Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 294, Heifers 128, Bulls 32)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.09/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$144.09

284 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$34.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	592	150.65	892	117
Medium and Large 1	611	146.12	892	66
Medium and Large 2-3	663	144.00	955	5thin
Small 1	576	137.11	790	49
Medium and Large 2	632	133.73	845	40
Medium and Large 3	565	124.83	705	6thin
Large 1-2	570	116.00	661	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.65/cwt here — about $231 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 sale284 hd

144.09

—

VA average7 barns · 706 hd

149.43

−5.34

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

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	949	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	285	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	674	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	733	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	893	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.61/cwt	122.00–128.50	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	895	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	17
Steers	Small 1	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	663	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	899	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	501	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.98/cwt	103.00–112.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	579	7
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	599	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	818	25
Steers	Small 1	—	633	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Small 1	—	537	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	682	3
Steers	Small 1	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	828	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	960	4

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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