Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 459, Heifers 306, Bulls 74)

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 $129.80/cwt on 441 head.

Average price

$129.80

441 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$42.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	133.02	933	272
Medium and Large 2	498	130.95	652	102
Medium and Large 1-2	780	127.78	997	18thin
Medium and Large 3	565	110.82	626	28
Small 1	612	110.40	676	20
Large 1-2	615	91.00	560	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.02/cwt here — about $373 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 sale441 hd

129.80

—

VA average9 barns · 1,573 hd

127.64

+2.16

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

92 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	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	131.97/cwt	126.00–134.00	979	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	794	135.67/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,077	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	137.86/cwt	128.00–138.50	1,125	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	661	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	127.82/cwt	117.00–129.00	956	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	126.47/cwt	118.00–127.00	820	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	135.69/cwt	133.00–136.00	756	48
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	3
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	289	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	286	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	116.79/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	91.78/cwt	76.00–95.00	419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.55/cwt	114.00–121.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	324	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	450	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	457	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	631	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	124.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	683	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	766	8
Steers	Small 1	—	761	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	784	4
Steers	Small 1	—	423	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	113.17/cwt	103.00–114.00	629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	108.53/cwt	98.00–111.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Small 1	—	561	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	668	7
Steers	Small 1	—	668	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	730	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	638	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	460	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	705	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	585	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	655	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	83.94/cwt	80.00–85.00	389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	114.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	475	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.50	643	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	609	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	105.16/cwt	105.00–108.00	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	108.73/cwt	100.00–111.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	854	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	110.79/cwt	100.00–118.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	107.46/cwt	101.00–109.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	850	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	368	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	401	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	431	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	100.90/cwt	100.00–101.00	652	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	459	71.58/cwt	65.00–75.00	329	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	427	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	568	17

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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