Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 113, Heifers 192, Bulls 24)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.28/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$110.28

185 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

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	503	119.67	602	9thin
Medium and Large 2	503	113.58	571	43
Medium and Large 1	577	111.14	642	92
Medium and Large 3	607	104.19	632	31
Small 1	558	99.13	554	9thin
Large 1-2	685	95.00	651	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale185 hd

110.28

—

VA average10 barns · 1,836 hd

112.20

−1.91

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

57 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	Large 1-2	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	86.57/cwt	80.00–93.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	5
Steers	Small 1	—	490	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	130.34/cwt	126.00–131.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	126.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	826	14
Steers	Small 1	—	538	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.25/cwt	119.00–125.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.55/cwt	126.00–136.00	763	23
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.10/cwt	125.00–126.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	424	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	581	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	544	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	740	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	113.67/cwt	109.00–114.00	634	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	458	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	617	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	638	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.08/cwt	103.00–115.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	734	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	481	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	508	7

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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