Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 266, Heifers 216, Bulls 42)

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 $128.24/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$128.24

252 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	134.13	919	141
Medium and Large 2	644	124.48	802	48
Medium and Large 1-2	762	118.91	906	43
Medium and Large 3	552	117.13	647	8thin
Small 1	546	114.92	628	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $291 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 sale252 hd

128.24

—

VA average10 barns · 1,986 hd

132.04

−3.80

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

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	727	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	114.58/cwt	111.00–115.00	643	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	139.85/cwt	134.00–140.25	785	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	666	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	509	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	825	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	586	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,001	3
Steers	Small 1	—	568	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	704	2
Steers	Small 1	—	471	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	603	5
Steers	Small 1	—	705	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	549	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	560	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	395	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	431	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	513	2
Steers	Small 1	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Steers	Small 1	—	370	108.53/cwt	108.00–109.00	402	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	682	83.01/cwt	75.00–87.00	566	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	310	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	285	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	372	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	110.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	126.26/cwt	124.00–127.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	133.13/cwt	128.00–134.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,002	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	876	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	894	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,142	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	636	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	20

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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