Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 181, Bulls 85)

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 $133.51/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$133.51

313 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	137.61	785	31
Medium and Large 1	666	136.52	909	122
Medium and Large 3	515	134.00	690	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	741	131.36	973	146
Small 1	540	118.42	639	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.20/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 sale313 hd

133.51

—

VA average10 barns · 1,986 hd

134.26

−0.75

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

84 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	—	969	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,085	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	603	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	866	129.81/cwt	121.00–130.50	1,124	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	675	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	119.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	123.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	591	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	132.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.50/cwt	121.00–133.00	868	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	124.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	938	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	99.86/cwt	93.00–101.00	464	7
Steers	Small 1	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Steers	Small 1	—	571	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	714	5
Steers	Small 1	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Steers	Small 1	—	442	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	473	3
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	554	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	560	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	418	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	339	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	665	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	592	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	653	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	132.03/cwt	127.00–134.50	999	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,137	28

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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