Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 99, Bulls 7)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.40/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$142.40

137 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$663

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

$64.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

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	706	147.52	1,041	52
Medium and Large 1	675	142.68	963	57
Medium and Large 2	558	137.38	767	21
Small 1	528	131.00	692	5thin
Medium and Large 4	458	82.54	378	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.98/cwt here — about $663 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 sale137 hd

142.40

—

VA average9 barns · 1,150 hd

147.64

−5.24

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

54 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	Small 1	—	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	458	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,181	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	154.21/cwt	131.00–158.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	142.12/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	131.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	655	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.89/cwt	103.00–115.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	325	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	523	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	672	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	574	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.19/cwt	124.00–129.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	143.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	918	19
Steers	Small 1	—	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →