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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jun 12Jun 16Jun 23 →

Receipts

413 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 270▲ 19 vs year ago 394 · +4.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 193, Bulls 11)

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 $138.63/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$138.63

201 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

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	515	144.51	744	20
Medium and Large 2	579	139.65	808	41
Medium and Large 1	657	138.21	908	112
Medium and Large 3	458	137.57	630	7thin
Small 1	490	134.83	661	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	132.00	727	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about $17 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 sale201 hd

138.63

—

VA average9 barns · 2,199 hd

139.63

−1.00

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

Every lot

58 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	—	Medium and Large 2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Steers	—	Small 1	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Steers	—	Small 1	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	515	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Steers	—	Small 1	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	551	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	727	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	829	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	780	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	900	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	681	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	947	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	932	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	754	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	980	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,031	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	883	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,060	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	363	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	461	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	537	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	582	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	495	130.83/cwt	129.50–133.00	648	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	648	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	680	29
Heifers	—	Small 1	578	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	591	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	742	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	639	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	111.09/cwt	111.00–113.00	724	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	813	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	446	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	571	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	540	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	427	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Receipts 413Last week 270Year ago 394

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 193, Bulls 11)

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
1	—	565	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	128.00	128.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
1	—	510	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	100.00–103.00	101.52
29	—	560	121.50	121.50
24	—	652	111.00–113.00	111.09
13	—	477	122.00	122.00
7	—	427	130.00	130.00
4	—	746	109.00	109.00
3	—	392	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	104.00	104.00
3	—	652	115.00	115.00
2	—	395	130.00	130.00
10	—	490	124.00	124.00
8	—	549	118.00	118.00
6	—	425	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	113.00	113.00
4	—	369	124.00	124.00
5	—	467	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	110.00	110.00
3	—	630	96.00	96.00
2	—	578	83.00	83.00
2	—	363	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	495	129.50–133.00	130.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	597	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	137.00	137.00
4	—	550	133.00	133.00
1	—	415	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	859	120.00	120.00
36	—	713	130.00–131.00	130.68
33	—	558	148.50	148.50
17	—	652	138.00	138.00
9	—	470	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,000	132.00	132.00
7	—	754	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
10	—	481	145.00	145.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
9	—	559	139.50	139.50
4	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	930	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	551	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	681	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	137.00	137.00
2	—	513	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	320	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	515	140.00–150.00	144.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	79.00	79.00

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.