Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 281, Heifers 155, Bulls 20)

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 $142.29/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$142.29

260 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$57.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	146.93	981	174
Small 1	583	135.18	788	19thin
Medium and Large 2	645	134.93	871	22
Medium and Large 1-2	710	134.79	957	24
Medium and Large 3	533	128.43	685	20
Large 1-2	820	89.00	730	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.93/cwt here — about $251 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 sale260 hd

142.29

—

VA average12 barns · 1,604 hd

141.87

+0.42

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	821	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,141	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	730	1
Steers	Small 1	—	552	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	93.52/cwt	91.00–96.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	514	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	843	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	999	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	833	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	121.59/cwt	121.00–124.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	654	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	129.99/cwt	122.00–130.50	727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	458	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	778	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,003	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	423	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	147.82/cwt	141.00–150.50	1,027	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.49/cwt	141.00–150.00	866	17
Steers	Small 1	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.60/cwt	122.00–134.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,000	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	906	30
Steers	Small 1	—	632	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	853	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	524	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	529	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,120	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	573	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	547	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	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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