Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 278, Heifers 209, Bulls 85)

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 $129.27/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$129.27

271 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$48.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

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	651	135.66	883	38
Medium and Large 1	579	131.88	764	113
Medium and Large 2	638	131.53	840	79
Medium and Large 2-3	627	128.00	803	8thin
Small 1	526	112.10	590	24
Medium and Large 3	463	99.00	459	7thin
Large 1-2	578	87.50	505	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.16/cwt here — about $378 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 sale271 hd

129.27

—

VA average9 barns · 1,549 hd

127.56

+1.70

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

102 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
Bulls	Small 2	—	483	59.12/cwt	31.00–76.00	286	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	547	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	98.65/cwt	91.00–100.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	113.45/cwt	106.00–114.00	545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	624	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	540	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	567	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	574	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	328	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	533	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	416	4
Bulls	Small 2	—	340	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	153	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	449	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	725	63.50/cwt	51.00–76.00	460	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	378	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	336	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	516	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	496	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	440	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	89.40/cwt	80.00–94.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	112.10/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	543	1
Steers	Small 1	—	541	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	649	8
Steers	Small 1	—	463	105.22/cwt	103.00–116.00	487	6
Steers	Small 1	—	383	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	483	4
Steers	Small 1	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	3
Steers	Small 1	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Steers	Small 1	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Steers	Small 1	—	435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	627	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	128.78/cwt	118.00–132.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	847	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	644	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	870	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	378	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	472	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	302	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	670	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	302	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	530	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	175	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	423	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	283	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	370	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	152	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	335	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	204	1
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	567	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	672	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	464	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	385	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	321	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	409	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	428	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	472	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	522	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	370	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	447	4

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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