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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

268 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 332▲ 268 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 102, Bulls 34)

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 $127.47/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$127.47

126 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	134.78	839	51
Medium and Large 2	562	131.06	737	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	758	120.44	913	41
Small 1	636	120.43	766	7thin
Medium and Large 3	603	114.50	690	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $149 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 sale126 hd

127.47

—

VA average10 barns · 1,341 hd

137.58

−10.12

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

Every lot

63 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 3	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	145.12/cwt	138.00–147.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	139.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	662	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	831	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	6
Steers	—	Small 1	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	4
Steers	—	Small 1	674	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	737	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	855	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	853	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	907	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	925	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	373	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	425	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	599	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	633	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	895	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	727	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	543	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	565	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	401	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Receipts 268Last week 332Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 102, Bulls 34)

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
4	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	119.00	119.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
6	—	569	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
7	—	475	135.00–141.00	139.30
1	—	850	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	124.00	124.00
16	—	613	141.00	141.00
19	—	907	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	638	134.00	134.00
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
18	—	567	146.50	146.50
5	—	464	138.00–147.00	145.12
6	—	748	114.00	114.00
1	—	940	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	125.00	125.00
4	—	674	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	115.00–118.00	117.02
1	—	895	72.00	72.00
2	—	368	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
2	—	613	93.00	93.00
1	—	795	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	123.00	123.00
2	—	628	106.00	106.00
7	—	563	112.50	112.50
3	—	322	139.50	139.50
3	—	375	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	125.50	125.50
2	—	658	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	725	91.00	91.00
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
9	—	554	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,085	67.00	67.00
1	—	230	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	114.00	114.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	595	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	109.00	109.00
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
2	—	418	127.00–131.00	128.96
1	—	340	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	135.00	135.00
4	—	543	124.00	124.00
2	—	358	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	265	139.00	139.00
5	—	538	126.00	126.00
2	—	473	147.00	147.00
3	—	363	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	71.00	71.00

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.