Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 119, Bulls 46)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 119, Bulls 46)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.91/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$120.91

108 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$29.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.70

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	131.80	852	50
Medium and Large 2	566	124.30	703	23
Small 1	560	104.01	582	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	921	103.00	948	24
Medium and Large 3	461	102.60	473	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.20/cwt here — about $379 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 sale108 hd

120.91

—

VA average9 barns · 1,181 hd

133.61

−12.70

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

63 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.11/cwt	125.00–134.00	876	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	647	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	391	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	265	1
Steers	Small 1	—	390	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	261	1
Steers	Small 1	—	594	111.41/cwt	109.00–113.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,048	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	547	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	536	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	835	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	440	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	422	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	340	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	110.79/cwt	109.00–111.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	569	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	723	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	434	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	618	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	494	3

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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