Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 124, 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 $134.77/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$134.77

129 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

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	388	145.00	563	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	138.92	715	26
Medium and Large 1	624	136.01	849	82
Medium and Large 3	514	121.32	623	9thin
Small 1	534	118.50	633	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale129 hd

134.77

—

VA average11 barns · 1,360 hd

138.04

−3.27

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

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Steers	Small 1	—	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	2
Steers	Small 1	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	879	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,053	1
Steers	Small 1	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	2
Steers	Small 1	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	456	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	670	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	126.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	559	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	802	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Steers	Small 1	—	415	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	517	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	763	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	713	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	567	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	496	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	460	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	126.81/cwt	121.00–128.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	748	12

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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