Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 180, Heifers 116, Bulls 15)

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 $151.35/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$151.35

169 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$26.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

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	565	159.99	904	72
Medium and Large 1	542	151.71	822	34
Medium and Large 2	560	147.16	824	28
Medium and Large 2-3	531	143.50	762	8thin
Medium and Large 3	565	135.39	765	16thin
Small 1	511	133.36	681	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $223 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 sale169 hd

151.35

—

VA average7 barns · 1,108 hd

153.14

−1.79

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

64 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 3	—	645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	439	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	479	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	910	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	129.06/cwt	127.00–132.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Small 1	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Small 1	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	531	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.93/cwt	153.00–170.50	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Steers	Small 1	—	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	6
Steers	Small 1	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	137.12/cwt	128.00–139.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	153.05/cwt	147.00–155.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	908	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Steers	Small 1	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Steers	Small 1	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	134.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	734	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	541	110.84/cwt	110.00–111.00	600	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	653	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	788	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	511	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	689	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	757	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	753	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	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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