Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 147, Bulls 69)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.92/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$107.92

135 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.41

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	113.54	629	55
Medium and Large 1-2	577	109.00	629	19thin
Medium and Large 2	539	105.42	569	33
Medium and Large 3	499	102.81	513	16thin
Small 1	490	94.17	461	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $168 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 sale135 hd

107.92

—

VA average5 barns · 1,193 hd

115.33

−7.41

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

66 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
Steers	Small 1	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	113.39/cwt	111.00–114.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	553	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	1
Steers	Small 1	—	458	113.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	1,230	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	514	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	463	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	92.99/cwt	85.00–97.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	478	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	556	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	117.00/cwt	115.00–130.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	727	2
Steers	Small 1	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.53/cwt	119.00–121.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	137.17/cwt	132.00–137.50	894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	114.45/cwt	100.00–115.00	642	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	395	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Steers	Small 1	—	567	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	818	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	737	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	358	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	2

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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