Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 69, Bulls 16)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.78/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$141.78

94 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

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	524	156.00	817	4thin
Medium and Large 1	703	143.74	1,011	73
Medium and Large 2	617	135.77	838	13thin
Large 1-2	607	113.00	686	3thin
Small 1	710	106.00	753	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $65 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 sale94 hd

141.78

—

VA average12 barns · 1,390 hd

141.75

+0.03

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

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.65/cwt	124.00–130.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	255	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	181	1
Steers	Small 1	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	919	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,098	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	161.87/cwt	148.00–163.00	908	27
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	639	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	595	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	455	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.71/cwt	123.00–124.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	945	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	66.05/cwt	61.00–71.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,075	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,150	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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