Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 150, Bulls 55)

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 $136.58/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$136.58

173 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$21.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	143.02	920	70
Medium and Large 1-2	617	139.05	858	40
Medium and Large 2	562	135.49	762	28
Small 1	610	124.00	756	1thin
Medium and Large 3	659	122.18	805	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	841	121.46	1,022	24

One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale173 hd

136.58

—

VA average8 barns · 1,556 hd

136.83

−0.25

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	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	549	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	693	99.24/cwt	89.00–107.00	688	7
Steers	Small 1	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	120.90/cwt	115.00–127.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	589	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	713	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	648	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	118.22/cwt	114.00–122.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	577	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	586	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	110.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	118.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	138.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	142.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	744	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	488	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	574	147.14/cwt	140.00–151.00	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	661	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	664	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	566	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	809	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.87/cwt	124.00–135.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,169	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	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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