Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 162, Bulls 29)

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 $143.29/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$143.29

226 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$39.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	146.99	972	141
Medium and Large 1-2	580	142.69	828	51
Medium and Large 3	482	139.00	670	6thin
Medium and Large 2	584	134.99	788	19thin
Large 1-2	690	116.00	800	2thin
Small 1	568	107.14	608	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.85/cwt here — about $364 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 sale226 hd

143.29

—

VA average10 barns · 1,380 hd

147.35

−4.06

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

86 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 1-2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	922	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	116.83/cwt	116.00–117.00	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	132.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	932	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	784	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.00	872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	130.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	704	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	642	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	946	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	902	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	951	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	776	5
Steers	Small 1	—	780	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	523	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	153.80/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	804	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	3
Steers	Small 1	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Small 1	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	568	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	920	4
Steers	Small 1	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	Small 1	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	270	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	313	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Steers	Small 1	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Steers	Small 1	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	678	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	714	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	821	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	791	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	117.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	403	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	480	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	477	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	114.41/cwt	114.00–116.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	517	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	133.58/cwt	133.00–136.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	605	3

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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