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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 25

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3 →

Receipts

454 head

▼ 411 vs last sale 865▲ 454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 294, Heifers 128, Bulls 32)

Value Added 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 $144.09/cwt on 284 head.

Average price

$144.09

284 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$34.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

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	592	150.65	892	117
Medium and Large 1	611	146.12	892	66
Medium and Large 2-3	663	144.00	955	5thin
Small 1	576	137.11	790	49
Medium and Large 2	632	133.73	845	40
Medium and Large 3	565	124.83	705	6thin
Large 1-2	570	116.00	661	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.65/cwt here — about $231 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 sale284 hd

144.09

—

VA average7 barns · 706 hd

149.43

−5.34

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

Every lot

77 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	396	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	497	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	448	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	11
Steers	—	Small 1	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	—	Small 1	537	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	831	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	748	2
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	904	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	895	22
Steers	—	Large 1-2	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	599	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	818	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	7
Steers	—	Small 1	633	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	881	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	663	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	955	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	899	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	872	8
Steers	—	Small 1	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	948	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	828	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	882	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	264	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	314	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	484	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	541	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	127.61/cwt	122.00–128.50	610	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	689	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	674	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	108.98/cwt	103.00–112.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	801	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	778	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	733	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	893	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	319	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	509	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	949	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	285	4

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 25, 2020

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

Receipts 454Last week 865Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 294, Heifers 128, Bulls 32)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	154.50	154.50
1	—	1,160	76.00	76.00
8	—	666	131.00	131.00
2	—	820	105.00	105.00
11	—	455	145.00	145.00
6	—	755	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	543	166.50	166.50
29	—	666	135.00	135.00
41	—	555	164.00	164.00
19	—	730	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	154.00	154.00
3	—	375	152.00	152.00
2	—	305	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	561	159.50	159.50
7	—	648	136.00	136.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
9	—	741	128.00	128.00
2	—	750	123.00	123.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
12	—	455	164.00	164.00
4	—	865	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	541	145.00	145.00
25	—	599	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
2	—	633	116.00	116.00
3	—	537	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	131.00	131.00
2	—	538	139.00	139.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
7	—	671	116.00	116.00
3	—	335	134.00	134.00
16	—	546	126.25	126.25
5	—	488	128.00	128.00
7	—	429	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	86.00	86.00
2	—	590	101.00	101.00
4	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	116.00	116.00
1	—	945	75.00	75.00
2	—	893	63.00	63.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
3	—	560	103.00–112.00	108.98
1	—	700	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	548	123.00	123.00
5	—	442	121.00	121.00
7	—	478	122.00–128.50	127.61
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
10	—	665	120.50	120.50
4	—	264	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	133.00	133.00
3	—	748	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	84.00	84.00
1	—	745	88.00	88.00
3	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
2	—	350	91.00	91.00
2	—	428	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	145.00	145.00
2	—	438	153.00	153.00
5	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	113.00	113.00
2	—	728	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	159.00	159.00
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
4	—	480	144.00	144.00

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.