Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 89, Heifers 138, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.78/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$97.78

138 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$69.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	647	111.48	721	31
Medium and Large 1	524	109.08	572	36
Medium and Large 2	554	103.39	573	16thin
Medium and Large 3	537	86.53	465	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	658	85.56	563	33
Medium and Large 4	499	41.50	207	6thin

One grade step is worth $69.98/cwt here — about $514 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 sale138 hd

97.78

—

VA average10 barns · 1,818 hd

115.53

−17.74

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

56 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	—	370	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	694	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	637	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	714	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	87.66/cwt	72.00–104.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	368	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	74	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	556	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	608	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	79.57/cwt	76.00–83.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	395	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	672	82.84/cwt	79.00–89.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	784	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	499	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	733	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.34/cwt	112.00–139.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	398	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	444	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	113.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	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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