Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 124, Bulls 44)

Value Added and most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.06/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$140.06

209 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 4

$42.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	143.90	758	30
Medium and Large 1	592	143.23	848	85
Medium and Large 1-2	633	140.71	891	66
Medium and Large 3	512	129.47	663	17thin
Small 1	604	122.86	742	7thin
Small 2	345	119.00	411	1thin
Large 1-2	575	111.00	638	1thin
Medium and Large 4	648	101.50	657	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.40/cwt here — about $101 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 sale209 hd

140.06

—

VA average8 barns · 1,119 hd

143.21

−3.15

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

83 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 1-2Value Added	—	726	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	958	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	464	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	585	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	633	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	747	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	410	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	561	88.49/cwt	87.00–89.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	398	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	308	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Steers	Small 2	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Steers	Small 1	—	743	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	869	2
Steers	Small 1	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	2
Steers	Small 1	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Steers	Small 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Small 1	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	783	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.92/cwt	148.00–150.00	843	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	721	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	134.99/cwt	129.00–137.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	325	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	434	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	605	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	245	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	950	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.24/cwt	118.00–120.50	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.61/cwt	121.00–125.25	704	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	584	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	864	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	637	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	513	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	780	5

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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