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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 13

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Receipts

308 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 432▼ 201 vs year ago 509 · −39.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 172, Bulls 15)

Value Added 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 $120.64/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$120.64

155 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$49.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	612	134.52	823	44
Medium and Large 2	523	118.69	620	24
Small 1	539	116.71	629	7thin
Medium and Large 1	779	115.29	898	56
Medium and Large 3	541	111.89	606	23
Large 1-2	675	85.00	574	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.52/cwt here — about $249 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 sale155 hd

120.64

—

VA average10 barns · 1,879 hd

120.42

+0.22

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

Every lot

61 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 2-3	288	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	—	Small 1	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	449	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	542	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	5
Steers	—	Small 1	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	2
Steers	—	Small 1	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	829	6
Steers	—	Small 1	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	820	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	891	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	141.14/cwt	137.00–143.00	937	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	131.54/cwt	125.00–134.00	967	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	759	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,073	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,012	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,067	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	417	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	685	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	702	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	691	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	563	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	849	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	838	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	809	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	88.50/cwt	83.00–94.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	922	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	899	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	989	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,032	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,066	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,061	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	688	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	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 Oct 13, 2020

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

Receipts 308Last week 432Year ago 509

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 172, Bulls 15)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	816	131.50	131.50
6	—	540	147.00	147.00
4	—	759	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	115.00	115.00
6	—	568	146.00	146.00
11	—	735	125.00–134.00	131.54
8	—	646	138.00	138.00
5	—	850	124.00	124.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
2	—	548	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	138.00	138.00
2	—	833	121.50	121.50
5	—	543	134.00	134.00
2	—	715	128.00	128.00
7	—	631	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	129.00	129.00
3	—	542	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	664	137.00–143.00	141.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	816	113.00	113.00
5	—	642	130.50	130.50
4	—	899	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,040	102.00	102.00
6	—	562	123.00	123.00
3	—	938	110.00	110.00
3	—	773	100.00	100.00
6	—	652	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	128.00	128.00
15	—	960	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	109.00	109.00
5	—	563	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	114.50	114.50
4	—	663	104.00	104.00
2	—	755	83.00–94.00	88.50
1	—	290	101.00	101.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
7	—	560	121.00	121.00
3	—	353	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	109.00	109.00
2	—	413	120.00	120.00
2	—	285	110.00	110.00
7	—	559	125.50	125.50
3	—	648	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	119.00	119.00
4	—	488	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	629	135.00	135.00
7	—	519	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	119.00	119.00
3	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	93.00	93.00

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.