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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 8

● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Receipts

820 head

▲ 658 vs last sale 162▼ 356 vs year ago 1,176 · −30.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 487, Heifers 278, Bulls 55)

Value Added 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 $135.86/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$135.86

477 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$596

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$108.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	143.43	797	45
Medium and Large 1	640	137.92	882	205
Medium and Large 1-2	684	135.80	929	185
Medium and Large 3	505	124.74	630	19thin
Small 1	596	116.80	696	20
Large 1-2	838	107.00	897	2thin
Small 2	575	35.00	201	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.43/cwt here — about $596 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 sale477 hd

135.86

—

VA average9 barns · 1,680 hd

136.77

−0.91

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

Every lot

122 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	124.05/cwt	109.00–131.00	399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	576	4
Steers	—	Small 1	368	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	636	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Steers	—	Small 1	431	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	543	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	122.97/cwt	121.00–131.00	569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	801	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	518	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	782	6
Steers	—	Small 1	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	138.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	124.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	560	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	837	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	147.44/cwt	139.00–148.00	827	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	13
Steers	—	Small 2	575	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	201	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	870	15
Steers	—	Small 1	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	124.04/cwt	110.00–131.00	798	3
Steers	—	Small 1	651	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	723	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	134.74/cwt	121.00–135.50	880	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	879	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	131.63/cwt	127.00–135.00	874	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	121.91/cwt	110.00–126.00	890	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	118.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	925	36
Steers	—	Small 1	758	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	786	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	998	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	817	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,021	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	838	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	843	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,079	6
Steers	—	Small 1	845	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,076	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,122	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	862	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	943	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	165	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	84	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	359	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	341	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	523	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	124.82/cwt	124.00–125.00	540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	445	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	452	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	119.16/cwt	113.00–120.00	568	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	124.10/cwt	109.00–125.00	604	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	89.76/cwt	78.00–96.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	529	126.18/cwt	123.00–129.00	667	24
Heifers	—	Small 1	543	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	122.32/cwt	116.00–122.50	683	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	118.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	670	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	614	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	783	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	783	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	644	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	743	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	659	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	744	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	100.18/cwt	91.00–102.00	747	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	782	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	962	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	795	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	815	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	864	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 2	175	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	72	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	259	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	269	4
Bulls	—	Small 2	285	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	279	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	387	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	597	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	441	151.34/cwt	148.00–153.00	667	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Small 2	450	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	149.02/cwt	146.00–149.50	703	7
Bulls	—	Small 1	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	495	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	748	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	595	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	387	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	613	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	2

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 8, 2020

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

Receipts 820Last week 162Year ago 1,176

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 487, Heifers 278, Bulls 55)

Value Added 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
6	—	782	123.00	123.00
4	—	644	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	74.00	74.00
30	—	646	115.00	115.00
18	—	487	109.00–125.00	124.10
35	—	558	116.00–122.50	122.32
12	—	746	91.00–102.00	100.18
6	—	382	137.00	137.00
5	—	433	124.00–125.00	124.82
5	—	658	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	118.00	118.00
1	—	970	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	114.00	114.00
4	—	335	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	124.50	124.50
4	—	928	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	84.00	84.00
4	—	543	89.00–90.00	89.50
3	—	452	99.00	99.00
2	—	735	81.00	81.00
2	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	614	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	41.00	41.00
1	—	165	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	109.00	109.00
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
1	—	460	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	95.00	95.00
1	—	445	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	61.00	61.00
1	—	830	71.00	71.00
16	—	566	110.00–119.00	118.44
13	—	477	113.00–120.00	119.16
10	—	645	115.00	115.00
3	—	422	124.00	124.00
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	524	78.00–96.00	89.76
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
5	—	384	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	529	123.00–129.00	126.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	744	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	130.00–141.00	138.24
6	—	739	115.00–122.00	118.53
36	—	758	122.00	122.00
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,165	74.00	74.00
3	—	643	110.00–131.00	124.04
51	—	561	139.00–148.00	147.44
57	—	653	121.00–135.50	134.74
1	—	910	88.00	88.00
1	—	950	96.00	96.00
21	—	474	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,450	65.00	65.00
6	—	381	167.00	167.00
2	—	863	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	817	125.00	125.00
4	—	786	127.00	127.00
5	—	677	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	727	130.00	130.00
18	—	931	120.50	120.50
6	—	843	128.00	128.00
17	—	664	127.00–135.00	131.63
15	—	576	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	857	125.50	125.50
5	—	617	131.00	131.00
8	—	558	123.00–125.00	124.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	149.50	149.50
31	—	738	135.00	135.00
44	—	622	140.00	140.00
6	—	518	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
3	—	758	95.00	95.00
4	—	431	126.00	126.00
2	—	368	156.00	156.00
2	—	845	102.00	102.00
5	—	651	111.00	111.00
3	—	542	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
6	—	558	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	119.00	119.00
2	—	638	123.00	123.00
5	—	463	121.00–131.00	122.97
3	—	322	109.00–131.00	124.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	166.00	166.00
6	—	661	133.00	133.00
1	—	925	79.00	79.00
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
13	—	562	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
6	—	730	110.00–126.00	121.91
4	—	333	173.00	173.00
10	—	465	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	810	87.00	87.00
7	—	554	135.00	135.00
7	—	472	146.00–149.50	149.02
1	—	515	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	41.00	41.00
1	—	285	98.00	98.00
1	—	175	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	137.00	137.00
1	—	595	95.00	95.00
1	—	325	119.00	119.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	65.00	65.00
2	—	495	97.00	97.00
4	—	259	104.00	104.00
2	—	613	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	148.00–153.00	151.34
2	—	470	122.00–126.00	124.04
2	—	558	130.00	130.00
4	—	364	164.00	164.00

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.