Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 141, Bulls 18)

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 $137.88/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$137.88

177 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$657

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

$75.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	141.69	942	96
Medium and Large 2	588	140.03	823	33
Medium and Large 1-2	687	139.90	961	29
Medium and Large 2-3	542	129.00	699	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	127.00	673	1thin
Small 1	581	125.17	727	6thin
Medium and Large 3-4	605	85.00	514	4thin
Medium and Large 4	433	66.00	285	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.69/cwt here — about $657 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 sale177 hd

137.88

—

VA average6 barns · 954 hd

145.33

−7.45

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

72 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 2	—	558	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,006	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	909	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	120.74/cwt	117.00–121.00	799	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	130.63/cwt	130.00–131.00	961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	959	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.60/cwt	100.00–129.00	712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.77/cwt	141.00–152.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	641	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	552	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	132.75/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	3
Steers	Small 1	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	478	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	Small 1	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Steers	Small 1	—	525	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	125.32/cwt	121.00–127.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	480	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	385	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	275	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	435	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	540	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.29/cwt	95.00–115.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	542	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	130.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	567	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	648	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	693	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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