Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 48, Bulls 5)

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 $136.91/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$136.91

94 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

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	537	155.00	832	5thin
Medium and Large 2	504	143.00	721	14thin
Medium and Large 1	672	135.10	908	73
Small 1	560	125.00	700	1thin
Medium and Large 3	440	105.00	462	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $370 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 sale94 hd

136.91

—

VA average8 barns · 735 hd

138.28

−1.37

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

41 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	Large 1-2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	561	1
Steers	Small 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	113.51/cwt	108.00–119.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.56/cwt	131.00–160.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1

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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