Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 332, Heifers 314, Bulls 96)

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 $132.07/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$132.07

328 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$27.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	134.53	866	238
Medium and Large 2	602	131.08	789	42
Medium and Large 1-2	712	128.32	913	28
Medium and Large 3	576	113.59	654	10thin
Large 1-2	585	108.00	632	1thin
Small 1	538	106.66	574	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about $292 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 sale328 hd

132.07

—

VA average9 barns · 1,940 hd

134.97

−2.90

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

100 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	—	766	110.23/cwt	107.00–119.00	844	5
Steers	Small 1	—	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Steers	Small 1	—	465	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.94/cwt	81.00–124.00	688	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	122.18/cwt	100.00–125.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.47/cwt	120.00–150.50	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.23/cwt	134.00–141.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	774	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	124.00/cwt	109.00–125.00	924	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	115.49/cwt	91.00–116.50	759	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	106.01/cwt	97.00–108.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	624	136.40/cwt	132.50–140.50	851	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	668	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	134.58/cwt	129.00–137.50	884	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	976	1
Heifers	Small 1Value Added	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	1,049	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	32
Steers	Small 1	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Steers	Small 1	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	446	92.83/cwt	91.00–93.00	414	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	432	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	410	3
Steers	Small 1	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	Small 1	—	552	112.31/cwt	105.00–116.00	620	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	828	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	704	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	663	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	630	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	644	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	676	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	536	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	101.35/cwt	85.00–104.00	466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	114.98/cwt	112.00–118.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	734	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	913	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	125.52/cwt	108.00–127.00	685	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	150.97/cwt	123.00–160.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	104.02/cwt	93.00–110.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.22/cwt	100.00–119.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	938	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	123.73/cwt	101.00–125.00	599	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	134.76/cwt	124.00–136.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	623	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	760	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	105.39/cwt	101.00–110.00	325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	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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