Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 87, Bulls 40)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.17/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$131.17

130 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$48.89/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 2	544	137.89	751	19thin
Medium and Large 1	635	134.25	853	79
Small 1	350	131.00	459	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	629	131.00	824	16thin
Medium and Large 3	462	126.33	584	6thin
Large 1-2	768	94.86	728	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	430	89.00	383	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.89/cwt here — about $368 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 sale130 hd

131.17

—

VA average10 barns · 1,400 hd

135.52

−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

71 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	—	528	124.05/cwt	114.00–134.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	996	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	906	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	455	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	369	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	975	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	254	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Steers	Small 1	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	340	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,030	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,199	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,091	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	119.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	320	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	848	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	605	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	457	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	410	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	567	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	629	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	90.19/cwt	81.00–95.00	696	3

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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