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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 15

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

509 head

▼ 330 vs last sale 839▲ 509 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 187, Heifers 191, Bulls 131)

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 $123.86/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$123.86

176 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	133.05	843	91
Medium and Large 1-2	339	130.00	441	4thin
Medium and Large 2	743	121.77	904	47
Medium and Large 3	584	106.44	622	16thin
Small 1	607	104.99	637	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	946	76.00	719	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.05/cwt here — about $124 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 sale176 hd

123.86

—

VA average13 barns · 2,468 hd

130.52

−6.66

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

Every lot

86 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	441	4
Steers	—	Small 1	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	448	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	651	13
Steers	—	Small 1	467	103.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	485	3
Steers	—	Small 1	547	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	602	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	135.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	760	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	111.22/cwt	96.00–115.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	5
Steers	—	Small 1	623	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	123.85/cwt	117.00–136.00	793	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	857	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	2
Steers	—	Small 1	753	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	125.52/cwt	114.00–127.00	954	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	777	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	812	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,104	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	10
Steers	—	Small 1	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	863	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Small 1	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	967	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,093	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	802	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	732	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	354	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	330	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	277	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	339	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	399	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	107.08/cwt	99.00–109.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	446	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	321	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	293	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	539	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	532	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	479	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	111.17/cwt	93.00–112.00	617	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	612	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	566	96.81/cwt	95.00–98.00	548	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	677	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	709	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	677	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	575	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	66.13/cwt	63.00–75.00	536	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	620	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	240	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	218	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	241	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	343	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	111.05/cwt	105.00–113.00	411	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	445	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	440	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	321	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	603	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	376	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	542	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	428	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	452	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	115.56/cwt	115.00–116.00	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	647	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	645	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	664	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	637	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	723	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	863	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	938	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1

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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Receipts 509Last week 839Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 187, Heifers 191, Bulls 131)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	115.00–116.00	115.56
1	—	800	74.00	74.00
4	—	371	120.00	120.00
8	—	466	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	73.00	73.00
7	—	664	96.00	96.00
1	—	710	75.00	75.00
3	—	542	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	83.00	83.00
2	—	863	75.00	75.00
1	—	950	61.00	61.00
2	—	938	61.00	61.00
2	—	333	103.00	103.00
1	—	240	91.00	91.00
3	—	470	80.00	80.00
2	—	723	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	88.00	88.00
10	—	550	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	102.00	102.00
1	—	845	86.00	86.00
8	—	471	120.00	120.00
4	—	370	105.00–113.00	111.05
4	—	536	111.00	111.00
1	—	265	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	94.00	94.00
6	—	628	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	705	110.00	110.00
5	—	563	96.00–115.00	111.22
2	—	750	93.00	93.00
3	—	423	106.00	106.00
1	—	370	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	141.00	141.00
3	—	967	113.00	113.00
11	—	640	117.00–136.00	123.85
5	—	440	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,180	68.00	68.00
5	—	577	127.00	127.00
2	—	863	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	652	131.50	131.50
9	—	760	114.00–127.00	125.52
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
33	—	560	125.00–136.00	135.67
10	—	825	125.00	125.00
2	—	645	126.00	126.00
13	—	454	143.50	143.50
2	—	925	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	104.00	104.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
3	—	467	100.00–106.00	103.94
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
3	—	547	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	915	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	84.00	84.00
4	—	446	72.00	72.00
5	—	532	90.00	90.00
2	—	450	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	677	85.00	85.00
15	—	566	95.00–98.00	96.81
6	—	372	91.00	91.00
6	—	470	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	556	110.00	110.00
5	—	438	99.00–109.00	107.08
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
7	—	810	63.00–75.00	66.13
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
10	—	663	107.00	107.00
3	—	757	80.00	80.00
3	—	475	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	109.00	109.00
4	—	384	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	113.00	113.00
2	—	873	71.00	71.00
15	—	639	106.00	106.00
3	—	743	85.00	85.00
24	—	555	93.00–112.00	111.17
5	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	65.00	65.00

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.