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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jul 21

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Receipts

204 head

▼ 259 vs last sale 463▲ 55 vs year ago 149 · +36.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 117, Bulls 19)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.25/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$114.25

114 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	116.91	716	51
Medium and Large 2	575	115.02	661	27
Medium and Large 1-2	651	115.00	749	14thin
Small 1	488	107.23	523	13thin
Medium and Large 3	465	105.78	492	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about $224 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 sale114 hd

114.25

—

VA average8 barns · 765 hd

117.34

−3.10

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	—	Small 1	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	141.63/cwt	125.00–147.00	816	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	831	5
Steers	—	Small 1	647	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	892	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	114.10/cwt	114.00–115.00	917	10
Steers	—	Small 1	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	440	109.60/cwt	100.00–112.00	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	619	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	670	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	749	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	696	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	759	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	858	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	802	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	458	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	528	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	805	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	572	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 Jul 21, 2020

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

Receipts 204Last week 463Year ago 149

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 117, Bulls 19)

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	804	114.00–115.00	114.10
4	—	771	120.00	120.00
2	—	720	121.00	121.00
16	—	576	125.00–147.00	141.63
13	—	666	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	131.00	131.00
4	—	563	141.00	141.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
1	—	475	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	118.00	118.00
2	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
25	—	561	119.50	119.50
4	—	753	101.00	101.00
3	—	490	115.00	115.00
3	—	373	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	696	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	114.00	114.00
3	—	362	136.00	136.00
2	—	770	101.00	101.00
2	—	423	121.00	121.00
1	—	825	99.00	99.00
9	—	536	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	107.00	107.00
3	—	567	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	104.00	104.00
1	—	275	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	759	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	103.00	103.00
5	—	440	100.00–112.00	109.60
2	—	360	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	651	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
3	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	805	71.00	71.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	325	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	115.00	115.00
2	—	640	104.00	104.00
2	—	528	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	109.00	109.00

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.