Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 46, Heifers 82, Bulls 21)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.67/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$104.67

81 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$45.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	611	118.68	726	19thin
Medium and Large 1	738	113.39	836	23
Small 1	447	102.71	459	14thin
Medium and Large 3	536	97.93	525	14thin
Small 2	499	73.80	368	5thin
Medium and Large 4	409	72.83	298	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.85/cwt here — about $428 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 sale81 hd

104.67

—

VA average7 barns · 609 hd

117.12

−12.45

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

54 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
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	442	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	572	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	380	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	290	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	640	2
Steers	Small 1	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	794	6
Steers	Small 1	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	793	4
Steers	Small 1	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	680	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	756	5
Heifers	Small 2	—	625	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	408	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	683	9
Heifers	Small 2	—	650	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	384	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	944	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	991	8
Heifers	Small 2	—	383	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	337	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	437	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	230	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	733	5
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	462	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	320	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	198	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	375	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	461	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	363	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	479	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	892	4

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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