Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 76, Bulls 40)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.63/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$128.63

156 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 4

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	132.00	739	19thin
Medium and Large 1	714	129.15	923	116
Medium and Large 1-2	765	126.50	968	12thin
Medium and Large 3	538	123.60	665	5thin
Small 1	587	110.67	649	3thin
Medium and Large 4	440	109.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $259 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 sale156 hd

128.63

—

VA average7 barns · 620 hd

134.55

−5.92

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	147.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	926	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	782	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	974	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	893	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,018	3
Steers	Small 1	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	150.00/cwt	144.00–153.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	836	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	661	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	747	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,133	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	861	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	96.50/cwt	94.00–99.00	502	2
Steers	Small 1	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Steers	Small 1	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.77/cwt	112.00–118.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	112.18/cwt	104.00–116.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.89/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	134.04/cwt	130.50–134.75	886	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	422	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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