Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 143, Bulls 29)

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 $138.26/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$138.26

147 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	142.78	907	78
Medium and Large 2	542	136.97	742	32
Medium and Large 3	518	135.51	702	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	603	134.14	809	7thin
Small 1	559	125.75	703	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	705	118.00	832	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $75 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 sale147 hd

138.26

—

VA average8 barns · 1,179 hd

139.44

−1.18

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

53 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 1	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	646	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	972	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	2
Steers	Small 1	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	130.34/cwt	128.00–131.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	701	7
Steers	Small 1	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	129.78/cwt	127.00–130.00	722	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	626	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	126.07/cwt	126.00–127.00	703	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	707	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	132.61/cwt	126.00–136.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	905	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	520	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	591	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	828	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	838	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	7
Steers	Small 1	—	561	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,035	8

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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