Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 175, Heifers 197, Bulls 89)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural Cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.70/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$125.70

196 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

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	524	134.84	706	70
Medium and Large 1	520	121.79	633	79
Medium and Large 2	479	120.60	578	41
Small 1	320	108.00	346	1thin
Medium and Large 3	440	105.20	463	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.64/cwt here — about $243 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 sale196 hd

125.70

—

VA average11 barns · 1,919 hd

125.92

−0.21

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

69 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	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	384	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	457	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	791	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	608	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	687	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	488	131.26/cwt	129.00–132.00	641	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	122.27/cwt	114.00–124.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	498	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	101.51/cwt	100.00–106.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	599	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	116.51/cwt	104.00–128.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	540	158.56/cwt	156.00–159.00	856	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	811	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	698	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	558	145.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	812	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	656	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	737	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.84/cwt	151.00–160.00	726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	320	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	485	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	748	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	114.29/cwt	114.00–116.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	663	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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