Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Radiant CVCA Sale

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 399, Heifers 250)

Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.57/cwt on 399 head.

Average price

$151.57

399 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$61.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

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	538	165.00	888	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	614	160.00	982	47
Medium and Large 1	648	152.13	985	310
Medium and Large 2	528	140.36	740	28
Small 1	679	113.80	773	5thin
Large 1-2	710	103.33	734	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.67/cwt here — about $154 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 sale399 hd

151.57

—

VA average9 barns · 1,477 hd

146.25

+5.32

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

42 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	Large 1-2	—	345	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	279	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	138.63/cwt	116.00–141.00	1,033	51
Heifers	Small 1	—	576	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	611	7
Steers	Small 1	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Steers	Small 1	—	658	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	776	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	429	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	613	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	792	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	633	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,025	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	713	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,039	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	574	164.48/cwt	163.75–167.00	944	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	477	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	569	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	558	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	776	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	153.59/cwt	114.00–157.00	961	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	160.45/cwt	114.00–163.00	900	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	152.47/cwt	115.00–154.17	1,031	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.87/cwt	91.00–134.50	745	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	116.57/cwt	113.00–119.00	444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	123.10/cwt	121.00–124.00	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	488	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	108.69/cwt	101.00–116.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	116.44/cwt	85.00–131.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.52/cwt	131.00–151.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	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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