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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 13

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Receipts

718 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 596▲ 718 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 435, Heifers 252, Bulls 30)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.31/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$128.31

431 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	130.90	859	206
Medium and Large 1-2	775	130.36	1,011	125
Medium and Large 2	577	123.24	711	71
Small 1	550	114.62	630	13thin
Medium and Large 3	574	112.50	646	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $213 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 sale431 hd

128.31

—

VA average9 barns · 1,741 hd

134.68

−6.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

72 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	274	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	483	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	138.16/cwt	133.00–139.00	648	14
Steers	—	Small 1	477	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	124.33/cwt	123.00–127.00	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	7
Steers	—	Small 1	539	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	549	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	133.19/cwt	131.00–133.50	741	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	590	134.13/cwt	125.00–135.50	791	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	102.00/cwt	95.00–109.00	617	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	791	12
Steers	—	Small 1	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	889	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	134.03/cwt	120.00–136.50	901	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	889	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	722	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	12
Steers	—	Small 1	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	131.99/cwt	128.50–132.50	1,085	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	946	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,031	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	113.77/cwt	108.00–115.00	470	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	459	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	505	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	531	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	526	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	552	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	541	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	509	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	544	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	544	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	658	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	552	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	579	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	730	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	632	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	638	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	121.96/cwt	116.00–123.00	783	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	749	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	654	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	744	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	770	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	344	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	95.61/cwt	93.00–97.00	501	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	689	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	843	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	750	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue Aug 13, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 718Last week 596Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 435, Heifers 252, Bulls 30)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	95.00–109.00	102.00
3	—	855	116.00	116.00
12	—	755	130.00	130.00
14	—	469	133.00–139.00	138.16
29	—	651	136.50	136.50
32	—	556	131.00–133.50	133.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
3	—	477	113.00	113.00
8	—	539	118.00	118.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
3	—	477	113.00	113.00
3	—	632	118.00	118.00
4	—	549	113.00	113.00
4	—	756	111.00	111.00
1	—	295	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	840	116.00	116.00
12	—	648	122.00	122.00
15	—	465	125.00	125.00
23	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	126.00	126.00
3	—	520	123.00–127.00	124.33
3	—	780	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	684	130.00	130.00
71	—	822	128.50–132.50	131.99
11	—	915	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	946	109.00	109.00
20	—	672	120.00–136.50	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	125.00	125.00
11	—	675	140.00	140.00
55	—	590	125.00–135.50	134.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	555	118.50	118.50
1	—	515	91.00	91.00
1	—	830	92.00	92.00
2	—	728	107.00	107.00
6	—	413	108.00–115.00	113.77
13	—	651	115.00	115.00
15	—	475	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	109.00	109.00
13	—	483	110.00	110.00
20	—	642	116.00–123.00	121.96
1	—	370	116.00	116.00
31	—	550	126.00	126.00
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
2	—	525	114.00	114.00
3	—	733	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	463	109.00	109.00
15	—	558	99.00	99.00
4	—	361	109.00	109.00
4	—	744	85.00	85.00
5	—	654	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	101.00	101.00
22	—	526	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	107.00	107.00
4	—	459	108.00	108.00
8	—	544	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	846	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
3	—	524	93.00–97.00	95.61
1	—	395	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	122.00	122.00
6	—	550	119.00	119.00
6	—	656	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	106.00	106.00
1	—	575	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
2	—	843	89.00	89.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.