Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Heifers 198, Bulls 82)

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 $129.42/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$129.42

231 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$771

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

$77.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.32

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	825	139.07	1,147	79
Medium and Large 2	610	136.90	835	53
Medium and Large 1	803	129.60	1,041	65
Medium and Large 2-3	728	119.00	866	2thin
Medium and Large 3	530	106.21	563	14thin
Small 1	673	101.03	680	10thin
Medium and Large 4	609	61.75	376	8thin

One grade step is worth $77.32/cwt here — about $771 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 sale231 hd

129.42

—

VA average11 barns · 1,831 hd

138.74

−9.32

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

116 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 1	—	645	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	134.15/cwt	127.00–137.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	549	3
Steers	Small 1	—	867	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	Small 1	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Steers	Small 1	—	513	101.76/cwt	91.00–112.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	129.57/cwt	116.00–136.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	625	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	639	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	868	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	963	8
Steers	Small 1	—	644	96.59/cwt	91.00–108.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.37/cwt	114.00–120.00	680	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	838	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,254	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,129	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	159.02/cwt	153.00–161.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	3
Steers	Small 1	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	898	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	624	137.46/cwt	132.00–141.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	693	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	142.97/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,244	54
Steers	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	621	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	523	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	515	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	735	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	425	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	3
Bulls	Small 2	—	340	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	848	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	998	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	94.43/cwt	89.00–100.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	943	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	450	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	628	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	615	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	498	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	613	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	325	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	80.47/cwt	57.00–92.00	358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,022	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	859	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	632	86.75/cwt	65.00–95.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	257	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	440	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	92.55/cwt	85.00–100.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	99.20/cwt	83.00–108.00	319	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	265	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	268	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	490	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	639	11
Heifers	Small 2	—	201	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	183	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	385	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	273	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	310	92.56/cwt	89.00–96.00	287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.11/cwt	88.00–118.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	415	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	615	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	375	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	523	62.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	326	2

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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