Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 431, Heifers 537, Bulls 47)

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 $124.43/cwt on 521 head.

Average price

$124.43

521 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.70

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	496	129.10	641	41
Medium and Large 2	563	126.31	711	47
Medium and Large 1-2	737	125.07	922	190
Medium and Large 1	771	123.67	953	223
Small 1	563	112.82	635	20

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $6 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 sale521 hd

124.43

—

VA average9 barns · 2,888 hd

131.13

−6.70

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

104 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 1Value Added	—	1,068	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,026	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	952	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,009	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	162.74/cwt	151.00–163.00	921	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	141.95/cwt	131.00–153.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	872	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	124.28/cwt	111.00–125.00	812	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	111.36/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,154	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	164.31/cwt	151.00–165.50	753	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	149.84/cwt	143.00–150.00	974	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.73/cwt	121.00–155.00	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,098	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	844	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	901	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	973	12
Steers	Small 1	—	548	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	712	3
Steers	Small 1	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	482	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	589	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	780	146.08/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,139	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	466	118.11/cwt	109.00–120.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	821	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,185	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	806	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	638	104.12/cwt	96.00–106.00	664	5
Steers	Small 1	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	554	118.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	656	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	793	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	753	2
Steers	Small 1	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	526	124.32/cwt	119.00–126.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	132.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.56/cwt	118.00–127.00	751	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	767	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	719	122.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	879	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	871	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	138.44/cwt	114.00–142.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	106.29/cwt	95.00–115.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	561	137.42/cwt	133.00–143.00	771	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	131.24/cwt	128.00–132.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	408	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	125.42/cwt	91.00–130.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,105	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	948	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	135.09/cwt	128.00–135.50	747	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	123.83/cwt	110.00–124.25	1,060	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	762	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	571	166.48/cwt	165.00–167.00	951	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	670	156.05/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,046	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	497	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	624	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	784	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	104.68/cwt	96.00–109.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	134.32/cwt	130.00–136.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	138.27/cwt	133.00–140.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	903	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	930	4

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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