Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 115, Bulls 37)

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 $147.16/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$147.16

123 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$28.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	629	153.45	966	11thin
Medium and Large 1	595	149.15	887	77
Medium and Large 2	512	146.46	750	26
Medium and Large 3	518	124.56	646	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.90/cwt here — about $320 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 sale123 hd

147.16

—

VA average8 barns · 1,441 hd

147.72

−0.55

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

59 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	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.05/cwt	130.00–163.00	891	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	160.73/cwt	147.00–162.00	746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	351	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	619	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.78/cwt	110.00–126.00	698	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	140.70/cwt	135.00–141.00	927	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	613	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	404	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	127.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	133.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	348	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.80/cwt	123.00–124.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	117.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	614	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	442	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	774	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	659	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.

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