Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 185, Heifers 175, Bulls 61)

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 $141.77/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$141.77

182 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$728

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

$76.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	146.10	952	129
Medium and Large 2	593	138.83	823	25
Medium and Large 1-2	885	130.00	1,151	13thin
Small 1	534	123.40	658	10thin
Medium and Large 3	520	122.50	637	4thin
Medium and Large 4	320	70.00	224	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.10/cwt here — about $728 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 sale182 hd

141.77

—

VA average10 barns · 1,589 hd

147.62

−5.85

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	122.90/cwt	119.00–124.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,055	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	121.74/cwt	114.00–123.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	131.39/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,005	21
Steers	Small 1	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Steers	Small 1	—	562	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.44/cwt	112.00–136.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	649	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.80/cwt	159.00–161.00	828	5
Steers	Small 1	—	478	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	636	3
Steers	Small 1	—	648	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	680	2
Steers	Small 1	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	883	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	118.75/cwt	110.00–121.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	145.97/cwt	125.00–147.00	959	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	838	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	138.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	998	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	121.46/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	107.29/cwt	89.00–116.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	370	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	456	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	400	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	607	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	536	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	622	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	380	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	119.88/cwt	110.00–122.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	104.93/cwt	103.00–107.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	696	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	450	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	89.31/cwt	79.00–100.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	760	1

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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