Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 176, Heifers 123, Bulls 34)

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 $140.07/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$140.07

174 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$303

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

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

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	276	158.00	436	4thin
Medium and Large 1	678	140.86	955	88
Medium and Large 1-2	724	140.21	1,016	57
Medium and Large 2	627	136.58	856	19thin
Small 1	585	126.33	739	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about −$303 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 sale174 hd

140.07

—

VA average10 barns · 1,476 hd

145.29

−5.21

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

61 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 1	—	523	118.07/cwt	115.00–121.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	113.66/cwt	93.00–121.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.60/cwt	146.00–153.00	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	133.12/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,008	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	2
Steers	Small 1	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	3
Steers	Small 1	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	2
Steers	Small 1	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	701	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,052	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	870	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	139.70/cwt	137.00–141.00	954	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	731	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	896	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	920	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	745	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	400	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	533	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	451	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	557	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	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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