Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 149, Bulls 78)

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 $128.61/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$128.61

202 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$39.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	135.08	871	64
Medium and Large 2	619	131.55	814	42
Medium and Large 3	524	128.15	671	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	788	123.42	973	71
Small 1	609	117.60	716	10thin
Medium and Large 4	465	109.00	507	1thin
Large 1-2	780	96.00	749	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.08/cwt here — about $122 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 sale202 hd

128.61

—

VA average11 barns · 1,762 hd

138.22

−9.61

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

79 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 1	—	779	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	565	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	345	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	651	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	716	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	372	117.73/cwt	93.00–130.00	438	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	453	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	525	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	870	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	548	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	920	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	731	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	Small 1	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	5
Steers	Small 1	—	724	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	753	4
Steers	Small 1	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	808	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	466	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	536	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	690	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	593	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	479	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	595	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	584	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	695	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	447	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	583	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	520	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	797	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	571	8

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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