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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 19

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Receipts

331 head

▼ 604 vs last sale 935▼ 63 vs year ago 394 · −16.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 136, Bulls 36)

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 $125.47/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$125.47

153 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	129.87	872	100
Medium and Large 3	450	124.00	558	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	701	119.71	839	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	618	119.50	738	12thin
Medium and Large 2	682	115.23	786	19thin
Small 1	593	101.33	601	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $271 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 sale153 hd

125.47

—

VA average9 barns · 1,488 hd

131.64

−6.17

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Steers	—	Small 1	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	547	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	145.90/cwt	134.00–148.00	826	21
Steers	—	Small 1	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	641	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	763	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	26
Steers	—	Small 1	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	841	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	686	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	899	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	96.88/cwt	76.00–110.00	703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	832	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	911	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	859	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	125	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	89	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	240	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	146	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	343	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Small 2	355	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	245	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	379	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	256	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	460	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	451	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	536	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	117.96/cwt	117.00–118.00	657	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	560	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	686	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	564	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	648	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	804	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	15
Heifers	—	Small 1	665	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	695	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	881	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	427	128.03/cwt	126.00–129.00	547	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	147.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	738	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	565	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	362	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	752	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	782	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	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 19, 2021

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

Receipts 331Last week 935Year ago 394

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 136, Bulls 36)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	57.00	57.00
7	—	834	103.00	103.00
26	—	651	130.00	130.00
17	—	759	120.00	120.00
21	—	566	134.00–148.00	145.90
3	—	377	157.00	157.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	686	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	93.00	93.00
1	—	545	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	104.00	104.00
1	—	415	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	85.00	85.00
5	—	726	76.00–110.00	96.88
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
3	—	577	137.00	137.00
8	—	638	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	119.00	119.00
3	—	547	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	756	110.00	110.00
5	—	684	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
4	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	990	89.00	89.00
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
15	—	653	111.00	111.00
8	—	764	91.00	91.00
25	—	557	117.00–118.00	117.96
8	—	466	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	71.00	71.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	101.00	101.00
5	—	557	115.00	115.00
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
1	—	520	65.00	65.00
4	—	675	108.00	108.00
1	—	835	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	81.00	81.00
1	—	375	101.00	101.00
3	—	460	98.00	98.00
4	—	564	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	109.00	109.00
1	—	420	61.00	61.00
1	—	750	84.00	84.00
3	—	528	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	91.00	91.00
1	—	240	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	121.00	121.00
14	—	648	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	126.00–129.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	132.00	132.00
6	—	752	104.00	104.00
3	—	460	141.00–150.00	147.00
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
1	—	520	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	139.00	139.00
1	—	895	65.00	65.00
1	—	720	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
2	—	545	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	118.00	118.00

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.