Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 147, Heifers 126, Bulls 72)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, most Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.88/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$148.88

141 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$75.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

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	488	174.00	849	28
Medium and Large 1	601	149.99	901	82
Medium and Large 2	578	126.89	734	27
Medium and Large 3	583	98.75	575	4thin

One grade step is worth $75.25/cwt here — about $274 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 sale141 hd

148.88

—

VA average10 barns · 1,589 hd

147.62

+1.26

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

61 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 1	—	637	114.56/cwt	101.00–121.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	20
Bulls	Small 1	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	768	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,206	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	146.64/cwt	121.00–150.00	792	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	488	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	849	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,048	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	115.48/cwt	110.00–121.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.30/cwt	100.00–137.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	698	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	598	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	921	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	754	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	688	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	922	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	611	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	572	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.21/cwt	103.00–110.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	118.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	91.64/cwt	91.00–93.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	804	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	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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