Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 361, Heifers 234, Bulls 107)

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 $134.48/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$134.48

342 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$49.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	139.48	991	187
Medium and Large 1-2	633	136.74	866	39
Medium and Large 2	573	131.38	753	76
Medium and Large 3	544	118.21	643	14thin
Small 1	518	113.84	590	25
Large 1-2	635	90.00	572	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.48/cwt here — about $420 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 sale342 hd

134.48

—

VA average9 barns · 1,770 hd

132.14

+2.34

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 1-2Value Added	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	138.38/cwt	133.00–139.25	1,201	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	93.53/cwt	92.00–95.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	2
Steers	Small 1	—	394	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	253	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	425	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	320	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	133.22/cwt	127.00–133.50	869	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	108.18/cwt	101.00–109.00	463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	568	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	139.93/cwt	130.00–140.50	782	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	713	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	483	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	2
Steers	Small 1	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	7
Steers	Small 1	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	828	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,188	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	111.12/cwt	100.00–112.00	531	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	689	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	442	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	978	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	471	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	576	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	628	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	185	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	94	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	617	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	91.29/cwt	81.00–96.00	339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	124.96/cwt	114.00–126.00	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	443	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	951	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	588	135.37/cwt	135.00–136.00	796	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	705	7
Steers	Small 1	—	617	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	636	3
Steers	Small 1	—	461	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	458	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	158	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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