Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 171, Bulls 31)

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 $147.17/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$147.17

249 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$58.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

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	553	150.40	832	57
Medium and Large 1	646	149.37	966	158
Medium and Large 2	570	137.96	786	24
Small 1	525	126.00	662	1thin
Medium and Large 3	587	121.43	713	7thin
Medium and Large 4	495	92.00	455	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.40/cwt here — about $376 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 sale249 hd

147.17

—

VA average10 barns · 2,011 hd

144.20

+2.97

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

75 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 1	—	806	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	497	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.66/cwt	101.00–118.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	122.98/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.48/cwt	113.00–122.00	808	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	486	138.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	672	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	159.70/cwt	154.00–161.00	933	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	137.14/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,178	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	467	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	1
Steers	Small 1	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	578	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	896	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	504	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	766	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	462	118.96/cwt	109.00–124.00	550	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	485	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	139.92/cwt	136.00–144.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	117.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	595	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	470	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	445	86.43/cwt	71.00–94.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	410	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.56/cwt	141.00–148.00	960	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	784	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.13/cwt	111.00–124.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	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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