Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 165, Heifers 181, Bulls 46)

Value Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.51/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$128.51

154 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$31.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	133.07	798	86
Medium and Large 2-3	557	133.00	741	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	877	133.00	1,166	16thin
Medium and Large 2	593	123.89	735	26
Medium and Large 3	625	105.88	662	9thin
Small 1	530	102.00	541	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.07/cwt here — about $257 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 sale154 hd

128.51

—

VA average11 barns · 1,978 hd

130.39

−1.88

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

67 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	Medium and Large 3	—	330	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Steers	Small 1	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Steers	Small 1	—	370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	557	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.03/cwt	108.00–113.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	136.92/cwt	135.00–137.00	741	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	662	90.64/cwt	88.00–96.00	600	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	755	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	98.75/cwt	96.00–100.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	124.88/cwt	121.00–129.00	534	2
Steers	Small 1	—	502	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	572	3
Steers	Small 1	—	405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.38/cwt	120.00–131.00	841	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	940	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	542	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	113.60/cwt	100.00–115.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	449	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	343	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Small 1	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,166	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.53/cwt	138.00–146.50	687	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	85.43/cwt	80.00–88.00	453	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	91.44/cwt	89.00–94.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	97.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	110.07/cwt	95.00–112.00	625	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	384	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	539	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	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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