Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 135, Bulls 41)

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 $150.79/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$150.79

219 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$43.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.26

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	557	167.96	936	73
Medium and Large 2	485	146.48	710	21
Medium and Large 1	651	141.97	924	118
Medium and Large 3	417	140.50	585	4thin
Small 1	433	124.00	537	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.96/cwt here — about $398 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 sale219 hd

150.79

—

VA average10 barns · 1,214 hd

135.53

+15.26

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	658	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,033	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	442	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	141.65/cwt	137.00–143.00	941	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	3
Steers	Small 1	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	546	171.28/cwt	160.00–172.00	935	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	838	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	411	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	118.64/cwt	115.00–126.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	781	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	510	133.73/cwt	129.00–135.50	682	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	761	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	729	9
Steers	Small 1	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	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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