Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Holstein Steers 3, Heifers 209, Bulls 33)

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 $146.67/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$146.67

228 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	666	151.17	1,006	68
Medium and Large 2	666	147.38	981	65
Medium and Large 1	651	142.95	931	95

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $76 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 sale228 hd

146.67

—

VA average11 barns · 1,883 hd

144.56

+2.10

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

62 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	—	615	123.37/cwt	119.00–132.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,263	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	129.25/cwt	110.00–131.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	662	146.36/cwt	142.00–149.00	969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	142.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	725	148.13/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	678	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	792	146.00/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,156	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	616	118.42/cwt	116.00–122.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	104.26/cwt	104.00–105.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	760	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	198	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	220	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	940	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.87/cwt	132.00–133.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	124.91/cwt	123.00–133.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,210	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	468	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	660	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	626	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	148.57/cwt	133.00–151.00	680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	106.50/cwt	95.00–118.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.64/cwt	80.00–135.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	879	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,310	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	532	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	763	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	654	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	952	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	441	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	584	154.06/cwt	146.00–158.00	900	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	788	24

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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