Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 101, Heifers 134, Bulls 28)

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 $120.19/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$120.19

126 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$28.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	125.54	675	37
Medium and Large 1-2	490	123.00	603	2thin
Medium and Large 1	582	121.02	705	59
Medium and Large 3	475	115.09	546	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	643	114.00	733	4thin
Small 1	545	97.50	531	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $144 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 sale126 hd

120.19

—

VA average6 barns · 1,013 hd

122.99

−2.80

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	131.34/cwt	131.00–132.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	136.55/cwt	134.00–139.00	520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	169.68/cwt	169.00–170.00	635	3
Steers	Small 1	—	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	2
Steers	Small 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	283	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	201	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	171.12/cwt	166.00–174.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	801	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	643	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	760	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	443	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	474	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	850	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	112.10/cwt	100.00–116.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1

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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