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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 4

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 6 →

Receipts

379 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 481▼ 217 vs year ago 596 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 151, Bulls 23)

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 $130.41/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$130.41

200 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$13.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	135.57	860	91
Medium and Large 2	566	131.06	741	34
Medium and Large 3	537	125.93	676	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	929	123.50	1,147	54
Small 1	584	122.43	716	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.14/cwt here — about $145 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 sale200 hd

130.41

—

VA average8 barns · 1,556 hd

136.83

−6.41

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	392	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	545	3
Steers	—	Small 1	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	645	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	628	3
Steers	—	Small 1	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	2
Steers	—	Small 1	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	554	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	131.45/cwt	122.00–132.00	735	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	138.55/cwt	126.00–140.00	787	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	648	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	771	3
Steers	—	Small 1	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	649	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	831	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	907	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	943	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	126.29/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,046	6
Steers	—	Small 1	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	929	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,147	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	516	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	498	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	558	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	742	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	717	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	713	29
Heifers	—	Small 1	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	115.97/cwt	115.00–116.00	747	30
Heifers	—	Small 1	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	771	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	887	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Receipts 379Last week 481Year ago 596

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 151, Bulls 23)

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	115.00	115.00
4	—	450	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	116.00	116.00
2	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	97.00	97.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	559	127.50	127.50
9	—	745	100.00	100.00
2	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	880	91.00	91.00
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
30	—	644	115.00–116.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	129.00	129.00
3	—	483	117.00	117.00
1	—	800	70.00	70.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
15	—	558	128.50	128.50
7	—	640	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
4	—	568	120.00	120.00
2	—	498	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	112.00	112.00
4	—	558	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	558	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	392	139.00	139.00
3	—	487	129.00	129.00
3	—	648	119.00	119.00
4	—	554	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	568	126.00–140.00	138.55
34	—	650	139.50	139.50
3	—	645	123.00	123.00
6	—	828	120.00–127.50	126.29
8	—	474	136.00	136.00
12	—	754	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
2	—	490	127.00	127.00
2	—	648	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	929	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	134.00	134.00
9	—	649	128.00	128.00
18	—	559	122.00–132.00	131.45

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.