Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 154, Holstein Heifers 4, Bulls 39)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural Cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.03/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$149.03

157 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$62.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	152.53	887	93
Medium and Large 1-2	587	151.78	890	39
Medium and Large 2	548	146.00	799	8thin
Medium and Large 3	477	127.19	607	16thin
Medium and Large 4	505	90.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.53/cwt here — about $432 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 sale157 hd

149.03

—

VA average8 barns · 1,119 hd

143.21

+5.82

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

76 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 2Value Added	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	118.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	601	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	817	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.81/cwt	110.00–111.00	740	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	115.43/cwt	100.00–127.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	112.19/cwt	109.00–119.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	131.63/cwt	125.00–133.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	880	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	645	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	622	151.29/cwt	148.00–153.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	531	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	583	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	895	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	472	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	642	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	913	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.30/cwt	160.00–161.00	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	512	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	107.09/cwt	100.00–113.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	591	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	709	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	667	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	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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