Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 122, Bulls 42)

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 $119.65/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$119.65

120 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

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	503	133.00	669	8thin
Medium and Large 4	358	125.00	448	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	122.48	677	29
Medium and Large 1	689	120.02	827	55
Medium and Large 3	512	110.17	564	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	110.00	607	3thin
Small 1	487	109.33	532	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $137 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 sale120 hd

119.65

—

VA average12 barns · 2,553 hd

131.98

−12.34

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

72 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	—	945	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	552	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.87/cwt	141.00–144.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	110.83/cwt	108.00–111.50	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	903	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,100	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	839	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	135.83/cwt	131.00–137.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	472	1
Steers	Small 1	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Steers	Small 1	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	531	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	768	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	830	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	358	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	97.08/cwt	94.00–118.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	488	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	503	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	476	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.72/cwt	121.00–135.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	143.00/cwt	138.00–157.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.26/cwt	125.00–126.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	134.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	645	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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