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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 31

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Receipts

497 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 290▲ 497 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 292, Heifers 165, 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 $143.65/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$143.65

278 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$40.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

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	648	148.38	961	104
Medium and Large 1	594	143.63	853	117
Medium and Large 2	556	140.19	780	43
Medium and Large 3	538	127.88	688	8thin
Small 1	606	107.83	653	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $308 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 sale278 hd

143.65

—

VA average7 barns · 860 hd

145.22

−1.57

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

Every lot

76 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	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	3
Steers	—	Small 1	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Steers	—	Small 1	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	145.11/cwt	136.00–146.00	670	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	839	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	543	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	567	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	868	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	128.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	737	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	161.21/cwt	140.00–165.00	959	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	—	Small 1	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	648	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	649	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	831	4
Steers	—	Small 1	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	134.77/cwt	133.00–135.00	884	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	659	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	989	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	941	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	706	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	939	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	728	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	926	5
Steers	—	Small 1	753	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	915	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	888	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	503	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	530	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	127.81/cwt	126.00–128.00	555	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	118.79/cwt	117.00–119.00	544	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	126.08/cwt	121.00–127.00	603	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	516	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	672	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	740	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	659	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	766	94.87/cwt	93.00–97.00	727	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	871	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	793	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	428	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	576	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.12/cwt	119.00–127.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	563	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	862	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 31, 2020

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

Receipts 497Last week 290Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 292, Heifers 165, 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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	129.00–130.00	129.75
1	—	360	144.00	144.00
4	—	649	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
12	—	462	136.00–146.00	145.11
1	—	725	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	682	138.00	138.00
59	—	595	140.00–165.00	161.21
6	—	720	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	541	155.00	155.00
8	—	572	124.00–134.00	128.88
2	—	850	109.00	109.00
18	—	656	133.00–135.00	134.77
3	—	398	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
26	—	473	161.00	161.00
5	—	741	125.00	125.00
2	—	335	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
2	—	753	87.00	87.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
1	—	450	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	134.00	134.00
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
2	—	648	118.00	118.00
1	—	395	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	706	133.00	133.00
12	—	567	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	124.00	124.00
10	—	915	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	842	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	131.00	131.00
19	—	478	121.00–127.00	126.08
5	—	638	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	96.00	96.00
10	—	434	126.00–128.00	127.81
2	—	755	97.00	97.00
14	—	551	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	97.00	97.00
1	—	345	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	458	117.00–119.00	118.79
2	—	525	113.00	113.00
6	—	360	129.00	129.00
1	—	295	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	125.00	125.00
10	—	640	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	121.00	121.00
6	—	381	132.00	132.00
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
8	—	424	125.00	125.00
3	—	473	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	871	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	766	93.00–97.00	94.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	117.00	117.00
8	—	461	125.00	125.00
2	—	363	118.00	118.00
2	—	563	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	137.00	137.00
2	—	338	143.00	143.00
2	—	515	119.00–127.00	123.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	74.00	74.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
2	—	560	127.00	127.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
4	—	468	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,075	75.00	75.00

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.