Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 213, Bulls 219, Bulls 31)

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 $141.39/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$141.39

207 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$21.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	144.93	886	79
Medium and Large 2	555	144.07	799	30
Medium and Large 1-2	612	141.23	864	70
Medium and Large 2-3	481	138.00	664	10thin
Medium and Large 3	456	124.51	568	10thin
Small 1	563	123.25	694	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.68/cwt here — about $192 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 sale207 hd

141.39

—

VA average11 barns · 2,410 hd

147.83

−6.44

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

80 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
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	134.82/cwt	128.00–136.00	728	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	481	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	91.17/cwt	90.00–96.00	579	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	111.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	109.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	629	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	2
Steers	Small 1	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	119.35/cwt	110.00–124.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	139.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	927	3
Steers	Small 1	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	2
Steers	Small 1	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	155.12/cwt	146.00–155.50	847	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	121.80/cwt	121.00–123.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Steers	Small 1	—	628	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	747	3
Steers	Small 1	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	599	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	446	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	464	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	118.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	720	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	549	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	516	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	438	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	559	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	625	95.71/cwt	90.00–104.00	598	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	100.92/cwt	97.00–105.00	669	2

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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