Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 189, Heifers 140, Bulls 33)

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 $147.71/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$147.71

185 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$331

per head · Medium and Large 3-4 over Large 1-2

$68.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3-4	525	157.00	824	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	610	154.19	940	48
Medium and Large 2	555	149.77	831	58
Medium and Large 1	686	149.24	1,024	52
Small 1	537	123.90	665	10thin
Medium and Large 4	585	113.00	661	2thin
Large 1-2	1,305	88.50	1,155	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.50/cwt here — about −$331 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 sale185 hd

147.71

—

VA average10 barns · 1,426 hd

148.71

−1.00

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

84 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	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,111	2
Steers	Small 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.46/cwt	124.00–127.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	131.38/cwt	107.00–132.50	863	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	984	12
Steers	Small 1	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Steers	Small 1	—	471	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	951	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	151.27/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,124	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	5
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,305	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	158.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	894	9
Steers	Small 1	—	588	119.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	703	2
Steers	Small 1	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	580	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	513	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	523	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	863	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	850	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	547	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	493	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	459	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	629	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	950	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	124.60/cwt	109.00–126.00	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.80/cwt	119.00–125.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	608	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	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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