Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 146. Heifers 108, Bulls 26)

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 $144.12/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$144.12

145 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 4

$45.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	594	154.74	918	31
Medium and Large 1	624	148.31	925	39
Medium and Large 1-2	863	143.08	1,235	36
Medium and Large 2	646	137.85	890	24
Medium and Large 3	526	130.17	684	6thin
Small 1	494	127.80	632	5thin
Medium and Large 4	550	109.25	601	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.49/cwt here — about $317 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 sale145 hd

144.12

—

VA average8 barns · 669 hd

148.84

−4.72

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

70 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	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	2
Steers	Small 1	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	569	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	483	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	154.05/cwt	148.00–156.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	704	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	158.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,254	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	895	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	634	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	1,070	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	730	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	361	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.73/cwt	134.00–136.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	320	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	381	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	515	2
Steers	Small 1	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	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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