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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 24

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Receipts

290 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 400▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 113, Bulls 40)

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 $144.66/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$144.66

131 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$56.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

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	590	152.07	897	55
Medium and Large 2	524	144.58	757	24
Medium and Large 3	506	140.10	709	10thin
Medium and Large 1	631	137.65	869	34
Small 1	437	134.14	586	7thin
Large 1-2	760	96.00	730	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.07/cwt here — about $168 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 sale131 hd

144.66

—

VA average10 barns · 862 hd

144.57

+0.08

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	566	2
Steers	—	Small 1	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	581	3
Steers	—	Small 1	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	722	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Steers	—	Small 1	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	556	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	817	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	836	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	818	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	940	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	659	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	896	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	694	136.73/cwt	136.00–137.00	949	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	337	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	125.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	574	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	515	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	676	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	687	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	651	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	742	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	891	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	353	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	451	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	453	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	454	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	586	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	523	123.35/cwt	122.00–124.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	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 Mar 24, 2020

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

Receipts 290Last week 400Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 113, Bulls 40)

Value Added and Natural 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
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
3	—	642	127.00	127.00
8	—	561	149.00	149.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
11	—	460	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	659	136.00	136.00
14	—	556	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	721	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	119.00	119.00
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
7	—	469	154.00	154.00
2	—	358	158.00	158.00
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
2	—	663	134.00	134.00
1	—	570	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	134.00	134.00
2	—	545	133.00	133.00
3	—	360	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
3	—	427	136.00	136.00
6	—	572	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	694	136.00–137.00	136.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	127.00	127.00
13	—	561	122.50	122.50
3	—	747	114.00	114.00
5	—	430	125.00	125.00
6	—	480	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	115.00	115.00
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
4	—	381	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	91.00	91.00
8	—	467	123.00	123.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
7	—	559	121.00	121.00
2	—	325	129.00	129.00
1	—	265	127.00	127.00
11	—	430	125.00–130.00	125.44
2	—	640	119.00	119.00
1	—	540	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	651	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	133.00	133.00
3	—	523	122.00–124.00	123.35
6	—	454	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
1	—	790	78.00	78.00
4	—	453	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
2	—	368	145.00	145.00
6	—	450	134.00	134.00
1	—	430	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	158.00	158.00
6	—	451	138.00	138.00

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.