Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 113, Bulls 59)

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 $136.37/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$136.37

184 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$39.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	143.87	878	84
Medium and Large 2	508	138.67	704	9thin
Medium and Large 3	473	136.00	643	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	874	129.53	1,133	85
Small 1	598	118.00	705	2thin
Large 1-2	985	104.00	1,024	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.87/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale184 hd

136.37

—

VA average7 barns · 1,210 hd

138.04

−1.67

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

59 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	145.35/cwt	139.00–146.00	837	11
Steers	Small 1	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	129.33/cwt	112.00–130.25	1,159	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,009	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	131.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	673	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	758	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	985	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,024	1
Steers	Small 1	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	538	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	470	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	122.39/cwt	122.00–122.50	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	553	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	542	95.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	125.70/cwt	121.00–126.00	826	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	115.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	3

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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