Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 164, Heifers 129, Bulls 66)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.51/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$152.51

161 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

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

$76.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	157.88	970	107
Medium and Large 2	547	145.39	795	22
Medium and Large 1-2	799	141.32	1,128	31
Medium and Large 3	495	81.00	401	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.88/cwt here — about $569 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 sale161 hd

152.51

—

VA average9 barns · 1,291 hd

148.21

+4.30

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	91.12/cwt	74.00–125.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	115.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	676	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	896	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	126.60/cwt	123.00–127.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	130.00/cwt	126.00–131.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	531	132.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	753	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	533	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	671	159.42/cwt	152.00–164.50	1,070	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	577	161.46/cwt	154.00–170.00	932	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	761	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.01/cwt	131.00–174.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	134.25/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,257	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	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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