Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 306, Heifers 225, Bulls 69)

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 $143.32/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$143.32

301 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$63.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	147.12	983	219
Medium and Large 2	560	141.96	795	46
Medium and Large 1-2	732	130.73	958	22
Small 1	567	117.13	664	8thin
Medium and Large 3	438	109.50	479	2thin
Large 1-2	930	90.97	846	3thin
Small 2	505	84.00	424	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.12/cwt here — about $558 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 sale301 hd

143.32

—

VA average10 barns · 1,717 hd

142.43

+0.89

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

82 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 2Value Added	—	671	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	798	6
Steers	Small 2	—	505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	117.81/cwt	116.00–118.00	774	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Steers	Small 1	—	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	2
Steers	Small 1	—	393	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	891	7
Steers	Small 1	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	155.01/cwt	149.00–155.50	867	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,056	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,008	86.96/cwt	70.00–104.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	2
Steers	Small 1	—	513	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	719	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	139.55/cwt	133.00–140.00	924	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	822	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,233	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	497	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	255	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	750	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	575	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	496	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	539	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	663	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	445	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	735	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	663	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	80.82/cwt	59.00–103.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	823	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	124.35/cwt	123.00–124.50	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	480	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	679	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	125.95/cwt	120.00–126.50	611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Steers	Small 1	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	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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