Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 307, Heifers 267, Bulls 39)

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 $128.88/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$128.88

299 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$44.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

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	616	135.80	837	55
Medium and Large 1	629	130.61	822	163
Medium and Large 2	534	125.99	673	62
Small 1	578	108.00	624	6thin
Medium and Large 3	613	104.89	643	9thin
Large 1-2	645	100.00	645	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	710	91.00	646	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.80/cwt here — about $191 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 sale299 hd

128.88

—

VA average11 barns · 2,082 hd

127.11

+1.77

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

76 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 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	89.68/cwt	89.00–90.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	124.31/cwt	117.00–126.50	896	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Steers	Small 1	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	246	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	84.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	109.83/cwt	107.00–111.50	735	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	674	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	812	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	110.25/cwt	100.00–111.00	614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	753	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	114.68/cwt	101.00–115.50	557	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	953	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	130.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	613	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	491	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	638	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	635	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	808	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	635	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.15/cwt	126.00–133.00	745	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	702	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	335	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	708	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	908	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.53/cwt	123.00–130.00	613	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	421	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	110.90/cwt	100.00–112.00	623	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Steers	Small 1	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.67/cwt	120.00–126.50	823	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	547	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	768	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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