Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 157, Bulls 23)

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 $147.27/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$147.27

198 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	156.39	825	36
Medium and Large 1-2	599	152.61	914	38
Medium and Large 1	662	144.45	956	113
Small 1	519	131.20	681	5thin
Medium and Large 3	558	125.17	698	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $127 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 sale198 hd

147.27

—

VA average8 barns · 672 hd

145.12

+2.14

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

74 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	—	497	126.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	2
Steers	Small 1	—	468	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	646	3
Steers	Small 1	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	779	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	132.99/cwt	125.00–134.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	884	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	910	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	117.84/cwt	113.00–119.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.41/cwt	124.00–127.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	796	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,025	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	646	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,130	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	107.86/cwt	105.00–111.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	568	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	618	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	614	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	915	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	508	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	699	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	461	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	490	137.77/cwt	136.50–142.50	675	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	603	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	751	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	984	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	902	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	499	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	649	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	433	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	507	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	552	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	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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