Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 138, Bulls 54)

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 $148.55/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$148.55

289 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$41.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	630	160.00	1,008	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	158.79	914	29
Medium and Large 3	529	150.63	796	8thin
Medium and Large 2	559	149.82	837	34
Medium and Large 1	679	148.91	1,012	183
Small 1	594	118.90	706	20

One grade step is worth $41.10/cwt here — about $302 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 sale289 hd

148.55

—

VA average8 barns · 1,321 hd

152.14

−3.59

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

70 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	490	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	843	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,054	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	5
Steers	Small 1	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	2
Steers	Small 1	—	518	127.41/cwt	121.00–134.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	1
Steers	Small 1	—	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	3
Steers	Small 1	—	567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,010	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	155.36/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,053	72
Heifers	Small 1	—	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	631	118.27/cwt	113.00–120.00	746	8
Steers	Small 1	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Steers	Small 1	—	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	747	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.18/cwt	134.00–158.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	528	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	566	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →