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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 14

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Receipts

333 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 421▲ 333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 176, Heifers 123, Bulls 34)

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 $140.07/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$140.07

174 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$303

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

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	276	158.00	436	4thin
Medium and Large 1	678	140.86	955	88
Medium and Large 1-2	724	140.21	1,016	57
Medium and Large 2	627	136.58	856	19thin
Small 1	585	126.33	739	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about −$303 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 sale174 hd

140.07

—

VA average10 barns · 1,476 hd

145.29

−5.21

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	276	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	436	4
Steers	—	Small 1	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	152.60/cwt	146.00–153.00	859	18
Steers	—	Small 1	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	5
Steers	—	Small 1	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	139.70/cwt	137.00–141.00	954	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	701	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,052	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	133.12/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,008	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,035	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,106	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	870	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	395	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	339	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	437	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	600	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	118.07/cwt	115.00–121.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	113.66/cwt	93.00–121.00	718	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	910	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	881	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,013	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	896	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,012	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	920	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	858	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	564	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	451	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	631	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	673	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	533	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Receipts 333Last week 421Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 176, Heifers 123, Bulls 34)

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	115.00–121.00	118.07
18	—	557	125.00	125.00
2	—	278	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,073	80.00	80.00
11	—	632	93.00–121.00	113.66
8	—	476	126.00	126.00
2	—	825	109.00	109.00
2	—	725	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	104.00	104.00
2	—	390	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	109.00	109.00
4	—	339	129.00	129.00
2	—	290	137.00	137.00
1	—	695	81.00	81.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	118.50	118.50
8	—	571	121.00	121.00
6	—	453	123.00	123.00
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
1	—	435	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	881	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	731	124.50	124.50
8	—	896	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	81.00	81.00
1	—	425	94.00	94.00
1	—	365	95.00	95.00
2	—	540	108.00	108.00
3	—	628	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
18	—	563	146.00–153.00	152.60
17	—	757	133.00–135.00	133.12
16	—	650	142.00	142.00
6	—	473	162.00	162.00
1	—	945	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	135.00	135.00
2	—	753	127.00	127.00
2	—	460	141.00	141.00
8	—	559	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	133.00	133.00
2	—	665	123.00	123.00
1	—	455	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	701	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	813	136.00	136.00
7	—	784	132.00	132.00
27	—	683	137.00–141.00	139.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	773	131.00	131.00
7	—	688	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	147.00	147.00
3	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	109.00	109.00
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
1	—	860	89.00	89.00
5	—	547	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	533	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	451	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	155.00	155.00

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.