Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Stat Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 372, Heifers 203, Bulls 21)

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 $136.40/cwt on 355 head.

Average price

$136.40

355 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	613	145.97	895	100
Medium and Large 1	633	140.92	893	117
Medium and Large 2-3	700	136.00	952	11thin
Medium and Large 2	595	134.62	800	61
Small 1	608	116.38	707	32
Medium and Large 3	546	114.82	626	34

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $268 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 sale355 hd

136.40

—

VA average10 barns · 2,174 hd

141.98

−5.59

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	550	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	434	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	541	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	643	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	122.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	782	20
Steers	Small 1	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	789	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	578	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	4
Steers	Small 1	—	500	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	806	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,128	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.51/cwt	125.00–138.50	654	7
Steers	Small 1	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	150.14/cwt	146.00–151.50	941	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	131.06/cwt	123.00–131.50	976	19
Steers	Small 1	—	839	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	122.40/cwt	116.00–123.00	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	706	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	626	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	795	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Steers	Small 1	—	471	113.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	580	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.87/cwt	133.50–137.00	903	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Steers	Small 1	—	678	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	773	6
Steers	Small 1	—	390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.20/cwt	121.00–133.50	846	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	523	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,150	1
Steers	Small 1	—	552	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	696	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	448	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	582	12

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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