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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 27

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 10 →

Receipts

984 head

▲ 742 vs last sale 242▲ 984 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 570, Heifers 355, Bulls 59)

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 $129.72/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$129.72

535 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.65

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	136.75	921	159
Medium and Large 1-2	810	131.28	1,063	188
Medium and Large 2	586	129.42	758	88
Medium and Large 3	534	120.81	645	47
Small 1	611	113.37	693	49
Large 1-2	686	88.75	609	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $312 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 sale535 hd

129.72

—

VA average6 barns · 1,226 hd

133.38

−3.65

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

Every lot

87 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	284	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	509	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	4
Steers	—	Small 1	400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	336	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	10
Steers	—	Small 1	471	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	509	4
Steers	—	Small 1	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	731	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	762	29
Steers	—	Small 1	557	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	741	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	565	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	824	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	138.12/cwt	130.00–138.50	901	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Steers	—	Small 1	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	6
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	698	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	743	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	967	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	915	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	953	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	6
Steers	—	Small 1	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,068	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	831	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,097	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	115.54/cwt	111.00–120.00	962	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	128.45/cwt	118.00–130.50	1,097	55
Steers	—	Large 1-2	890	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	903	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	117.00/cwt	110.00–124.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	107.70/cwt	91.00–111.00	408	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	451	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	528	19
Heifers	—	Small 1	452	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	479	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	122.26/cwt	116.00–123.00	581	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	591	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	611	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	647	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	549	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	694	11
Heifers	—	Small 1	554	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	615	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	124.79/cwt	115.00–125.50	705	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	610	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	753	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	723	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	702	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	643	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	768	9
Heifers	—	Small 1	658	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	778	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	717	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	875	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	763	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	760	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	769	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	645	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	290	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	235	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	435	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	493	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	464	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	450	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	627	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	640	10
Bulls	—	Small 1	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	623	4

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 27, 2019

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

Receipts 984Last week 242Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 570, Heifers 355, Bulls 59)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	756	119.00	119.00
20	—	653	132.00	132.00
21	—	460	121.00	121.00
29	—	548	139.00	139.00
3	—	383	133.00	133.00
3	—	852	120.00	120.00
4	—	726	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	854	118.00–130.50	128.45
58	—	777	137.50	137.50
61	—	831	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	144.00	144.00
6	—	1,015	125.00	125.00
10	—	522	140.00	140.00
22	—	935	125.00	125.00
4	—	706	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	91.00	91.00
5	—	585	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	111.00–120.00	115.54
10	—	466	136.00	136.00
10	—	739	129.00	129.00
42	—	568	145.00	145.00
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
45	—	652	130.00–138.50	138.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	450	114.00	114.00
8	—	648	129.00	129.00
4	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
19	—	557	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	103.00	103.00
2	—	763	101.00	101.00
2	—	400	84.00	84.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	350	81.00	81.00
16	—	557	133.00	133.00
4	—	471	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	698	105.00–107.00	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	890	79.00	79.00
1	—	565	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	106.00	106.00
2	—	350	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	681	94.00	94.00
4	—	733	85.00	85.00
3	—	448	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	109.00	109.00
1	—	290	81.00	81.00
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	97.00	97.00
3	—	627	106.00	106.00
2	—	540	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	102.00	102.00
45	—	565	115.00–125.50	124.79
35	—	659	118.00	118.00
18	—	475	116.00–123.00	122.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	81.00	81.00
1	—	760	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	118.50	118.50
11	—	549	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	100.00	100.00
3	—	392	116.00	116.00
2	—	290	110.00–124.00	117.00
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
26	—	546	118.50	118.50
19	—	477	124.00	124.00
9	—	648	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	717	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	102.00	102.00
19	—	536	114.00	114.00
19	—	451	117.00	117.00
7	—	632	111.00	111.00
6	—	379	91.00–111.00	107.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	106.00	106.00
2	—	450	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	554	111.00	111.00
3	—	658	91.00	91.00
15	—	452	106.00	106.00

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.