Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 376, Heifers 236, Bulls 34)

Value Added and Natural cattle are weaned and vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.81/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$122.81

368 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 4

$52.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	557	130.17	725	47
Medium and Large 2	551	127.54	703	59
Medium and Large 1	836	125.77	1,051	201
Medium and Large 3	481	113.92	548	37
Medium and Large 1-2	518	111.00	575	2thin
Large 1-2	504	91.83	463	6thin
Small 1	516	85.35	440	5thin
Medium and Large 4	467	77.86	363	11thin

One grade step is worth $52.31/cwt here — about $362 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 sale368 hd

122.81

—

VA average11 barns · 1,743 hd

131.16

−8.35

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

99 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	—	457	63.30/cwt	41.00–69.00	289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	355	35.93/cwt	31.00–41.00	128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	670	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	325	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	87.30/cwt	81.00–88.00	404	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	100.08/cwt	91.00–105.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	183	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	108.58/cwt	101.00–109.00	604	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	83.39/cwt	72.00–95.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	494	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	593	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	572	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	644	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	720	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	114.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	497	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	339	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	391	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	568	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	562	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	372	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	340	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	114.24/cwt	111.00–115.00	425	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	316	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	580	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	412	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	435	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	344	1
Steers	Small 1	—	575	58.37/cwt	51.00–66.00	336	2
Steers	Small 1	—	535	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	514	1
Steers	Small 1	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Steers	Small 1	—	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	388	79.24/cwt	61.00–88.00	307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	608	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	490	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	536	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	718	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	634	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	124.81/cwt	121.00–125.00	696	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	814	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	530	60.76/cwt	59.00–65.00	322	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	365	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	663	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	464	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	506	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	300	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	207	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	625	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	381	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	470	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	135.34/cwt	131.00–135.50	877	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	140.73/cwt	133.00–141.00	784	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,116	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,149	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,021	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,210	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	934	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,168	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	575	2

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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