Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 162, Bulls 21)

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 $145.29/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$145.29

216 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$34.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

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	606	160.21	971	39
Medium and Large 1	653	146.44	956	101
Medium and Large 2	540	138.67	749	46
Medium and Large 3	447	136.60	611	15thin
Medium and Large 3-4	253	135.00	342	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	127.57	685	7thin
Small 1	545	125.33	683	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.87/cwt here — about $288 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 sale216 hd

145.29

—

VA average11 barns · 1,883 hd

144.56

+0.72

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

69 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 2Natural	—	718	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,097	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	719	18
Steers	Small 1	—	638	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	727	2
Steers	Small 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	119.92/cwt	118.00–120.00	789	24
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Steers	Small 1	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Small 1	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	124.77/cwt	121.00–126.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.90/cwt	126.00–154.00	870	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	121.88/cwt	120.00–122.00	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	648	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	253	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	255	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	815	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	506	164.40/cwt	162.00–165.00	832	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	438	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	150.76/cwt	132.00–155.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	101.21/cwt	93.00–120.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	575	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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