Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale (Steers 170, Heifers 200, Bulls 51)

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 $120.00/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$120.00

185 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	649	127.49	828	37
Medium and Large 1	593	121.58	721	89
Medium and Large 2	555	117.77	654	30
Medium and Large 3	472	111.27	526	11thin
Small 1	477	105.84	504	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $323 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 sale185 hd

120.00

—

VA average9 barns · 1,328 hd

121.86

−1.87

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

76 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	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	679	27
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	125.78/cwt	124.00–126.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Steers	Small 1	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	551	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	579	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	417	104.61/cwt	99.00–113.00	436	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	3
Steers	Small 1	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	826	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	785	12
Steers	Small 1	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Small 1	—	668	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	139.90/cwt	139.00–140.00	898	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	104.37/cwt	97.00–112.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	278	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	6
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	546	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	852	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	436	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	584	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	717	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	975	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	883	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,007	6

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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