Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 55lb feeder heifer deleted

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 191, Bulls 11)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $149.94/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −316.62 against this barn's trailing median of $466.56.

Average price

$149.94

43 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$16.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs VA average

−12.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	156.23	861	24
Medium and Large 1-2	589	145.00	854	9thin
Medium and Large 2	543	139.28	756	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.95/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.08, low $427.25, median $466.56 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

149.94

—

VA average1 barns · 43 hd

149.94

+0.00

National average143 barns · 7,842 hd

162.21

−12.27

This barn, trailing median8 sales

466.56

−316.62

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

60 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	672	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	604	128.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	575	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	126.25/cwt	122.00–127.00	684	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	120.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	801	12
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	156.23/cwt	144.00–158.00	861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	838	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	166.40/cwt	131.00–168.00	787	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	646	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	937	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	583	126.38/cwt	124.00–128.00	737	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,234	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	154.82/cwt	121.00–155.50	1,152	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	692	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	703	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	483	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	613	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	120.58/cwt	119.00–121.00	553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	508	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	650–700	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	127.15/cwt	126.00–132.00	561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	136.96/cwt	125.00–141.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,226	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,012	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	142.12/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,047	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	971	14

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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