Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 347, Heifers 276, Bulls 34)

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 $133.79/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$133.79

334 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$38.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	137.15	803	115
Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.61	922	152
Medium and Large 2	535	134.36	719	45
Small 1	511	105.25	538	12thin
Large 1-2	400	100.00	400	1thin
Medium and Large 3	484	99.11	479	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.04/cwt here — about $323 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 sale334 hd

133.79

—

VA average9 barns · 1,664 hd

133.71

+0.08

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

90 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 3Value Added	—	584	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	140	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	648	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	669	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	376	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	552	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	442	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	2
Steers	Small 1	—	553	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	653	5
Steers	Small 1	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	133.89/cwt	125.00–140.00	858	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	444	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	534	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	534	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	368	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	647	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	95.19/cwt	95.00–96.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	106.89/cwt	103.00–108.00	501	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	3
Steers	Small 1	—	283	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	647	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,145	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	690	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	718	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	668	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	635	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	590	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	571	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	121.56/cwt	119.00–126.00	867	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	636	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	660	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	678	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	122.25/cwt	115.00–124.00	666	5
Steers	Small 1	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	3
Steers	Small 1	—	360	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	792	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	729	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	771	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	326	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	770	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	608	1

How this sale compares

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