Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 192, Heifers 198, Bulls 34)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural Cattle are Vaccinated, most Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.03/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$125.03

197 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

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	464	133.09	617	30
Medium and Large 1	519	125.39	650	97
Medium and Large 2	545	123.19	672	50
Medium and Large 2-3	594	120.29	715	7thin
Medium and Large 3	506	113.64	575	12thin
Small 1	550	109.00	600	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $18 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 sale197 hd

125.03

—

VA average11 barns · 1,835 hd

121.44

+3.58

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

78 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	Small 1	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	519	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	102.35/cwt	88.00–117.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	587	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	463	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	523	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	478	134.22/cwt	125.00–138.50	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	784	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	123.44/cwt	123.00–126.50	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	468	132.78/cwt	132.00–134.50	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	536	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	433	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	133.75/cwt	130.00–136.25	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	662	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	128.28/cwt	124.00–129.00	548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	631	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	368	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	523	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	492	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	465	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Small 1	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	589	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	613	131.46/cwt	131.00–132.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	541	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	839	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	463	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	625	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	723	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.14/cwt	121.00–131.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	571	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	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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