Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 219, Heifers 211, Bulls 58

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 $155.12/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$155.12

203 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

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	518	165.00	855	5thin
Medium and Large 2	575	161.12	927	68
Medium and Large 1-2	623	157.59	981	37
Medium and Large 1	595	154.13	917	75
Medium and Large 3	474	131.78	625	10thin
Small 1	529	125.00	661	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $193 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 sale203 hd

155.12

—

VA average8 barns · 1,175 hd

149.08

+6.04

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

75 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	Small 1	—	460	105.62/cwt	105.00–108.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	751	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	358	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	387	2
Steers	Small 1	—	373	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.95/cwt	119.00–127.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Steers	Small 1	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	117.52/cwt	110.00–125.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	871	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.04/cwt	159.00–171.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	164.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	941	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	144.48/cwt	134.00–146.00	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	634	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	438	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	948	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,053	6
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	811	129.58/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,051	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	129.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	138.83/cwt	135.00–141.00	507	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	423	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	427	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	651	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	860	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	679	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	588	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	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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