Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 170, Bulls 7)

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 $144.26/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$144.26

285 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

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

$50.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

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	711	146.86	1,045	159
Medium and Large 1	647	146.32	946	82
Medium and Large 2	560	134.62	754	30
Medium and Large 3	506	128.88	653	8thin
Small 1	494	126.00	622	4thin
Medium and Large 4	510	96.00	490	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.86/cwt here — about $555 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 sale285 hd

144.26

—

VA average10 barns · 1,357 hd

142.39

+1.87

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

67 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 1-2Natural	—	577	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	767	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	569	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	726	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	776	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,110	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	926	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	141.09/cwt	127.00–142.00	930	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	880	26
Heifers	Small 1	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	113.04/cwt	107.00–125.00	853	3
Steers	Small 1	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	674	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,011	20
Steers	Small 1	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	2
Steers	Small 1	—	478	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	469	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,227	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	571	160.59/cwt	160.00–161.00	917	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	699	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	909	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,003	23

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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