Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 292, Heifers 165, 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 $143.65/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$143.65

278 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$40.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	648	148.38	961	104
Medium and Large 1	594	143.63	853	117
Medium and Large 2	556	140.19	780	43
Medium and Large 3	538	127.88	688	8thin
Small 1	606	107.83	653	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $308 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 sale278 hd

143.65

—

VA average7 barns · 860 hd

145.22

−1.57

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

76 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 2Value Added	—	543	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	941	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	659	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	118.79/cwt	117.00–119.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	126.08/cwt	121.00–127.00	603	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	715	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	871	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	127.81/cwt	126.00–128.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	659	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	839	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	2
Steers	Small 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	706	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	161.21/cwt	140.00–165.00	959	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	134.77/cwt	133.00–135.00	884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	Small 1	—	753	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	655	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.12/cwt	119.00–127.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	806	1
Steers	Small 1	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Steers	Small 1	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	766	94.87/cwt	93.00–97.00	727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	672	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	567	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	145.11/cwt	136.00–146.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	915	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Steers	Small 1	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	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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