Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 351, Heifers 270, Bulls 23)

Value added cattle are weaned and vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.90/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$128.90

344 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$557

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$38.70/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	670	133.30	893	203
Medium and Large 2	547	128.78	705	68
Medium and Large 2-3	481	123.39	594	28
Medium and Large 3	538	118.74	639	31
Small 1	524	103.60	543	5thin
Medium and Large 4	593	99.00	587	4thin
Small 2	356	94.60	337	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.70/cwt here — about $557 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 sale344 hd

128.90

—

VA average7 barns · 1,341 hd

134.23

−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

80 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 4	—	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	363	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	280	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	524	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	424	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	514	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	347	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	686	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	627	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	692	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	566	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	119.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	663	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	110.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	729	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	452	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	480	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	755	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	506	1
Steers	Small 2	—	336	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	326	4
Steers	Small 2	—	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	1
Steers	Small 1	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	2
Steers	Small 1	—	478	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	521	2
Steers	Small 1	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	505	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	469	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	596	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	369	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	679	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.07/cwt	121.00–135.00	627	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	129.40/cwt	118.00–130.00	717	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.87/cwt	91.00–111.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	667	137.72/cwt	137.00–138.00	919	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,139	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,105	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	748	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	123.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	807	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	338	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	324	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	565	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	458	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	449	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	422	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	795	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	453	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	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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