Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 146, Heifers 143, Bulls 39)

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 $134.54/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$134.54

145 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	140.42	871	27
Medium and Large 2	563	139.18	783	28
Medium and Large 1-2	694	132.04	917	48
Medium and Large 3	536	131.56	705	23
Medium and Large 2-3	492	129.26	636	17thin
Small 1	443	129.00	571	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about $300 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 sale145 hd

134.54

—

VA average8 barns · 894 hd

139.51

−4.97

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

71 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 3	—	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	532	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	716	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	122.18/cwt	110.00–130.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	918	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	Small 1	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Steers	Small 1	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	136.11/cwt	113.00–139.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	475	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	593	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	928	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.69/cwt	138.00–149.50	833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	134.98/cwt	125.00–137.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	567	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	319	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	383	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	419	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	646	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	473	6

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →