Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 250, Bulls 55)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.16/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$131.16

250 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	132.32	705	67
Medium and Large 1	591	132.05	780	148
Medium and Large 1-2	629	129.30	814	29
Small 1	520	108.00	562	2thin
Medium and Large 3	550	103.75	571	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $134 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 sale250 hd

131.16

—

VA average8 barns · 1,485 hd

133.93

−2.77

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

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	566	134.70/cwt	129.50–140.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	721	140.00/cwt	115.00–148.00	1,009	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	738	131.55/cwt	130.00–133.50	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	792	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	648	151.49/cwt	148.00–155.00	982	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	689	123.94/cwt	123.00–125.00	854	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	111.42/cwt	97.00–115.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.12/cwt	157.00–168.00	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	153.93/cwt	131.00–155.50	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	461	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	143.17/cwt	135.00–143.75	951	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	549	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	898	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	588	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	3
Steers	Small 1	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	174.58/cwt	169.00–180.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	634	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	502	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	642	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	969	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	601	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	723	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,082	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	365	3

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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