Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 435, Heifers 252, Bulls 30)

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 $128.31/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$128.31

431 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	130.90	859	206
Medium and Large 1-2	775	130.36	1,011	125
Medium and Large 2	577	123.24	711	71
Small 1	550	114.62	630	13thin
Medium and Large 3	574	112.50	646	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $213 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 sale431 hd

128.31

—

VA average9 barns · 1,741 hd

134.68

−6.37

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

72 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	Medium and Large 1	—	605	102.00/cwt	95.00–109.00	617	2
Steers	Small 1	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	889	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	946	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,031	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	3
Steers	Small 1	—	477	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	791	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	131.99/cwt	128.50–132.50	1,085	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	722	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	12
Steers	Small 1	—	539	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.16/cwt	133.00–139.00	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	505	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	632	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	121.96/cwt	116.00–123.00	783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	526	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	552	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	113.77/cwt	108.00–115.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	459	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	544	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	744	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	579	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	654	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	95.61/cwt	93.00–97.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	689	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	843	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	549	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	590	134.13/cwt	125.00–135.50	791	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	889	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.33/cwt	123.00–127.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	133.19/cwt	131.00–133.50	741	32
Steers	Small 1	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	134.03/cwt	120.00–136.50	901	20

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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