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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 349, Heifers 272, Bulls 62)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.23/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$140.23

346 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$41.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	145.77	866	100
Medium and Large 1-2	688	143.40	987	175
Medium and Large 2	546	127.59	697	51
Medium and Large 2-3	471	123.00	579	5thin
Medium and Large 3	405	115.86	469	14thin
Small 1	625	104.00	650	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.77/cwt here — about $216 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 sale346 hd

140.23

—

VA average6 barns · 940 hd

136.66

+3.57

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

89 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	—	665	95.15/cwt	85.00–105.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	568	132.32/cwt	121.00–137.50	752	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	547	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	774	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	420	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	672	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	739	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	119.79/cwt	119.00–123.00	789	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	115.06/cwt	115.00–116.00	614	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	398	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	498	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	111.15/cwt	111.00–112.00	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	92.35/cwt	91.00–95.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	120.01/cwt	110.00–131.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	109.17/cwt	101.00–117.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	585	153.51/cwt	135.00–156.50	898	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	670	149.63/cwt	149.50–150.00	1,003	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	756	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,092	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	864	131.05/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	520	133.89/cwt	132.00–137.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	732	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,058	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	488	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	668	152.85/cwt	152.50–153.00	1,021	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	554	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	426	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	135.38/cwt	135.00–141.00	754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	413	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	438	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	755	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	695	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	105.44/cwt	105.00–106.00	486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	90.87/cwt	85.00–101.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	349	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	125.89/cwt	123.00–135.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	124.85/cwt	124.00–127.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	122.18/cwt	116.00–123.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	607	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	471	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	531	4
Steers	Small 1	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	481	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	507	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	654	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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