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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Receipts

257 head

▼ 563 vs last sale 820▼ 23 vs year ago 280 · −8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 87, Bulls 40)

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 $131.17/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$131.17

130 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$48.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	137.89	751	19thin
Medium and Large 1	635	134.25	853	79
Small 1	350	131.00	459	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	629	131.00	824	16thin
Medium and Large 3	462	126.33	584	6thin
Large 1-2	768	94.86	728	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	430	89.00	383	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.89/cwt here — about $368 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 sale130 hd

131.17

—

VA average10 barns · 1,400 hd

135.52

−4.35

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

Every lot

71 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Steers	—	Small 1	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	383	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	447	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	762	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	124.05/cwt	114.00–134.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	806	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	629	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	824	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	22
Steers	—	Large 1-2	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	867	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	798	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	975	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	320	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	131	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	340	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	173	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	410	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	209	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	455	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	457	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	233	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	480	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	254	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	119.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	545	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	567	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	605	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	90.19/cwt	81.00–95.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	848	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	296	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	637	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	996	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	906	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,030	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	834	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,199	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,091	8

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 15, 2020

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

Receipts 257Last week 820Year ago 280

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 87, Bulls 40)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	114.00–134.00	124.05
7	—	459	166.00	166.00
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
1	—	975	86.00	86.00
17	—	554	145.50	145.50
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
16	—	657	132.00	132.00
8	—	754	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	70.00	70.00
4	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	975	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	635	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	160.00	160.00
6	—	463	155.00	155.00
2	—	568	132.00	132.00
2	—	798	101.00	101.00
3	—	710	114.00	114.00
2	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
3	—	447	124.00	124.00
2	—	543	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,030	81.00	81.00
8	—	1,199	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	108.00	108.00
5	—	554	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
1	—	275	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	111.00	111.00
3	—	595	85.00	85.00
3	—	455	65.00	65.00
1	—	380	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	53.00	53.00
1	—	340	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	87.00	87.00
7	—	659	115.00	115.00
4	—	491	120.00	120.00
8	—	545	115.00–120.00	119.39
3	—	377	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,045	71.00	71.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	121.00	121.00
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
4	—	471	120.00	120.00
4	—	638	112.00	112.00
3	—	772	81.00–95.00	90.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	119.00	119.00
1	—	630	91.00	91.00
3	—	462	104.00	104.00
2	—	535	107.00	107.00
3	—	353	119.00	119.00
1	—	725	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	41.00	41.00
1	—	605	51.00	51.00
1	—	545	51.00	51.00
3	—	457	51.00	51.00
2	—	410	51.00	51.00
1	—	590	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	116.00	116.00

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.