Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 219, Bulls 10)

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 $147.62/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$147.62

227 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 4

$82.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	370	156.00	577	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	152.72	863	54
Medium and Large 1	589	150.43	885	118
Medium and Large 2	558	139.78	780	50
Small 1	518	110.00	569	2thin
Medium and Large 4	1,075	74.00	796	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.00/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale227 hd

147.62

—

VA average9 barns · 1,096 hd

144.15

+3.47

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

58 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	—	383	140.43/cwt	137.00–144.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	701	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	136.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.63/cwt	150.00–163.00	748	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	722	3
Steers	Small 1	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Steers	Small 1	—	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.39/cwt	122.00–131.00	733	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	596	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	335	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	814	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	770	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	865	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	1,285	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.58/cwt	152.00–157.00	880	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	154.24/cwt	118.00–157.00	685	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	556	160.70/cwt	160.00–161.00	893	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	856	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	126.42/cwt	126.00–129.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	537	135.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	729	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	144.91/cwt	138.00–146.00	952	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	932	10

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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