Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 239, Heifers 167, Bulls 15)

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 $138.39/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$138.39

241 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$40.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

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	513	145.91	748	27
Medium and Large 1	601	141.45	850	152
Medium and Large 2-3	579	138.86	804	7thin
Medium and Large 2	562	130.77	735	22
Small 1	522	125.55	655	9thin
Medium and Large 3-4	435	124.86	543	7thin
Medium and Large 3	469	124.12	582	13thin
Medium and Large 4	650	117.00	761	1thin
Large 1-2	535	112.00	599	2thin
Small 2	320	105.00	336	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.91/cwt here — about $412 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 sale241 hd

138.39

—

VA average9 barns · 1,586 hd

139.98

−1.59

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

77 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 3Value Added	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	784	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	547	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	659	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	236	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	99.11/cwt	94.00–104.00	461	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	539	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	318	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	489	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	152.22/cwt	148.00–152.50	840	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Steers	Small 1	—	578	122.48/cwt	122.00–124.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.86/cwt	138.00–156.00	732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.29/cwt	111.00–121.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	210	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	220	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.11/cwt	121.00–122.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	482	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	119.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	574	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	762	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	745	9
Steers	Small 1	—	477	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	263	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.85/cwt	106.00–121.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	854	2
Steers	Small 2	—	320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	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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