Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 570, Heifers 355, Bulls 59)

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 $129.72/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$129.72

535 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	136.75	921	159
Medium and Large 1-2	810	131.28	1,063	188
Medium and Large 2	586	129.42	758	88
Medium and Large 3	534	120.81	645	47
Small 1	611	113.37	693	49
Large 1-2	686	88.75	609	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $312 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 sale535 hd

129.72

—

VA average6 barns · 1,226 hd

133.38

−3.65

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

87 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 2	—	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	762	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	903	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	128.45/cwt	118.00–130.50	1,097	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,068	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,097	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	115.54/cwt	111.00–120.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Steers	Small 1	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	3
Steers	Small 1	—	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	2
Steers	Small 1	—	400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	336	2
Steers	Small 1	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Steers	Small 1	—	350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	19
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	698	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	743	20
Steers	Small 1	—	557	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	741	16
Steers	Small 1	—	471	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	640	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	349	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	290	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	763	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	643	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	521	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	760	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	540	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	610	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	549	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.79/cwt	115.00–125.50	705	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	778	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.26/cwt	116.00–123.00	581	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	117.00/cwt	110.00–124.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	717	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	647	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	591	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	768	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	554	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	615	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	658	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	611	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	528	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	107.70/cwt	91.00–111.00	408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	890	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	703	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	565	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	542	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	452	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	479	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	138.12/cwt	130.00–138.50	901	45

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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