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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jul 28

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Receipts

481 head

▲ 277 vs last sale 204▲ 142 vs year ago 339 · +41.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 277, Heifers 179, Bulls 25)

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 $137.32/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$137.32

270 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

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	676	145.87	987	63
Medium and Large 2-3	681	140.64	957	36
Medium and Large 3	496	138.63	687	8thin
Medium and Large 1	641	134.15	860	129
Medium and Large 2	605	130.10	787	30
Small 1	496	126.25	627	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $360 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 sale270 hd

137.32

—

VA average7 barns · 889 hd

135.68

+1.64

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

Every lot

65 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	647	5
Steers	—	Small 1	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	137.62/cwt	131.00–138.50	666	8
Steers	—	Small 1	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	746	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	784	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	569	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	125.07/cwt	121.00–129.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	865	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	665	152.34/cwt	147.00–153.50	1,013	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	698	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	998	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	952	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	124.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	927	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	912	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	994	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	963	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	905	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	383	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	569	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	478	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	673	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	658	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	814	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	876	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	468	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	543	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	558	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 481Last week 204Year ago 339

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 277, Heifers 179, Bulls 25)

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
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
2	—	588	108.00	108.00
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	119.00	119.00
5	—	667	122.00	122.00
7	—	429	123.00	123.00
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
19	—	549	122.50	122.50
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	890	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	562	117.00	117.00
2	—	643	117.00	117.00
2	—	935	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,068	82.00	82.00
4	—	751	99.00	99.00
9	—	476	119.50	119.50
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
16	—	652	115.00	115.00
1	—	895	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	119.00	119.00
2	—	478	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	648	133.50	133.50
14	—	561	133.00	133.00
2	—	745	113.00	113.00
2	—	963	94.00	94.00
5	—	467	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	738	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	131.00–138.50	137.62
12	—	744	120.00–125.00	124.60
37	—	562	139.50	139.50
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
48	—	652	133.00	133.00
1	—	955	101.00	101.00
2	—	610	121.00–129.00	125.07
6	—	857	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
3	—	475	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	146.00	146.00
44	—	665	147.00–153.50	152.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	742	138.00	138.00
19	—	626	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	137.00	137.00
5	—	481	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	698	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
2	—	543	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	468	116.00	116.00
2	—	558	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
2	—	345	169.00	169.00

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.