Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 398, Heifers 245, Bulls 53)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.55/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$148.55

397 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$64.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	152.98	1,004	138
Medium and Large 1-2	756	150.61	1,139	197
Medium and Large 2	568	149.45	849	33
Large 1-2	595	120.00	714	2thin
Small 1	603	114.89	693	19thin
Medium and Large 4	470	111.00	522	1thin
Medium and Large 3	646	110.40	713	5thin
Small 2	485	88.50	429	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.48/cwt here — about $574 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 sale397 hd

148.55

—

VA average10 barns · 2,292 hd

153.00

−4.45

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

121 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	—	558	164.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	918	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	947	4
Steers	Small 2	—	705	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	Small 1	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	16
Steers	Small 2	—	265	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,021	1
Steers	Small 1	—	559	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	704	6
Steers	Small 1	—	800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	592	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	630	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	483	130.70/cwt	130.00–132.00	631	11
Steers	Small 1	—	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	1
Steers	Small 1	—	345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	768	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	709	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	135.12/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,028	8
Steers	Small 1	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,103	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	949	4
Steers	Small 1	—	485	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.37/cwt	151.00–154.50	1,019	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,168	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	147.49/cwt	140.00–151.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	150.28/cwt	137.50–153.00	1,300	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,141	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	148.29/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,145	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	20
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	551	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	822	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	592	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	150.13/cwt	145.00–160.00	950	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	546	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	463	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	117.08/cwt	111.00–120.00	795	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	450	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	695	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	564	80.98/cwt	46.00–99.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	870	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	522	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	465	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	849	4
Bulls	Small 2	—	240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	350	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	273	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	358	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	425	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	344	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	605	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	683	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	63.85/cwt	46.00–83.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	124.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	811	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	122.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	434	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	757	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	868	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	128.49/cwt	124.00–130.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	730	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	480	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	490	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	124.53/cwt	121.00–125.00	799	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	714	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	970	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	863	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	352	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	849	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	719	83.68/cwt	81.00–85.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	684	13

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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