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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 29

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Receipts

247 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 360▼ 325 vs year ago 572 · −56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 113, Bulls 26)

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 $118.82/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$118.82

102 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$24.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	120.58	712	57
Medium and Large 2	582	120.00	698	25
Small 1	803	116.23	933	13thin
Medium and Large 3	693	106.67	740	6thin
Large 1-2	665	96.00	638	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.58/cwt here — about $74 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 sale102 hd

118.82

—

VA average9 barns · 1,600 hd

119.89

−1.07

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	153.52/cwt	146.00–157.00	648	3
Steers	—	Small 1	463	135.46/cwt	133.00–138.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	142.88/cwt	137.00–145.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	777	8
Steers	—	Small 1	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	825	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	636	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	954	7
Steers	—	Small 1	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	935	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	669	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,107	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	121.72/cwt	118.00–127.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	538	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	120.86/cwt	119.00–121.00	666	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	124.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	697	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	815	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	746	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	783	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Small 1Natural	851	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,030	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	716	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	658	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	800	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	465	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	321	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	558	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	497	3

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 247Last week 360Year ago 572

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 113, Bulls 26)

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	735	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	94.00	94.00
1	—	800	61.00	61.00
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
3	—	658	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	138.00	138.00
2	—	648	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
8	—	551	141.00	141.00
2	—	648	138.00	138.00
1	—	930	119.00	119.00
4	—	467	137.00–145.00	142.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	124.00	124.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
2	—	463	133.00–138.00	135.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
6	—	750	130.00	130.00
19	—	568	145.25	145.25
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
26	—	656	142.50	142.50
3	—	422	146.00–157.00	153.52
2	—	605	121.00	121.00
2	—	870	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	851	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	105.00	105.00
2	—	588	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	551	119.00–121.00	120.86
2	—	800	108.00	108.00
3	—	467	124.00	124.00
6	—	638	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	118.00–127.00	121.72
7	—	741	110.00	110.00
14	—	645	121.00	121.00
26	—	561	115.00–125.00	124.18
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
3	—	408	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	69.00	69.00

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.