Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 219, Heifers 153, Bulls 25)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.73/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$146.73

218 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	150.92	973	119
Medium and Large 1-2	831	142.53	1,185	78
Medium and Large 2	565	138.62	783	21

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $191 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 sale218 hd

146.73

—

VA average12 barns · 1,604 hd

141.87

+4.86

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

56 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	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.36/cwt	105.00–129.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	656	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	741	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	694	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.47/cwt	120.00–128.50	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	122.56/cwt	122.50–123.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.24/cwt	116.00–137.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	953	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	833	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,195	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	672	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,075	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	559	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,290	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	671	153.99/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,033	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	771	150.15/cwt	149.50–151.00	1,158	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	709	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	550	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	817	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	801	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	824	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	527	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	5

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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