Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 221, Bulls 62)

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 $138.66/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$138.66

287 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 4

$53.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	143.75	744	28
Medium and Large 1-2	692	142.15	983	104
Medium and Large 1	682	138.08	942	132
Medium and Large 3	438	129.75	568	8thin
Medium and Large 3-4	463	128.00	593	6thin
Small 1-2	481	108.00	519	5thin
Small 1	455	107.67	490	3thin
Medium and Large 4	650	90.00	585	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.75/cwt here — about $159 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 sale287 hd

138.66

—

VA average10 barns · 1,986 hd

134.26

+4.39

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

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	632	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	640	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	484	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	778	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	657	113.67/cwt	111.00–119.00	747	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	723	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,041	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,065	2
Steers	Small 1	—	315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	814	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	270	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	603	15
Steers	Small 1	—	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	87.39/cwt	86.00–90.00	402	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	575	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	408	2
Steers	Small 1	—	250	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	19
Bulls	Small 2	—	575	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	316	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	481	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	519	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	670	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	543	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	773	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	111.46/cwt	106.00–112.00	719	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	463	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	469	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	652	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	952	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	644	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	882	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	703	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	548	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	748	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,040	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	811	133.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,079	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	552	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	676	22

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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