Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 371, Heifers 233, Bulls 56)

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 $139.36/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$139.36

359 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$65.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	141.83	965	293
Medium and Large 1-2	765	133.22	1,019	38
Medium and Large 2	565	129.76	733	21
Medium and Large 3	621	106.60	662	5thin
Small 1	760	76.00	578	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.83/cwt here — about $388 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 sale359 hd

139.36

—

VA average11 barns · 2,589 hd

140.35

−0.99

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

73 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	Small 1	—	683	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	485	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	398	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	112.89/cwt	107.00–116.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	639	125.12/cwt	123.00–129.00	800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	659	129.42/cwt	120.00–133.75	853	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	573	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	609	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	744	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.22/cwt	113.00–122.00	815	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Steers	Small 1	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Steers	Small 1	—	730	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	710	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	547	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	715	142.25/cwt	129.00–148.50	1,017	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	588	143.23/cwt	139.00–155.00	842	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	511	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	777	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	637	135.44/cwt	125.00–141.00	863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	656	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,178	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,079	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.96/cwt	139.00–146.00	819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	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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