Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Radiant, VA Special Vaccinated Calf Sale

All cattle vaccinated for respiratory diseases

Value added cattle are weaned and vaccinated

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 890, Heifers 548)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.44/cwt on 882 head.

Average price

$147.44

882 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$44.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	151.32	863	691
Medium and Large 2	518	138.59	718	127
Small 1	471	125.94	593	52
Medium and Large 3	466	111.36	519	11thin
Large 1-2	720	107.00	770	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.32/cwt here — about $93 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 sale882 hd

147.44

—

VA average2 barns · 1,042 hd

146.81

+0.63

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

48 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, 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	Large 1-2	—	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	94.67/cwt	93.00–95.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	122.07/cwt	122.00–125.00	529	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	126.44/cwt	119.00–127.00	606	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	118.97/cwt	102.00–120.00	757	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	688	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.83/cwt	119.00–125.50	710	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	116.95/cwt	116.00–117.00	453	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	119.14/cwt	110.00–119.50	656	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	607	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	514	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	575	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	466	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	350	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	396	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	649	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	578	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	504	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	457	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	498	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	941	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	145.22/cwt	138.00–145.50	913	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	961	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.16/cwt	140.00–156.00	720	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	155.08/cwt	154.00–155.50	825	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	153.15/cwt	137.00–159.50	885	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,009	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	912	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	745	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	661	60
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	504	7
Steers	Small 1	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Steers	Small 1	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	2
Steers	Small 1	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	3
Steers	Small 1	—	538	122.55/cwt	110.00–124.00	659	9
Steers	Small 1	—	359	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	452	13
Steers	Small 1	—	459	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	597	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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