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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 5

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Receipts

316 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 257▼ 105 vs year ago 421 · −24.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 190, Heifers 82, Bulls 44)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.97/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$126.97

189 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$859

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

$89.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	754	130.78	986	82
Medium and Large 1	782	127.59	998	71
Medium and Large 2	624	122.54	765	20
Medium and Large 3-4	596	120.22	717	9thin
Small 1	565	116.00	655	1thin
Medium and Large 3	618	106.33	657	3thin
Medium and Large 4	463	102.50	474	2thin
Small 2	310	41.00	127	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.78/cwt here — about $859 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 sale189 hd

126.97

—

VA average5 barns · 597 hd

130.35

−3.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

66 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 2	310	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	127	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	468	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	599	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	773	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	789	6
Steers	—	Small 1	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	590	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	613	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	875	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	699	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	797	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	734	112.27/cwt	110.00–117.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	117.88/cwt	110.00–119.00	915	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	120.53/cwt	90.00–122.50	1,159	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	188	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	338	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	348	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	443	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	115.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	625	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	723	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	98.78/cwt	97.00–100.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	88.40/cwt	88.00–90.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	903	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,075	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 2	250	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	128	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	188	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	495	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	536	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	611	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	888	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue Jan 5, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 316Last week 257Year ago 421

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 190, Heifers 82, Bulls 44)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	97.00–100.00	98.78
4	—	919	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,120	96.00	96.00
2	—	385	105.00	105.00
14	—	565	115.00	115.00
12	—	651	111.00	111.00
5	—	835	88.00–90.00	88.40
3	—	335	101.00	101.00
6	—	476	110.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	265	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	92.00	92.00
2	—	565	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
2	—	463	110.00	110.00
7	—	553	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,250	71.00	71.00
3	—	577	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	132.00	132.00
1	—	590	107.00	107.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
1	—	310	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	848	92.00	92.00
6	—	643	120.00	120.00
6	—	760	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	110.00	110.00
6	—	536	114.00	114.00
1	—	265	71.00	71.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	145.00	145.00
4	—	451	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
2	—	638	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
8	—	776	110.00–119.00	117.88
28	—	962	90.00–122.50	120.53
4	—	663	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	137.00	137.00
9	—	703	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	137.00	137.00
3	—	628	127.00	127.00
1	—	535	107.00	107.00
2	—	870	100.00–103.00	101.53
3	—	575	125.00	125.00
3	—	734	110.00–117.00	112.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	136.00	136.00
12	—	499	155.00	155.00
24	—	600	136.00	136.00
41	—	940	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	85.00	85.00
1	—	490	109.00	109.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	112.00	112.00
1	—	590	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	128.00	128.00
5	—	699	114.00	114.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.