Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 117, Bulls 24)

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 $143.76/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$143.76

152 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$67.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	461	153.00	705	7thin
Medium and Large 1	623	149.40	930	88
Medium and Large 2-3	593	148.59	881	27
Medium and Large 3	658	129.09	849	11thin
Medium and Large 2	633	125.25	793	12thin
Small 1	554	110.75	614	4thin
Medium and Large 4	453	85.33	387	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.67/cwt here — about $318 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 sale152 hd

143.76

—

VA average6 barns · 836 hd

146.65

−2.89

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

54 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	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	106.12/cwt	95.00–110.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.20/cwt	127.00–141.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	994	4
Steers	Small 1	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Steers	Small 1	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	Small 1	—	473	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	511	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	119.33/cwt	114.00–130.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.31/cwt	156.00–159.00	902	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	143.61/cwt	103.00–146.00	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	145.77/cwt	136.00–147.00	985	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	108.87/cwt	105.00–111.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	704	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	524	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	450	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	135.13/cwt	131.00–136.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	570	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	340	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	541	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	2

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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