Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 180, Heifers 101, Bulls 19)

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 $139.69/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$139.69

179 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$30.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	144.26	900	118
Medium and Large 1-2	717	137.22	984	38
Medium and Large 2	601	123.30	742	15thin
Medium and Large 3	440	116.50	513	2thin
Small 1	504	114.14	575	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.12/cwt here — about $325 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 sale179 hd

139.69

—

VA average8 barns · 874 hd

144.60

−4.91

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

61 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 2	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	140.19/cwt	125.00–145.00	931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	123.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	682	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	928	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.07/cwt	129.00–156.00	876	41
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Small 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Small 1	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	844	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,072	9
Steers	Small 1	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	5
Steers	Small 1	—	464	117.61/cwt	115.00–119.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	583	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.09/cwt	99.00–127.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	741	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	665	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,068	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	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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