Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 190, Heifers 82, Bulls 44)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.97/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$126.97

189 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$859

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

$89.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	754	130.78	986	82
Medium and Large 1	782	127.59	998	71
Medium and Large 2	624	122.54	765	20
Medium and Large 3-4	596	120.22	717	9thin
Small 1	565	116.00	655	1thin
Medium and Large 3	618	106.33	657	3thin
Medium and Large 4	463	102.50	474	2thin
Small 2	310	41.00	127	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.78/cwt here — about $859 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 sale189 hd

126.97

—

VA average5 barns · 597 hd

130.35

−3.39

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

Every lot, as filed

66 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	98.78/cwt	97.00–100.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	88.40/cwt	88.00–90.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	117.88/cwt	110.00–119.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	613	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	348	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	115.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	547	6
Steers	Small 2	—	310	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	127	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	250	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	128	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Steers	Small 1	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	120.53/cwt	90.00–122.50	1,159	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	773	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	112.27/cwt	110.00–117.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	590	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	468	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	699	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	443	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	399	2

How this sale compares

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.

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