Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 206, Bulls 42)

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 $140.09/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$140.09

218 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$47.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	144.45	932	111
Medium and Large 2	613	142.60	874	48
Medium and Large 1-2	816	142.15	1,159	40
Small 1	517	113.50	587	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	97.00	510	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.45/cwt here — about $423 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 sale218 hd

140.09

—

VA average10 barns · 1,799 hd

143.96

−3.87

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

81 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 2	—	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	4
Steers	Small 1	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	153.58/cwt	148.00–154.00	871	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	141.84/cwt	126.00–144.00	926	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	123.21/cwt	107.00–131.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	132.10/cwt	100.00–136.00	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	105.52/cwt	100.00–111.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	719	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,057	12
Steers	Small 1	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	2
Steers	Small 1	—	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	9
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	5
Steers	Small 1	—	360	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	338	1
Steers	Small 1	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	143.58/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,169	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.97/cwt	114.00–135.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	838	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	754	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	735	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	520	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	295	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	540	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	705	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	27
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	522	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	104.25/cwt	84.00–111.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	123.77/cwt	121.00–124.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	364	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	360	4
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	623	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	383	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	5

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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