Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Central Virginia Cattlemen Association CVCA Sale

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 323, Heifers 146)

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 $150.43/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$150.43

323 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$11.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

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	623	151.15	942	41
Medium and Large 1	720	151.05	1,087	264
Medium and Large 2	616	139.67	861	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.48/cwt here — about $81 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 sale323 hd

150.43

—

VA average8 barns · 1,860 hd

148.62

+1.81

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

26 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	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	923	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	812	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,089	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	915	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	727	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,069	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,061	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,296	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	145.36/cwt	143.00–145.50	961	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	726	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	528	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	624	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	936	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	730	9

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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