Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2020-05-05

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 5

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Receipts

280 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 268▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 124, Bulls 15)

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 $134.77/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$134.77

129 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

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	388	145.00	563	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	138.92	715	26
Medium and Large 1	624	136.01	849	82
Medium and Large 3	514	121.32	623	9thin
Small 1	534	118.50	633	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale129 hd

134.77

—

VA average11 barns · 1,360 hd

138.04

−3.27

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	563	4
Steers	—	Small 1	415	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	701	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	456	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	716	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	126.81/cwt	121.00–128.00	586	6
Steers	—	Small 1	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	748	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	802	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	559	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	788	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Steers	—	Small 1	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Steers	—	Small 1	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	879	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	967	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	126.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	577	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	543	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	567	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	546	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	590	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	615	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	660	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	670	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	794	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	763	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	12
Heifers	—	Small 1	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	460	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	721	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 May 5, 2020

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

Receipts 280Last week 268Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 124, Bulls 15)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	119.00	119.00
8	—	546	108.00	108.00
2	—	763	99.00	99.00
3	—	443	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	117.50	117.50
3	—	677	113.00	113.00
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
4	—	333	129.00	129.00
2	—	448	109.50	109.50
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
6	—	570	118.00	118.00
3	—	758	100.00	100.00
1	—	925	83.00	83.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	780	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	135.00	135.00
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
13	—	564	119.00	119.00
4	—	428	120.00–129.00	126.82
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
7	—	483	119.50	119.50
3	—	637	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	670	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
2	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	88.00	88.00
8	—	543	104.50	104.50
1	—	660	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	106.00	106.00
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
2	—	525	129.00	129.00
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
2	—	415	124.00–125.00	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
2	—	643	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	139.00	139.00
9	—	438	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
12	—	552	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	879	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,145	92.00	92.00
10	—	451	155.50	155.50
2	—	625	131.00	131.00
1	—	890	108.00	108.00
24	—	558	143.75	143.75
7	—	651	131.00	131.00
1	—	945	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
2	—	630	105.00	105.00
6	—	462	121.00–128.00	126.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	157.00	157.00
9	—	559	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	141.00	141.00
2	—	423	147.00	147.00
2	—	620	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	118.00	118.00

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.