Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 277, Heifers 179, Bulls 25)

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 $137.32/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$137.32

270 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

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	676	145.87	987	63
Medium and Large 2-3	681	140.64	957	36
Medium and Large 3	496	138.63	687	8thin
Medium and Large 1	641	134.15	860	129
Medium and Large 2	605	130.10	787	30
Small 1	496	126.25	627	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $360 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 sale270 hd

137.32

—

VA average7 barns · 889 hd

135.68

+1.64

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

65 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	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	658	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	137.62/cwt	131.00–138.50	666	8
Steers	Small 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	569	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	124.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	927	12
Steers	Small 1	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	665	152.34/cwt	147.00–153.50	1,013	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	784	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	468	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	383	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	478	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	963	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.07/cwt	121.00–129.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	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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