Name: Virginia Livestock, LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 186, Heifers 158, Bulls 50)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.62/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$149.62

182 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$788

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$87.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	155.11	1,023	78
Medium and Large 2	491	153.26	752	25
Medium and Large 1-2	758	145.76	1,105	75
Medium and Large 3	470	100.33	472	3thin
Small 1	345	68.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.11/cwt here — about $788 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 sale182 hd

149.62

—

VA average11 barns · 2,260 hd

150.18

−0.56

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

71 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 2	—	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	948	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,188	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	942	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Steers	Small 1	—	345	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	147.83/cwt	132.00–149.00	955	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,503	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	608	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	122.77/cwt	118.00–123.00	686	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	573	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	98	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	895	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,262	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	653	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	100.09/cwt	80.00–110.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	516	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	47.07/cwt	30.00–65.00	289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	713	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	683	4

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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