Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 136, Bulls 34)

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 $116.91/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$116.91

135 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	119.76	709	44
Medium and Large 1-2	641	118.51	760	66
Medium and Large 2	531	109.11	580	23
Medium and Large 3	440	91.00	400	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $309 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 sale135 hd

116.91

—

VA average11 barns · 1,512 hd

119.76

−2.85

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

44 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	Medium and Large 2	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	125.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	113.34/cwt	106.00–114.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.58/cwt	91.00–121.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.52/cwt	99.00–134.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	443	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	523	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	437	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	761	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	652	117.79/cwt	114.00–119.00	768	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	647	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	715	118.42/cwt	113.50–121.50	847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	584	121.17/cwt	115.00–123.50	708	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	593	125.79/cwt	119.00–126.50	746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	588	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	726	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	973	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	524	165.85/cwt	150.00–168.00	869	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	913	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1

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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