Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 187, Heifers 191, Bulls 131)

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 $123.86/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$123.86

176 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$57.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	133.05	843	91
Medium and Large 1-2	339	130.00	441	4thin
Medium and Large 2	743	121.77	904	47
Medium and Large 3	584	106.44	622	16thin
Small 1	607	104.99	637	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	946	76.00	719	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.05/cwt here — about $124 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 sale176 hd

123.86

—

VA average13 barns · 2,468 hd

130.52

−6.66

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

86 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	Medium and Large 1	—	548	115.56/cwt	115.00–116.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	967	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.52/cwt	114.00–127.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	330	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	107.08/cwt	99.00–109.00	469	5
Steers	Small 1	—	753	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	783	2
Steers	Small 1	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	620	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	440	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	863	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	647	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	111.22/cwt	96.00–115.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	777	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.85/cwt	117.00–136.00	793	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	760	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	446	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	96.81/cwt	95.00–98.00	548	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	66.13/cwt	63.00–75.00	536	7
Steers	Small 1	—	467	103.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	485	3
Steers	Small 1	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	664	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	637	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	938	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	111.05/cwt	105.00–113.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	603	8
Steers	Small 1	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	812	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	532	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	479	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	606	3
Steers	Small 1	—	547	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	602	3
Steers	Small 1	—	623	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	111.17/cwt	93.00–112.00	617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	494	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	542	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	241	1

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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