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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 7

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Receipts

421 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 280▲ 421 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale (Steers 170, Heifers 200, Bulls 51)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.00/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$120.00

185 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	649	127.49	828	37
Medium and Large 1	593	121.58	721	89
Medium and Large 2	555	117.77	654	30
Medium and Large 3	472	111.27	526	11thin
Small 1	477	105.84	504	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $323 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 sale185 hd

120.00

—

VA average9 barns · 1,328 hd

121.86

−1.87

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

Every lot

76 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Steers	—	Small 1	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	436	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	602	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	743	3
Steers	—	Small 1	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	488	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	810	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	737	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	—	Small 1	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	546	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	852	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	785	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	826	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	139.90/cwt	139.00–140.00	898	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Steers	—	Small 1	668	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,007	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,062	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,028	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,076	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	342	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	347	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	417	104.61/cwt	99.00–113.00	436	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	125.78/cwt	124.00–126.00	543	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	445	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	551	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	579	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	679	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	584	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	746	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	717	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	975	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	828	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	883	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,007	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	915	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	278	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	597	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	468	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	482	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	565	104.37/cwt	97.00–112.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	828	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Receipts 421Last week 280Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale (Steers 170, Heifers 200, Bulls 51)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	114.00	114.00
3	—	357	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
12	—	563	118.50	118.50
2	—	283	121.00	121.00
2	—	415	126.00	126.00
4	—	474	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	554	122.50	122.50
10	—	649	115.00	115.00
9	—	432	124.00–126.00	125.78
4	—	746	111.00	111.00
3	—	888	103.00	103.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
3	—	375	137.00	137.00
13	—	485	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	109.00	109.00
8	—	551	105.00	105.00
5	—	417	99.00–113.00	104.61
3	—	465	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	116.00	116.00
4	—	553	118.50	118.50
5	—	449	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	103.00	103.00
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
3	—	347	120.00	120.00
5	—	467	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	131.00	131.00
6	—	883	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	717	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	130.50	130.50
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
12	—	553	142.00	142.00
5	—	473	141.50	141.50
4	—	648	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	124.00	124.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
2	—	668	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	564	146.50	146.50
5	—	772	130.50	130.50
1	—	1,015	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
4	—	861	125.00	125.00
3	—	453	164.00	164.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
20	—	642	139.00–140.00	139.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	99.00	99.00
2	—	545	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	778	136.50	136.50
35	—	546	156.00	156.00
6	—	488	166.00	166.00
9	—	436	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
3	—	445	135.00	135.00
3	—	482	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
1	—	325	156.00	156.00
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	126.00	126.00
3	—	577	126.00	126.00
2	—	765	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	164.00	164.00
5	—	474	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
2	—	450	104.00	104.00
2	—	565	97.00–112.00	104.37
1	—	255	109.00	109.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00

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.