Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 235, Heifers 139, Bulls 20)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.25/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$132.25

211 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$62.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	139.70	815	87
Medium and Large 2	531	134.49	714	45
Medium and Large 2-3	620	130.00	806	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	126.35	714	31
Small 1	509	122.77	624	13thin
Medium and Large 3	569	111.65	635	17thin
Medium and Large 4	655	77.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.70/cwt here — about $311 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 sale211 hd

132.25

—

VA average9 barns · 1,344 hd

137.58

−5.33

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

70 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
Steers	Small 1	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Steers	Small 1	—	260	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	104.54/cwt	104.00–105.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	133.92/cwt	125.00–138.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	92.45/cwt	88.00–97.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	747	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	769	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	410	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	625	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	444	4
Steers	Small 1	—	567	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	697	8
Steers	Small 1	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	832	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	148.62/cwt	147.50–150.00	838	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.18/cwt	127.00–145.50	663	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	130.63/cwt	110.00–132.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	340	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	367	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	466	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	517	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	655	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	646	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	455	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	735	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	105.43/cwt	94.00–116.50	501	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	6

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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