Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 177, Heifers 159, Bulls 75)

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 $136.06/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$136.06

165 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$35.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	140.11	851	86
Medium and Large 1-2	657	139.59	917	17thin
Medium and Large 2	559	134.05	750	49
Small 1	551	118.43	653	7thin
Medium and Large 3	531	105.00	558	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.11/cwt here — about $294 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 sale165 hd

136.06

—

VA average12 barns · 2,536 hd

136.92

−0.86

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

73 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 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	618	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	551	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	89.11/cwt	85.00–91.00	472	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	205	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	609	6
Steers	Small 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	770	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	741	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	659	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	305	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	4
Steers	Small 1	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	139.59/cwt	139.00–140.00	917	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	138.38/cwt	136.00–138.50	891	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	373	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	777	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	722	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	461	2
Steers	Small 1	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	138.31/cwt	121.00–143.00	635	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	816	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	655	12

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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