Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 129, Bulls 38)

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 $138.10/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$138.10

162 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	141.42	904	96
Medium and Large 2	551	140.01	771	34
Medium and Large 1-2	747	128.24	958	29
Medium and Large 3	507	105.45	535	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.96/cwt here — about $369 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 sale162 hd

138.10

—

VA average12 barns · 1,826 hd

137.38

+0.72

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

50 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 1	—	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.65/cwt	123.00–130.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	667	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	871	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	729	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	573	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	350	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	869	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	691	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	792	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	882	28
Heifers	Small 1	—	471	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	946	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.59/cwt	117.00–126.50	578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	968	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	492	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	122.95/cwt	117.00–125.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	98.18/cwt	69.00–126.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	722	9

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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