Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 78, Bulls 26)

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 $131.57/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$131.57

252 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$12.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	136.68	820	101
Medium and Large 2	577	136.67	789	48
Medium and Large 3	535	127.83	683	6thin
Small 1	523	126.17	660	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	779	123.82	964	91

One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale252 hd

131.57

—

VA average10 barns · 1,045 hd

138.96

−7.39

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

59 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 1	—	764	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Steers	Small 1	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	457	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	139.97/cwt	138.00–143.00	798	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	531	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	676	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	598	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	122.43/cwt	117.00–123.50	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	730	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	492	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Steers	Small 1	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	666	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.97/cwt	121.00–132.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	134.44/cwt	132.50–140.00	848	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	595	142.07/cwt	141.00–143.00	845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	140.96/cwt	140.00–141.00	787	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Steers	Small 1	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	3
Steers	Small 1	—	400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	736	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	528	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,023	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	796	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	931	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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