514	112.27	577	103
Medium and Large 3	495	106.14	525	28
Small 1	561	98.17	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.18/cwt here — about $101 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 sale436 hd

114.18

—

VA average9 barns · 1,705 hd

116.59

−2.40

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

116 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	—	624	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	142.28/cwt	100.00–145.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	134.83/cwt	134.00–135.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	720	115.22/cwt	114.00–116.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	103.85/cwt	103.00–107.00	711	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	719	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	619	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	673	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	369	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	390	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	471	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Steers	Small 1	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	442	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	633	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	697	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	878	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	123.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	127.84/cwt	127.00–128.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	477	1
Steers	Small 1	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.75/cwt	125.00–155.00	629	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	561	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	912	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	674	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	116.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	764	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	708	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	162.76/cwt	160.00–163.00	601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	542	148.64/cwt	141.00–164.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Steers	Small 1	—	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	586	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	793	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	701	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	601	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	569	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	556	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	620	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	334	2

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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