Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Radiant Vaccinated Calf Sale

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 607, Heifers 428, Bulls 1)

All cattle vaccinated for respiratory diseases

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.46/cwt on 599 head.

Average price

$142.46

599 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

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	533	146.25	780	51
Medium and Large 1	627	143.40	899	472
Medium and Large 2	595	141.24	841	36
Small 1	579	129.87	752	23
Medium and Large 3	525	124.55	654	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $125 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 sale599 hd

142.46

—

VA average9 barns · 2,234 hd

140.58

+1.88

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

50 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 3	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	2
Steers	Small 1	—	569	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	726	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	131.09/cwt	116.00–134.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	3
Steers	Small 1	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	8
Steers	Small 1	—	461	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.97/cwt	141.00–144.11	903	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.68/cwt	130.00–137.75	933	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.18/cwt	143.00–150.50	871	78
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	990	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	979	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	813	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	698	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	783	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	632	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	116.66/cwt	111.00–120.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	117.83/cwt	111.00–120.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	728	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	114.74/cwt	113.00–115.00	839	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	834	15
Heifers	Small 2	—	295	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	121	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	365	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	708	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	230	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	437	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	522	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	632	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	632	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	554	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	501	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	601	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	593	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	821	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	517	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	783	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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