Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 165, Bulls 13)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.65/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$134.65

270 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$22.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	135.76	976	163
Medium and Large 2	598	135.58	811	36
Medium and Large 1-2	733	134.31	984	52
Small 1	576	127.86	737	7thin
Medium and Large 3	529	125.22	663	9thin
Medium and Large 4	510	114.00	581	1thin
Large 1-2	738	113.00	833	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $142 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

134.65

—

VA average7 barns · 917 hd

138.01

−3.36

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

79 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
Steers	Small 1	—	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	4
Steers	Small 1	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Steers	Small 1	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Steers	Small 1	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	535	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	345	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	255	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	101.28/cwt	85.00–110.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	125.78/cwt	120.00–126.50	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	705	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	128.09/cwt	128.00–129.00	827	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	393	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	574	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	114.00/cwt	108.00–126.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.85/cwt	98.00–126.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	592	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	646	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,145	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	666	140.30/cwt	140.00–141.00	934	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	563	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	847	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,070	105.45/cwt	105.00–105.50	1,128	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,503	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	137.86/cwt	135.00–138.00	904	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	583	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	612	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	773	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	734	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	79.70/cwt	49.00–111.00	414	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	94.17/cwt	79.00–109.00	405	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	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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