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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Receipts

400 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 463▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 135, Bulls 41)

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 $150.79/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$150.79

219 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$43.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.26

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	557	167.96	936	73
Medium and Large 2	485	146.48	710	21
Medium and Large 1	651	141.97	924	118
Medium and Large 3	417	140.50	585	4thin
Small 1	433	124.00	537	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.96/cwt here — about $398 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 sale219 hd

150.79

—

VA average10 barns · 1,214 hd

135.53

+15.26

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	—	Small 1	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	442	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	765	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	624	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	546	171.28/cwt	160.00–172.00	935	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	11
Steers	—	Small 1	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	912	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	894	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	658	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,033	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	141.65/cwt	137.00–143.00	941	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	761	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	838	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	888	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	411	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	534	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	118.64/cwt	115.00–126.00	514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	510	133.73/cwt	129.00–135.50	682	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	681	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	670	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	781	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	804	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	453	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	525	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	733	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	775	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	698	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	761	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Receipts 400Last week 463Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 135, Bulls 41)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	116.00	116.00
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	141.00	141.00
6	—	450	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	129.00	129.00
2	—	698	109.00	109.00
3	—	473	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
1	—	510	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	120.00	120.00
5	—	674	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	139.00	139.00
2	—	380	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
4	—	553	139.00	139.00
1	—	375	143.00	143.00
5	—	446	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	658	157.00	157.00
11	—	838	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	647	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	664	137.00–143.00	141.65
4	—	761	114.00	114.00
11	—	580	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	555	151.00	151.00
3	—	770	110.00	110.00
8	—	657	136.00	136.00
9	—	453	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	131.00	131.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	546	160.00–172.00	171.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	110.00	110.00
2	—	273	116.00	116.00
2	—	558	110.00	110.00
3	—	357	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	95.00	95.00
2	—	618	99.00	99.00
6	—	558	120.00	120.00
3	—	433	115.00–126.00	118.64
6	—	655	112.00	112.00
3	—	488	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	114.00	114.00
5	—	727	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	647	110.00	110.00
2	—	725	95.00	95.00
3	—	468	114.00	114.00
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
6	—	568	118.00	118.00
1	—	940	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	109.00	109.00
1	—	595	102.00	102.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	781	103.00	103.00
16	—	530	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	510	129.00–135.50	133.73

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.