Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 189, Bulls 60)

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 $133.03/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$133.03

184 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$46.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

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	137.48	884	89
Medium and Large 2	586	135.43	794	24
Medium and Large 1-2	767	129.54	994	57
Medium and Large 3	479	123.60	592	5thin
Small 1	566	112.26	635	8thin
Large 1-2	675	91.00	614	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.48/cwt here — about $270 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

133.03

—

VA average12 barns · 1,826 hd

137.38

−4.35

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

78 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	—	636	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,138	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	862	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	702	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	85.65/cwt	83.00–87.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	870	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	125.94/cwt	121.00–127.00	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	6
Steers	Small 1	—	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Steers	Small 1	—	642	109.26/cwt	92.00–115.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	31
Bulls	Small 1	—	685	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	610	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	666	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	719	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	570	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Steers	Small 1	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	126.41/cwt	121.00–129.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	113.41/cwt	108.00–116.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	152.81/cwt	135.00–155.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.05/cwt	118.00–127.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	886	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.92/cwt	133.00–141.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	154.48/cwt	140.00–162.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	928	9

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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