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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 22

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Receipts

360 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 621▲ 31 vs year ago 329 · +9.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 113, Bulls 59)

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 $136.37/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$136.37

184 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$39.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	143.87	878	84
Medium and Large 2	508	138.67	704	9thin
Medium and Large 3	473	136.00	643	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	874	129.53	1,133	85
Small 1	598	118.00	705	2thin
Large 1-2	985	104.00	1,024	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.87/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale184 hd

136.37

—

VA average7 barns · 1,210 hd

138.04

−1.67

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

Every lot

59 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 1	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	765	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	145.35/cwt	139.00–146.00	837	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	19
Steers	—	Small 1	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	—	Small 1	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,009	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	896	129.33/cwt	112.00–130.25	1,159	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	985	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,024	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	451	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	553	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	115.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	542	95.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	122.39/cwt	122.00–122.50	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	640	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	125.70/cwt	121.00–126.00	826	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	856	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	936	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	448	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	536	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	131.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	538	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	542	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	593	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	673	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	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 22, 2020

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

Receipts 360Last week 621Year ago 329

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 113, Bulls 59)

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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	825	130.00	130.00
59	—	896	112.00–130.25	129.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	139.00–146.00	145.35
14	—	745	135.50	135.50
17	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	845	124.00	124.00
2	—	345	147.00	147.00
2	—	973	109.00	109.00
10	—	465	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
3	—	462	140.00	140.00
4	—	539	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	160.00	160.00
19	—	585	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	104.00	104.00
3	—	534	125.00–134.00	131.10
5	—	448	136.00	136.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	338	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
4	—	566	134.00	134.00
8	—	441	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
2	—	673	104.00	104.00
3	—	538	112.00	112.00
5	—	440	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
3	—	368	129.00	129.00
3	—	458	117.00	117.00
6	—	542	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	95.00	95.00
2	—	640	99.00	99.00
3	—	542	91.00–97.00	95.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	123.00	123.00
9	—	553	122.00–122.50	122.39
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
2	—	770	117.00	117.00
3	—	482	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	99.00	99.00
8	—	372	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
7	—	441	125.50	125.50
7	—	744	115.00	115.00
10	—	550	127.00	127.00
17	—	657	121.00–126.00	125.70
1	—	620	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
2	—	530	110.00	110.00
5	—	379	119.00	119.00
6	—	464	114.00–116.00	115.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	608	128.00	128.00

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.