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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 15 →

Receipts

427 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 453▲ 427 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 260, Heifers 136, Bulls 31)

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 $138.86/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$138.86

256 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	142.19	915	69
Medium and Large 1-2	761	139.05	1,058	152
Medium and Large 3	390	136.67	533	6thin
Medium and Large 2	624	130.41	814	27
Small 1	523	130.00	680	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $235 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 sale256 hd

138.86

—

VA average8 barns · 891 hd

140.45

−1.59

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 3	125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	150	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	638	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	148.76/cwt	141.00–150.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	3
Steers	—	Small 1	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	810	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	843	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	634	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	954	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	131.17/cwt	126.00–132.00	834	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	656	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	140.18/cwt	137.00–140.50	936	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	138.77/cwt	136.50–142.50	1,010	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	749	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	134.20/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,028	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,149	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	942	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	427	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	611	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	553	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	127.16/cwt	124.00–127.50	710	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	129.31/cwt	129.00–129.50	731	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	809	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	921	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	826	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Receipts 427Last week 453Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 260, Heifers 136, Bulls 31)

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 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	143.00	143.00
25	—	533	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	81.00	81.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
2	—	628	121.00	121.00
5	—	476	123.00	123.00
11	—	558	124.00–127.50	127.16
1	—	520	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
2	—	805	96.00	96.00
5	—	487	126.00	126.00
20	—	637	127.00	127.00
22	—	565	129.00–129.50	129.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	144.00	144.00
2	—	393	139.00	139.00
5	—	421	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	115.00	115.00
2	—	553	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	828	138.75	138.75
86	—	728	136.50–142.50	138.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	766	128.00–135.00	134.20
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
11	—	668	137.00–140.50	140.18
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
13	—	549	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,035	91.00	91.00
2	—	558	151.00	151.00
3	—	885	110.00	110.00
7	—	485	141.00–150.00	148.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	126.00–132.00	131.17
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
2	—	735	123.00	123.00
4	—	459	139.00	139.00
4	—	573	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	128.00	128.00
4	—	749	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	488	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	634	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	658	123.00	123.00
2	—	440	136.00	136.00
3	—	380	159.00	159.00
3	—	723	115.00	115.00
3	—	837	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	79.00	79.00
6	—	550	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00

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.