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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 1

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Receipts

162 head

▼ 281 vs last sale 443▼ 186 vs year ago 348 · −53.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 86, Bulls 11)

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 $112.95/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$112.95

83 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$107.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

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	447	127.84	572	12thin
Medium and Large 1	599	116.61	698	26
Medium and Large 2	617	113.55	701	35
Medium and Large 3	509	94.50	481	6thin
Small 1	577	82.67	477	3thin
Medium and Large 4	755	20.00	151	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.84/cwt here — about $421 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 sale83 hd

112.95

—

VA average6 barns · 1,360 hd

118.51

−5.55

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	722	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	132.60/cwt	126.00–134.00	753	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	119.61/cwt	118.00–120.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	120.36/cwt	118.00–124.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	550	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	666	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	115.87/cwt	115.00–116.00	764	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	700	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	755	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	151	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	756	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	824	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	818	84.74/cwt	76.00–89.00	693	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	995	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	756	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	113.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	905	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	733	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Receipts 162Last week 443Year ago 348

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 86, Bulls 11)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
2	—	488	134.00	134.00
3	—	520	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	79.00	79.00
2	—	578	112.00–116.00	113.97
1	—	905	81.00	81.00
1	—	710	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	659	115.00–116.00	115.87
3	—	755	101.00	101.00
5	—	486	118.00–124.00	120.36
10	—	560	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	71.00	71.00
1	—	550	87.00	87.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
5	—	480	118.00–120.00	119.61
2	—	638	117.00	117.00
4	—	381	139.00	139.00
3	—	818	76.00–89.00	84.74
2	—	995	76.00	76.00
12	—	564	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	145.00	145.00
6	—	423	131.00	131.00
4	—	536	114.00–115.00	114.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	756	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	61.00	61.00
1	—	285	109.00	109.00
2	—	563	99.00	99.00
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
1	—	485	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	712	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	144.00	144.00
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
2	—	688	131.00	131.00
4	—	619	138.00	138.00
2	—	833	103.00	103.00
3	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,060	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	730	125.00	125.00
3	—	520	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	154.00	154.00
2	—	433	139.00	139.00
6	—	568	126.00–134.00	132.60
1	—	610	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	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.