Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On-Farm State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 125, Bulls 64)

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 $138.76/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$138.76

127 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$61.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	148.76	943	53
Medium and Large 2	637	139.85	891	39
Medium and Large 2-3	620	133.81	829	16thin
Medium and Large 3	517	120.78	624	9thin
Medium and Large 4	545	117.00	638	1thin
Small 1	585	113.00	661	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	993	87.00	864	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.76/cwt here — about $79 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 sale127 hd

138.76

—

VA average9 barns · 1,291 hd

148.21

−9.45

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

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	129.91/cwt	127.00–130.50	626	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	514	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	812	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.91/cwt	121.00–134.00	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Small 1	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Steers	Small 1	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,010	5
Steers	Small 1	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	129.73/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Steers	Small 1	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	146.93/cwt	145.00–147.00	945	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	157.65/cwt	155.00–158.00	870	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	134.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	525	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	719	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	122.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	866	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	559	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	632	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	849	9

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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