Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 461, Heifers 273, Bulls 45)

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 $151.95/cwt on 460 head.

Average price

$151.95

460 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$60.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

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	634	160.42	1,018	241
Medium and Large 1	712	144.88	1,031	185
Medium and Large 2	556	134.03	745	28
Small 1	489	120.25	588	4thin
Medium and Large 3	700	99.50	697	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.92/cwt here — about $321 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 sale460 hd

151.95

—

VA average7 barns · 992 hd

145.77

+6.18

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

94 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 1-2	—	1,046	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,172	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	857	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	537	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	737	143.77/cwt	143.00–145.50	1,060	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	627	164.40/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,031	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	646	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	538	174.38/cwt	174.00–176.00	938	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	117.10/cwt	111.00–120.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	113.23/cwt	108.00–114.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	670	126.27/cwt	122.50–128.75	846	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	661	162.36/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,073	28
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	111.01/cwt	109.00–112.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	805	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,067	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	792	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	863	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	5
Steers	Small 1	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Steers	Small 1	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	943	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,169	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	865	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Steers	Small 1	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	119.12/cwt	119.00–120.00	443	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	122.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	118.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	105.18/cwt	101.00–106.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	714	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	676	158.06/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,068	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	841	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	539	122.53/cwt	99.00–125.00	660	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	569	137.43/cwt	134.00–139.75	782	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	569	172.19/cwt	169.50–174.00	980	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	718	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	926	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.36/cwt	109.00–127.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	471	177.74/cwt	165.00–182.00	837	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	773	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	122.77/cwt	114.00–126.00	663	11

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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