Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 310, Heifers 380, Bulls 93)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.84/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$121.84

368 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	124.66	694	45
Medium and Large 1-2	655	123.45	808	92
Medium and Large 1	654	122.43	800	183
Medium and Large 3	530	118.14	627	26
Small 1	499	111.05	554	19thin
Large 1-2	657	94.33	619	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about $75 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 sale368 hd

121.84

—

VA average9 barns · 2,444 hd

126.09

−4.25

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

101 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 1Natural	—	680	151.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	789	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	955	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	856	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	643	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	522	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	129.40/cwt	127.00–130.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.05/cwt	125.00–129.25	619	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	114.89/cwt	112.00–115.00	738	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	111.33/cwt	111.00–112.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	117.81/cwt	110.00–126.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	728	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	686	151.81/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,041	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	117.33/cwt	116.00–118.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	607	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	789	11
Steers	Small 1	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	986	26
Steers	Small 1	—	500	113.00/cwt	105.00–121.00	565	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	103.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	577	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	697	115.99/cwt	111.00–120.00	808	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	376	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	414	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	605	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	532	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Steers	Small 1	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Steers	Small 1	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	661	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	714	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	453	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	539	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	531	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	739	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,105	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	785	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	980	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	134.94/cwt	134.00–139.00	756	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	144.67/cwt	141.00–145.00	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	142.99/cwt	121.00–149.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	669	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	105.86/cwt	100.00–107.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	159.89/cwt	123.00–163.00	897	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	680	126.57/cwt	125.00–128.00	861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	790	137.26/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,084	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	581	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	714	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	896	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	130.18/cwt	126.00–130.50	725	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	891	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	131.16/cwt	129.00–134.00	775	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	115.49/cwt	114.00–116.50	842	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.67/cwt	133.00–146.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	714	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	644	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	902	7

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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