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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

263 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 394▲ 263 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 101, Heifers 134, Bulls 28)

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 $120.19/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$120.19

126 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$28.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	125.54	675	37
Medium and Large 1-2	490	123.00	603	2thin
Medium and Large 1	582	121.02	705	59
Medium and Large 3	475	115.09	546	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	643	114.00	733	4thin
Small 1	545	97.50	531	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $144 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 sale126 hd

120.19

—

VA average6 barns · 1,013 hd

122.99

−2.80

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	169.68/cwt	169.00–170.00	635	3
Steers	—	Small 1	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	722	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	828	10
Steers	—	Large 1-2	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	907	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	907	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	949	7
Steers	—	Small 1	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	801	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,041	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,018	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,001	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	136.55/cwt	134.00–139.00	520	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	442	112.10/cwt	100.00–116.00	495	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	443	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	474	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	552	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	696	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	131.34/cwt	131.00–132.00	738	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	643	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	752	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	850	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	171.12/cwt	166.00–174.00	631	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	735	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	283	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	201	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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 263Last week 394Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 101, Heifers 134, Bulls 28)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	120.00	120.00
10	—	552	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	131.00–132.00	131.34
7	—	638	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	134.00–139.00	136.55
6	—	752	100.00	100.00
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
8	—	547	123.00	123.00
6	—	486	130.00	130.00
3	—	830	90.00	90.00
3	—	438	130.00	130.00
7	—	661	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	120.00–121.00	120.81
5	—	470	130.00	130.00
4	—	435	131.00	131.00
2	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
4	—	443	107.00	107.00
1	—	850	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	100.00–116.00	112.10
5	—	559	110.00	110.00
3	—	372	128.00	128.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	153.00	153.00
5	—	454	159.00	159.00
3	—	374	169.00–170.00	169.68
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	120.00	120.00
2	—	583	145.00	145.00
11	—	540	160.00	160.00
10	—	483	171.50	171.50
9	—	657	138.00	138.00
7	—	730	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,065	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	134.00	134.00
2	—	488	140.00	140.00
1	—	820	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	801	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	144.00	144.00
3	—	553	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	150.00	150.00
4	—	369	166.00–174.00	171.12
2	—	780	108.00	108.00
2	—	683	117.00	117.00
1	—	595	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	82.00	82.00
1	—	315	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
1	—	260	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	118.00	118.00

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.