Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 178, Bulls 22)

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 $141.18/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$141.18

240 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$41.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

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	603	155.39	937	88
Medium and Large 1	711	139.88	995	94
Medium and Large 2	635	125.82	799	32
Medium and Large 3-4	540	119.50	645	10thin
Small 1	622	116.38	724	8thin
Medium and Large 3	528	113.63	600	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.76/cwt here — about $337 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 sale240 hd

141.18

—

VA average9 barns · 1,235 hd

142.00

−0.82

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

84 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	Medium and Large 1	—	641	120.62/cwt	113.00–124.75	773	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	442	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,022	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.47/cwt	126.00–153.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	115.12/cwt	94.00–119.50	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.16/cwt	116.00–121.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	610	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	143.15/cwt	124.00–144.00	940	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Small 1	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Steers	Small 1	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Steers	Small 1	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	526	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	594	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	885	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	761	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Steers	Small 1	—	545	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	668	4
Steers	Small 1	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	737	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	595	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	570	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	598	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	482	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	519	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	547	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	662	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	141.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	536	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	758	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	127.62/cwt	118.00–129.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	958	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	116.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	190	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	241	1

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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