Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 98, Bulls 35)

Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.28/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$135.28

126 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.62

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	139.62	864	76
Medium and Large 2	658	130.40	859	36
Medium and Large 3	496	127.00	629	8thin
Small 1	509	123.68	630	5thin
Large 1-2	700	106.00	742	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/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 sale126 hd

135.28

—

VA average9 barns · 1,357 hd

141.91

−6.62

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

52 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	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	633	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	117.31/cwt	116.00–120.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	363	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	584	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	678	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	674	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	666	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	888	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	792	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	658	7
Steers	Small 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	964	8
Steers	Small 1	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	437	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	763	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Steers	Small 1	—	520	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	898	26

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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