Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 101, Heifers 180, Bulls 63)

Value Added and some Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.05/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$120.05

180 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	121.79	740	112
Medium and Large 1-2	583	120.00	700	19thin
Medium and Large 2	534	116.86	624	41
Medium and Large 3	419	112.25	470	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $269 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 sale180 hd

120.05

—

VA average12 barns · 1,888 hd

123.33

−3.28

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

66 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 2	—	578	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	608	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	676	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	423	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	522	165.77/cwt	163.00–167.00	865	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	853	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	548	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	466	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	792	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,049	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	742	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	125.86/cwt	122.00–127.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	498	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	511	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	652	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.62/cwt	111.00–136.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	567	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	354	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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