Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 306, Bulls 56)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.57/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$131.57

303 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$37.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

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	655	135.75	889	36
Medium and Large 2	545	132.87	724	66
Medium and Large 1	593	131.27	779	187
Medium and Large 3	468	120.32	563	13thin
Small 1	700	98.00	686	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.75/cwt here — about $203 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 sale303 hd

131.57

—

VA average12 barns · 2,553 hd

131.98

−0.41

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

79 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	—	548	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	874	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	137.86/cwt	110.00–141.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	723	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	951	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.07/cwt	128.00–129.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	668	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	777	132.37/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	474	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	669	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,030	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	542	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	477	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	658	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	831	113.64/cwt	112.00–115.00	944	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	834	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	638	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	678	134.43/cwt	132.00–136.00	911	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	565	141.10/cwt	128.00–142.00	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	624	134.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	836	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	561	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	965	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	534	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	743	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	128.33/cwt	124.00–141.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	573	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	748	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	566	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	654	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	815	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	639	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	882	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	671	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	896	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	833	134.18/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,118	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	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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