Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2021-03-02

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 2
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
102 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 84▼ 209 vs year ago 311 · −67.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 39, Bulls 10).

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 $142.08/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$142.08
52 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$857
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1
$62.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.69
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2470157.007381thin
Medium and Large 3467144.006723thin
Medium and Large 1613142.6487447
Small 168095.006461thin
One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $92 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 sale52 hd
142.08
—
VA average7 barns · 992 hd
145.77
−3.69
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

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622120.00/cwt120.00–120.007463
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—557141.00/cwt141.00–141.007853
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—631135.40/cwt133.00–137.0085410
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0034
BullsSmall 1—460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
BullsSmall 1—680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
BullsSmall 1—438124.00/cwt124.00–124.005433
SteersSmall 1—68095.00/cwt95.00–95.006461
HeifersSmall 1—51596.00/cwt96.00–96.004942
HeifersSmall 1—48099.00/cwt99.00–99.004753
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—691140.00/cwt140.00–140.009676
HeifersMedium and Large 1Natural—803113.00/cwt113.00–113.009078
SteersMedium and Large 1—375152.00/cwt152.00–152.005701
SteersMedium and Large 1—700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
SteersMedium and Large 1—755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
SteersMedium and Large 1—675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009592
SteersMedium and Large 1—445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,11081.00/cwt81.00–81.008991
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,23080.00/cwt80.00–80.009841
SteersMedium and Large 1—470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007293
SteersMedium and Large 1—579152.00/cwt152.00–152.008806
SteersMedium and Large 1—607143.00/cwt143.00–143.008687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—468120.00/cwt120.00–120.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—417116.00/cwt116.00–116.004843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—536124.00/cwt124.00–124.006655
BullsMedium and Large 2—530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
BullsMedium and Large 2—71591.00/cwt91.00–91.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 2—540119.00/cwt119.00–119.006431
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468115.00/cwt115.00–115.005383
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007364
SteersMedium and Large 2—470157.00/cwt157.00–157.007381
BullsMedium and Large 3—550131.00/cwt131.00–131.007212
SteersMedium and Large 3—520136.00/cwt136.00–136.007071
SteersMedium and Large 3—440148.00/cwt148.00–148.006512

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.