Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 96, Heifers 83, Bulls 43)

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 $140.03/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$140.03

93 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$820

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$96.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	146.29	890	55
Medium and Large 2	505	145.60	735	22
Medium and Large 1-2	773	120.09	928	11thin
Small 1	585	116.00	679	1thin
Medium and Large 3	633	110.50	699	2thin
Medium and Large 4	385	66.00	254	1thin
Small 2	140	50.00	70	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.29/cwt here — about $820 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 sale93 hd

140.03

—

VA average10 barns · 1,002 hd

143.65

−3.62

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

73 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	—	581	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	809	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	633	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	385	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	146.56/cwt	138.00–154.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Steers	Small 2	—	140	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	70	1
Steers	Small 1	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.43/cwt	81.00–153.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	88.12/cwt	61.00–116.00	317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	947	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	741	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	445	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	395	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	320	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	535	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	118	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	435	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	96	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	260	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	237	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	245	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	350	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	249	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	155	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	104	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	577	64.99/cwt	31.00–100.00	375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	680	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	438	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	180	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	308	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	299	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	772	9

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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