Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2020-07-14

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jul 14
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
463 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 540▼ 183 vs year ago 646 · −28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 249, Heifers 179, Bulls 35)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.73/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$127.73
242 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$25
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1-2
$20.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.39
vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2581130.1975642
Medium and Large 1787128.131,008109
Medium and Large 1-2830127.781,06063
Medium and Large 3422124.0752314thin
Small 1502121.5461013thin
Large 1-2710110.007811thin
One grade step is worth $20.19/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale242 hd
127.73
—
VA average10 barns · 1,552 hd
133.12
−5.39
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

70 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3290119.00/cwt119.00–119.003453
Steers—Medium and Large 3338134.00/cwt134.00–134.004535
Steers—Small 1358135.00/cwt135.00–135.004835
Steers—Medium and Large 2363141.00/cwt141.00–141.005123
Steers—Small 1450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 3453125.00/cwt125.00–125.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 2476130.00/cwt130.00–130.006196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480131.00/cwt131.00–131.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added526129.00/cwt129.00–129.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 1556146.25/cwt146.25–146.2581315
Steers—Medium and Large 3565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006722
Steers—Small 1565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 2570136.00/cwt136.00–136.0077512
Steers—Small 1615107.00/cwt107.00–107.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1645135.00/cwt135.00–135.0087121
Steers—Medium and Large 2648128.00/cwt128.00–128.0082911
Steers—Medium and Large 3653111.00/cwt111.00–111.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Steers—Small 1700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Steers—Large 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 2727120.00/cwt120.00–120.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1735117.00/cwt117.00–117.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1763121.00/cwt121.00–121.009236
Steers—Medium and Large 1830118.00/cwt118.00–118.009792
Steers—Small 1830113.00/cwt113.00–113.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added847127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,07621
Steers—Medium and Large 1855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,09758
Steers—Medium and Large 1Natural864124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added916124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,13629
Steers—Medium and Large 1945106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added971104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0105
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3262115.00/cwt115.00–115.003015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3346123.00/cwt123.00–123.004267
Heifers—Small 1375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438111.71/cwt105.00–114.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443109.00/cwt109.00–109.004836
Heifers—Small 1456109.40/cwt109.00–111.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486115.00/cwt115.00–115.005596
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533108.00/cwt108.00–108.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555116.00/cwt116.00–116.0064421
Heifers—Small 1558105.00/cwt105.00–105.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563119.00/cwt119.00–119.0067023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added588116.50/cwt116.50–116.5068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2646114.00/cwt114.00–114.007365
Heifers—Small 1655102.50/cwt101.00–103.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662113.00/cwt113.00–113.007489
Heifers—Small 173095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 173695.00/cwt95.00–95.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 276799.34/cwt99.00–100.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added796108.00/cwt108.00–108.008605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828108.00/cwt108.00–108.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Natural846110.00/cwt110.00–110.009316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added866109.00/cwt109.00–109.009447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920101.00/cwt101.00–101.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,040100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 233084.00/cwt84.00–84.002771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362140.00/cwt140.00–140.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460113.00/cwt113.00–113.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463125.00/cwt125.00–125.005793
Bulls—Small 1478110.00/cwt110.00–110.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545127.00/cwt127.00–127.006921
Bulls—Small 1546108.00/cwt108.00–108.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573104.00/cwt104.00–104.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645103.00/cwt103.00–103.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895101.00/cwt101.00–101.009041

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.