Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 193, Bulls 11)

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 $138.63/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$138.63

201 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$12.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

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	515	144.51	744	20
Medium and Large 2	579	139.65	808	41
Medium and Large 1	657	138.21	908	112
Medium and Large 3	458	137.57	630	7thin
Small 1	490	134.83	661	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	132.00	727	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about $17 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 sale201 hd

138.63

—

VA average9 barns · 2,199 hd

139.63

−1.00

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

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	680	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	111.09/cwt	111.00–113.00	724	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	458	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	461	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	507	5
Steers	Small 1	—	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	883	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	551	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	727	9
Steers	Small 1	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	681	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	947	13
Steers	Small 1	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	932	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	829	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	515	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	639	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	741	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	495	130.83/cwt	129.50–133.00	648	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	578	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	648	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	363	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	591	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	537	5
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	540	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	427	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1

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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