Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 105, Bulls 45)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.95/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$128.95

180 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$681

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$86.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	135.02	847	82
Medium and Large 1-2	769	133.70	1,029	40
Medium and Large 2	609	128.51	783	37
Medium and Large 3	543	111.63	606	8thin
Small 1	513	99.80	512	10thin
Small 2	343	48.33	166	3thin

One grade step is worth $86.69/cwt here — about $681 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 sale180 hd

128.95

—

VA average9 barns · 911 hd

128.48

+0.47

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

63 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 2	—	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	720	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	472	1
Steers	Small 2	—	370	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	167	2
Steers	Small 2	—	290	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	160	1
Steers	Small 1	—	451	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	8
Steers	Small 1	—	763	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	132.61/cwt	124.00–133.50	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	124.89/cwt	124.00–125.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	126.43/cwt	123.00–127.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,164	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	135.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	755	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	120.22/cwt	104.00–131.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	568	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	642	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	338	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	710	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	504	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	415	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	118.33/cwt	107.00–124.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.85/cwt	117.00–120.00	671	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	650	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	579	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	550	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	462	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	265	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	92.21/cwt	74.00–110.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	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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