Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 154, Bulls 31)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.39/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$135.39

172 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$69.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	578	147.52	853	21
Medium and Large 1	645	147.19	949	79
Medium and Large 1-2	714	140.85	1,006	30
Medium and Large 3	512	127.41	652	15thin
Large 1-2	775	119.00	922	1thin
Medium and Large 4	330	103.00	340	1thin
Small 1	498	90.02	448	21
Small 2	438	78.00	341	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.52/cwt here — about $512 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 sale172 hd

135.39

—

VA average5 barns · 519 hd

141.34

−5.95

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

80 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	Small 1	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,230	3
Steers	Small 1	—	572	88.03/cwt	66.00–116.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	102.31/cwt	90.00–115.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	908	8
Steers	Small 2	—	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	356	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,035	7
Steers	Small 1	—	473	77.98/cwt	61.00–120.00	369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Steers	Small 2	—	345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	224	1
Steers	Small 1	—	523	103.65/cwt	93.00–114.00	542	2
Steers	Small 1	—	363	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	461	2
Steers	Small 2	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Steers	Small 2	—	410	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	931	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.11/cwt	126.00–134.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	697	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	146.83/cwt	135.00–149.00	969	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	134.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,009	13
Steers	Small 1	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	348	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	923	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	322	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	335	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	431	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	556	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.43/cwt	127.00–128.50	732	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	126.28/cwt	121.00–128.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	340	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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