Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 600, Heifers 488, Bulls 88)

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 $129.83/cwt on 563 head.

Average price

$129.83

563 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Large 1-2

$40.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	442	133.20	588	49
Medium and Large 1	672	133.06	894	262
Medium and Large 1-2	666	132.04	879	158
Medium and Large 2	568	131.58	747	46
Small 1	560	102.57	574	25
Medium and Large 3	528	97.35	514	20
Large 1-2	558	93.00	519	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.20/cwt here — about $69 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 sale563 hd

129.83

—

VA average10 barns · 2,101 hd

133.84

−4.01

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

105 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
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	780	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.50	879	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	546	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	121.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	93.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	104.66/cwt	103.00–105.00	491	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	333	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	340	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	431	90.01/cwt	85.00–91.00	388	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	110.63/cwt	109.00–111.00	530	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,057	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	113.71/cwt	106.00–115.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	436	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	480	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	446	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	81.69/cwt	81.00–93.00	437	17
Heifers	Small 1	—	444	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	369	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	644	82.51/cwt	80.00–83.00	531	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	334	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	800	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	512	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	416	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	300	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	196	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	107.56/cwt	102.00–108.00	514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	472	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	524	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	584	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	611	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	831	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	512	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	538	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	433	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	359	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	334	5
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	401	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	781	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	928	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	681	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	128.33/cwt	123.00–131.00	942	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	617	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	424	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	541	135.91/cwt	130.00–143.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	124.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	922	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	114.62/cwt	114.00–115.00	740	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.00	630	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	247	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	470	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	764	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	643	8
Steers	Small 1	—	345	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	279	1
Steers	Small 1	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Steers	Small 1	—	538	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	581	2
Steers	Small 1	—	773	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	742	2
Steers	Small 1	—	430	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	409	3
Steers	Small 1	—	635	101.72/cwt	95.00–103.00	646	6
Steers	Small 1	—	556	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	11

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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