Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 309, Heifers 273, Bulls 73)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.08/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$120.08

287 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3-4

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	125.26	845	131
Medium and Large 1-2	659	124.72	822	54
Medium and Large 2	606	117.01	709	55
Medium and Large 3	567	109.00	618	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	105.00	620	9thin
Small 1	577	102.88	593	8thin
Medium and Large 3-4	634	100.00	634	17thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $211 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 sale287 hd

120.08

—

VA average10 barns · 2,138 hd

123.83

−3.75

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

78 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	Small 1	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	883	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	888	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	878	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	113.43/cwt	104.00–114.00	741	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	628	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	451	3
Steers	Small 1	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	936	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	122.86/cwt	110.00–124.00	945	22
Heifers	Small 1	—	449	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	640	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	367	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	448	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	4
Steers	Small 1	—	541	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	118.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	736	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	683	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	820	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	104.35/cwt	96.00–106.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	827	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	105.57/cwt	101.00–106.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	105.93/cwt	105.00–107.50	462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	626	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	634	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	634	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	106.22/cwt	104.00–107.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	105.37/cwt	95.00–106.00	584	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Steers	Small 1	—	440	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	804	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	607	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	108.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	520	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	645	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	615	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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