Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 172, Bulls 15)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.64/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$120.64

155 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$49.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	612	134.52	823	44
Medium and Large 2	523	118.69	620	24
Small 1	539	116.71	629	7thin
Medium and Large 1	779	115.29	898	56
Medium and Large 3	541	111.89	606	23
Large 1-2	675	85.00	574	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.52/cwt here — about $249 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 sale155 hd

120.64

—

VA average10 barns · 1,879 hd

120.42

+0.22

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

61 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 1Value Added	—	816	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	688	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	131.54/cwt	125.00–134.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	773	3
Steers	Small 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	563	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	670	5
Steers	Small 1	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Steers	Small 1	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	6
Steers	Small 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	899	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	88.50/cwt	83.00–94.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,066	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	849	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	141.14/cwt	137.00–143.00	937	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	4

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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