Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 102, Bulls 34)

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 $127.47/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$127.47

126 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	134.78	839	51
Medium and Large 2	562	131.06	737	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	758	120.44	913	41
Small 1	636	120.43	766	7thin
Medium and Large 3	603	114.50	690	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $149 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 sale126 hd

127.47

—

VA average10 barns · 1,341 hd

137.58

−10.12

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

63 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 3	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	145.12/cwt	138.00–147.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	895	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	373	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	425	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Steers	Small 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	925	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	530	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	401	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	278	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	893	1
Steers	Small 1	—	674	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	789	4

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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