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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 26

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 9 →

Receipts

272 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 331▲ 9 vs year ago 263 · +3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 76, Bulls 40)

Value Added and Natural 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 $128.63/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$128.63

156 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	132.00	739	19thin
Medium and Large 1	714	129.15	923	116
Medium and Large 1-2	765	126.50	968	12thin
Medium and Large 3	538	123.60	665	5thin
Small 1	587	110.67	649	3thin
Medium and Large 4	440	109.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $259 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 sale156 hd

128.63

—

VA average7 barns · 620 hd

134.55

−5.92

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	598	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	150.00/cwt	144.00–153.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	753	5
Steers	—	Small 1	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	147.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	824	16
Steers	—	Small 1	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	661	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	896	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	134.04/cwt	130.50–134.75	886	18
Steers	—	Small 1	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	747	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	911	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	926	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	968	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	782	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	974	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	836	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	978	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	893	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,133	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	964	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	410	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	541	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	112.18/cwt	104.00–116.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	592	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	520	96.50/cwt	94.00–99.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	116.77/cwt	112.00–118.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	734	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	295	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	351	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	636	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.89/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	543	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2

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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 272Last week 331Year ago 263

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 76, Bulls 40)

Value Added and Natural 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
16	—	559	140.00–148.00	147.49
13	—	751	123.25	123.25
3	—	395	144.00–153.00	150.00
2	—	1,268	76.00	76.00
5	—	486	155.00	155.00
2	—	815	107.00	107.00
2	—	533	148.00	148.00
18	—	661	130.50–134.75	134.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	782	124.50	124.50
3	—	893	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	525	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	836	117.00	117.00
11	—	661	135.50	135.50
3	—	747	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,133	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	146.00	146.00
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	123.00	123.00
3	—	453	140.00	140.00
4	—	754	115.00	115.00
4	—	539	130.00	130.00
4	—	388	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	765	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	120.50	120.50
4	—	379	136.00	136.00
2	—	668	110.00	110.00
11	—	565	119.00	119.00
10	—	647	113.50	113.50
2	—	428	123.00	123.00
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
3	—	718	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
2	—	520	94.00–99.00	96.50
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
1	—	410	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	109.00	109.00
2	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
5	—	369	118.00	118.00
3	—	438	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	108.00–111.00	109.50
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
5	—	555	112.00–118.00	116.77
5	—	429	126.00	126.00
3	—	482	104.00–116.00	112.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	118.00	118.00
5	—	563	132.00	132.00
2	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
2	—	543	112.00	112.00
4	—	466	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
4	—	550	128.00	128.00
2	—	475	121.00–131.00	125.89
2	—	390	135.00	135.00

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.