Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 232, Bulls 22)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.41/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$128.41

220 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	614	137.00	841	63
Medium and Large 3-4	438	131.00	574	21
Medium and Large 2-3	513	129.20	662	25
Medium and Large 2	606	124.84	756	34
Medium and Large 1	528	123.51	653	63
Medium and Large 3	533	122.40	653	11thin
Large 1-2	585	118.00	690	1thin
Medium and Large 4	440	74.50	328	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $513 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 sale220 hd

128.41

—

VA average9 barns · 1,760 hd

127.85

+0.57

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

76 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 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	671	2
Steers	Small 1	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Steers	Small 1	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	145.75/cwt	143.00–146.00	960	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	778	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	369	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	133.90/cwt	118.00–138.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	838	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	158.83/cwt	157.00–159.00	902	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	569	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,006	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,113	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	126.34/cwt	119.00–130.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	880	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.83/cwt	116.00–126.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	480	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	550	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	438	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	574	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	532	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	692	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	284	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	4

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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