Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 96, Bulls 19)

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 $115.39/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$115.39

95 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

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	526	123.54	650	24
Medium and Large 3	490	117.56	575	9thin
Medium and Large 2	603	113.87	687	20
Medium and Large 1	647	112.13	725	39
Small 1	625	96.33	602	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $48 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 sale95 hd

115.39

—

VA average9 barns · 1,732 hd

124.30

−8.91

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

57 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 2	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	90.03/cwt	79.00–101.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	531	5
Steers	Small 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	120.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	105.69/cwt	103.00–111.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	611	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	917	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	881	91.03/cwt	89.00–93.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	103.22/cwt	99.00–106.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	643	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	121.76/cwt	117.00–122.50	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	514	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	643	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	504	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	963	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	97.67/cwt	97.00–99.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	778	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	941	5

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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