Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 113, Bulls 40)

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 $144.66/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$144.66

131 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$56.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

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	590	152.07	897	55
Medium and Large 2	524	144.58	757	24
Medium and Large 3	506	140.10	709	10thin
Medium and Large 1	631	137.65	869	34
Small 1	437	134.14	586	7thin
Large 1-2	760	96.00	730	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.07/cwt here — about $168 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 sale131 hd

144.66

—

VA average10 barns · 862 hd

144.57

+0.08

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

62 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	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	659	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Steers	Small 1	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	556	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	651	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	742	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	852	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	5
Steers	Small 1	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	940	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	136.73/cwt	136.00–137.00	949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	353	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	523	123.35/cwt	122.00–124.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	622	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	454	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Steers	Small 1	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	11

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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