Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 119, Bulls 21)

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 $140.34/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$140.34

124 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$65.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	147.03	949	79
Medium and Large 2	625	135.00	843	27
Medium and Large 1-2	816	131.10	1,069	10thin
Medium and Large 3	493	119.50	589	2thin
Small 1	545	107.00	583	4thin
Medium and Large 4	598	81.50	487	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.53/cwt here — about $462 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 sale124 hd

140.34

—

VA average9 barns · 2,015 hd

146.26

−5.92

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

69 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	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	891	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Steers	Small 1	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	124.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	663	5
Steers	Small 1	—	335	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	291	1
Steers	Small 1	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Steers	Small 1	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	685	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	135.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	998	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.46/cwt	127.00–128.00	809	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	265	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	365	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	785	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	610	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	988	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	850	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	465	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	822	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	909	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	124.82/cwt	102.00–127.50	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	764	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	134.07/cwt	109.00–139.00	857	6

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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