Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 498, Heifers 368, Bulls 69)

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 $131.34/cwt on 496 head.

Average price

$131.34

496 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$45.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	139.11	785	27
Medium and Large 1	696	133.54	929	257
Medium and Large 1-2	701	130.33	913	194
Medium and Large 3	589	107.00	631	7thin
Medium and Large 4	460	100.00	460	1thin
Small 2	210	98.00	206	1thin
Small 1	725	93.33	676	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.78/cwt here — about $109 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 sale496 hd

131.34

—

VA average9 barns · 1,512 hd

134.23

−2.88

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

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	121.52/cwt	114.00–122.00	926	17
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	132.05/cwt	105.00–134.00	874	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.82/cwt	105.00–123.50	690	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	857	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	763	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	132.43/cwt	125.00–136.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	119.18/cwt	101.00–120.50	567	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	974	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	863	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	872	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	436	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	462	4
Steers	Small 1	—	1,010	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	843	122.20/cwt	117.00–123.50	1,030	15
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	757	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	621	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	649	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	526	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	952	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	824	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	865	22
Steers	Small 2	—	210	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	206	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	238	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	228	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	350	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	645	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	535	1
Steers	Small 1	—	715	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	636	2
Steers	Small 1	—	623	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	648	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Steers	Small 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	881	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,099	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	106.28/cwt	101.00–108.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	595	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	620	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	853	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	720	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	121.02/cwt	111.00–123.50	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	604	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	643	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	951	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	768	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	132.09/cwt	118.00–145.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	19

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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