Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 190, Bulls 36)

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 $144.27/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$144.27

385 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$41.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

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	657	152.07	999	151
Medium and Large 1	647	147.92	957	139
Medium and Large 2	567	144.90	822	38
Medium and Large 3	505	120.75	609	16thin
Small 1	554	117.13	649	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	726	110.48	803	33

One grade step is worth $41.58/cwt here — about $196 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 sale385 hd

144.27

—

VA average10 barns · 1,845 hd

147.28

−3.01

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

89 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	Medium and Large 3	—	453	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	632	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	992	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	151.24/cwt	148.00–151.50	977	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	155.70/cwt	121.00–159.00	877	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	5
Steers	Small 1	—	471	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	463	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	867	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,105	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	568	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	160.52/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,023	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	135.91/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	826	138.49/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,144	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	626	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	593	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	937	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	852	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	132.82/cwt	128.00–145.00	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	151.93/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,156	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	504	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	535	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	395	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	609	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	104.83/cwt	81.00–117.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	708	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	146.79/cwt	108.00–160.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	474	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	616	9
Steers	Small 1	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Steers	Small 1	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Steers	Small 1	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	125.15/cwt	101.00–126.50	805	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	579	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	102.50/cwt	83.00–115.00	577	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	479	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	721	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	264	3

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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