Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 355, Heifers 189, Bulls 41)

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 $147.68/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$147.68

351 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$614

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

$82.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

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	652	154.18	1,006	155
Medium and Large 3	542	148.86	806	21
Medium and Large 1	702	147.93	1,038	135
Medium and Large 2	524	140.41	736	22
Medium and Large 2-3	640	116.11	743	9thin
Small 1	503	81.67	411	3thin
Small 2	588	81.67	480	3thin
Medium and Large 4	547	71.67	392	3thin

One grade step is worth $82.52/cwt here — about $614 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 sale351 hd

147.68

—

VA average10 barns · 2,026 hd

147.59

+0.09

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

86 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	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Steers	Small 1	—	310	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.10/cwt	114.00–140.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,080	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	157.17/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,091	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	134.10/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	682	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	989	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,424	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	636	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	516	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	867	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	140.78/cwt	136.00–141.00	919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	485	1
Steers	Small 2	—	345	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	169	1
Steers	Small 2	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	350	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	217	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	470	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	778	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,175	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	153.63/cwt	152.00–155.00	940	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	418	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	395	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	585	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	775	18
Heifers	Small 1	—	403	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	99.45/cwt	81.00–109.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	323	34.96/cwt	30.00–40.00	113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	594	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	432	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	115.04/cwt	114.00–116.00	656	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	528	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	861	3
Steers	Small 1	—	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	1
Steers	Small 1	—	755	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	400	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.50	939	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	915	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	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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