Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 316, Heifers 205, Bulls 76)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.03/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$134.03

316 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$630

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$74.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	143.52	961	202
Medium and Large 1-2	622	139.50	868	34
Medium and Large 2	613	124.12	760	34
Medium and Large 2-3	751	99.37	746	19thin
Medium and Large 3	671	97.73	656	18thin
Small 1	676	95.00	642	5thin
Small 2	479	69.00	331	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.52/cwt here — about $630 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 sale316 hd

134.03

—

VA average9 barns · 1,986 hd

137.35

−3.33

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

91 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,017	86.36/cwt	85.00–89.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	141.75/cwt	119.00–156.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	699	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	848	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	122.23/cwt	115.00–123.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	558	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	492	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	129.57/cwt	118.50–135.00	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	873	6
Steers	Small 1	—	685	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	511	3
Steers	Small 2	—	479	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	425	1
Steers	Small 1	—	763	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	526	12
Steers	Small 1	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.27/cwt	127.00–131.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	110.25/cwt	107.00–117.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	119.69/cwt	118.00–120.00	667	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	91.67/cwt	89.00–93.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	814	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,058	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	616	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	949	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	448	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	871	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	656	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	608	130.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	794	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	692	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	792	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,133	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	114.95/cwt	114.00–115.00	737	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	570	146.75/cwt	146.00–147.00	836	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	906	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,268	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,014	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	711	144.64/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,028	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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