Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 124, Heifers 171, Bulls 9)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.79/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$128.79

171 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	479	132.93	637	42
Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.80	809	55
Medium and Large 1	563	128.95	726	32
Medium and Large 2	567	124.00	703	32
Medium and Large 3	470	115.20	541	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $96 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 sale171 hd

128.79

—

VA average8 barns · 1,170 hd

127.10

+1.69

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

58 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 2-3Value Added	—	503	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	661	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	437	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	471	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	571	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	703	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	127.13/cwt	108.00–136.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	631	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	833	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	568	128.56/cwt	122.00–131.50	730	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	661	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	704	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	597	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Steers	Small 1	—	520	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	587	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	661	147.97/cwt	146.00–149.00	978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	764	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	831	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,274	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	726	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	751	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	418	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	387	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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