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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 4

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Receipts

488 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 263▲ 488 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 219, Heifers 211, Bulls 58

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 $155.12/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$155.12

203 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

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	518	165.00	855	5thin
Medium and Large 2	575	161.12	927	68
Medium and Large 1-2	623	157.59	981	37
Medium and Large 1	595	154.13	917	75
Medium and Large 3	474	131.78	625	10thin
Small 1	529	125.00	661	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $193 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 sale203 hd

155.12

—

VA average8 barns · 1,175 hd

149.08

+6.04

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

Every lot

75 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	373	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	425	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	124.95/cwt	119.00–127.00	537	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	438	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	170.04/cwt	159.00–171.00	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	18
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	871	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	164.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	948	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	629	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	956	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	144.48/cwt	134.00–146.00	913	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	634	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,033	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	842	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	941	11
Steers	—	Small 1	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,053	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	997	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	117.52/cwt	110.00–125.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	358	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	588	15
Heifers	—	Small 1	460	105.62/cwt	105.00–108.00	486	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	129.58/cwt	125.00–131.00	616	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	668	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	689	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	554	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	11
Heifers	—	Small 1	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	778	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	751	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	811	129.58/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,051	34
Heifers	—	Small 1	860	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	904	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	138.83/cwt	135.00–141.00	507	8
Bulls	—	Small 1	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	423	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	427	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	129.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Receipts 488Last week 263Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 219, Heifers 211, Bulls 58

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	105.00–108.00	105.62
2	—	358	108.00	108.00
3	—	615	98.00	98.00
2	—	860	79.00	79.00
2	—	530	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	539	124.00	124.00
8	—	475	125.00–131.00	129.58
4	—	735	105.00	105.00
4	—	659	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	125.00	125.00
3	—	863	110.00	110.00
3	—	435	125.00	125.00
3	—	365	132.00	132.00
2	—	913	98.00–100.00	99.01
2	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.54
12	—	551	125.00	125.00
11	—	755	110.00	110.00
9	—	654	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	811	119.00–131.00	129.58
3	—	767	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	608	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	128.00	128.00
4	—	554	111.00	111.00
2	—	383	117.00	117.00
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	114.00	114.00
2	—	663	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	164.00	164.00
1	—	675	136.00	136.00
11	—	551	158.00	158.00
8	—	648	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	119.00–127.00	124.95
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	131.00	131.00
2	—	833	110.00–125.00	117.52
2	—	510	143.00	143.00
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
13	—	470	159.00–171.00	170.04
12	—	559	155.00–165.00	164.14
11	—	658	143.00	143.00
8	—	632	134.00–146.00	144.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	550	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	634	163.00	163.00
18	—	535	175.00	175.00
4	—	555	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	165.50	165.50
6	—	774	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	139.00	139.00
1	—	890	65.00	65.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
6	—	468	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	108.00	108.00
2	—	508	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,070	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	720	85.00	85.00
2	—	423	101.00	101.00
1	—	540	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	125.00–130.00	129.34
8	—	365	135.00–141.00	138.83
4	—	665	117.00	117.00
3	—	525	121.00	121.00

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.