Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 252, Bulls 49)

Natural Cattle are Vaccinated, most Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.31/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$138.31

250 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$67.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

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	598	147.83	884	96
Medium and Large 1	574	134.34	771	96
Medium and Large 2	540	132.71	716	30
Medium and Large 3	502	126.93	637	27
Small 1	695	80.00	556	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.83/cwt here — about $328 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

138.31

—

VA average8 barns · 1,442 hd

134.12

+4.18

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

85 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 1-2Natural	—	633	148.16/cwt	144.00–149.50	938	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	570	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	864	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	653	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	571	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	143.78/cwt	138.00–148.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	121.67/cwt	113.00–126.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.26/cwt	128.00–134.00	630	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	127.99/cwt	123.00–128.50	712	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	128.88/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,324	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	578	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	722	143.67/cwt	142.00–144.50	1,037	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	732	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.50	961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	861	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	787	149.71/cwt	147.00–150.50	1,178	29
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,076	2
Steers	Small 1	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	564	148.43/cwt	147.00–151.00	837	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.25/cwt	118.00–121.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	118.35/cwt	114.00–123.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	159.92/cwt	154.00–166.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	666	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.21/cwt	128.00–129.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	783	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	779	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	608	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	135.98/cwt	128.00–148.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	2

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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