Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 136, Bulls 36)

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 $125.47/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$125.47

153 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	129.87	872	100
Medium and Large 3	450	124.00	558	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	701	119.71	839	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	618	119.50	738	12thin
Medium and Large 2	682	115.23	786	19thin
Small 1	593	101.33	601	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $271 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 sale153 hd

125.47

—

VA average9 barns · 1,488 hd

131.64

−6.17

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

67 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	—	1,285	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	125	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	89	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	911	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	117.96/cwt	117.00–118.00	657	25
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.90/cwt	134.00–148.00	826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	686	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	899	24
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	451	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	564	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	530	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	427	128.03/cwt	126.00–129.00	547	3
Steers	Small 1	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	355	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	245	2
Steers	Small 1	—	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	1
Steers	Small 1	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	147.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	565	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	343	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	641	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	240	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	96.88/cwt	76.00–110.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	547	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	648	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	841	5

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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