Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 201, Heifers 136, Bulls 24)

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 $142.21/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$142.21

200 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$31.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

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	602	147.48	888	23
Medium and Large 1	645	146.20	943	125
Medium and Large 2	609	134.59	820	39
Small 1	631	118.71	749	7thin
Medium and Large 3	547	115.84	633	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.64/cwt here — about $255 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 sale200 hd

142.21

—

VA average9 barns · 1,705 hd

145.99

−3.77

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

60 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	—	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	143.81/cwt	131.00–145.00	942	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	779	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.37/cwt	116.00–126.00	705	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	156.64/cwt	137.00–160.00	788	7
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	573	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	722	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	960	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.20/cwt	129.00–154.00	851	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,057	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	727	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,054	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	568	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	665	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Steers	Small 1	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Steers	Small 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Steers	Small 1	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	134.56/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.52/cwt	93.00–129.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	789	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	118.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	583	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	3

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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