Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2021-02-09

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 9

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 26Feb 9Feb 16 →

Receipts

148 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 272▼ 74 vs year ago 222 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 48, Bulls 5)

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 $136.91/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$136.91

94 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

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	537	155.00	832	5thin
Medium and Large 2	504	143.00	721	14thin
Medium and Large 1	672	135.10	908	73
Small 1	560	125.00	700	1thin
Medium and Large 3	440	105.00	462	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $370 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 sale94 hd

136.91

—

VA average8 barns · 735 hd

138.28

−1.37

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	152.56/cwt	131.00–160.00	728	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	832	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Steers	—	Small 1	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	736	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	942	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	113.51/cwt	108.00–119.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	645	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	325	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Receipts 148Last week 272Year ago 222

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 48, Bulls 5)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	112.00	112.00
3	—	550	115.00	115.00
4	—	491	122.00	122.00
1	—	725	94.00	94.00
4	—	534	108.00–119.00	113.51
3	—	633	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	118.00	118.00
3	—	667	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	104.00	104.00
2	—	335	116.00	116.00
1	—	275	100.00	100.00
2	—	638	117.00	117.00
3	—	470	108.00	108.00
1	—	405	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	126.00	126.00
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
2	—	593	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
1	—	435	149.00	149.00
5	—	564	149.00	149.00
8	—	606	142.00	142.00
3	—	655	134.00	134.00
3	—	715	122.00	122.00
3	—	377	156.00	156.00
8	—	477	131.00–160.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	136.00	136.00
4	—	581	150.00	150.00
4	—	671	134.00	134.00
9	—	736	128.00	128.00
19	—	870	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	150.00	150.00
3	—	360	144.00	144.00
8	—	570	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	105.00	105.00

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.