Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 123, Bulls 20)

Value added cattle are weaned, vaccinated or natural

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.08/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$115.08

117 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 4

$47.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	119.07	626	44
Medium and Large 1	618	118.11	730	37
Medium and Large 3	448	111.93	501	14thin
Small 1	489	110.20	539	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	445	108.00	481	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	753	105.00	791	3thin
Small 2	390	90.00	351	1thin
Medium and Large 4	568	72.00	409	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.07/cwt here — about $218 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 sale117 hd

115.08

—

VA average7 barns · 1,757 hd

121.61

−6.54

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 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	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	528	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	223	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	374	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	460	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	635	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	500	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	420	1
Steers	Small 2	—	285	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	308	3
Steers	Small 1	—	408	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	490	3
Steers	Small 1	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	517	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	123.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	997	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	350	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	374	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	583	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	11

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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