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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 16

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Receipts

684 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 783▲ 284 vs year ago 400 · +71.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 388, Heifers 210, Bulls 86)

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 $151.29/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$151.29

382 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$46.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

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	650	156.90	1,020	149
Medium and Large 1	655	152.89	1,002	150
Medium and Large 2	599	143.24	858	54
Medium and Large 3	527	133.71	705	14thin
Small 1	547	128.36	702	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	610	122.00	744	2thin
Large 1-2	645	110.50	713	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.40/cwt here — about $307 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 sale382 hd

151.29

—

VA average11 barns · 3,254 hd

146.78

+4.52

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

Every lot

97 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	135.06/cwt	125.00–145.00	524	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	437	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	149.46/cwt	134.00–156.00	691	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	766	6
Steers	—	Small 1	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	479	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	853	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	—	Small 1	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	136.55/cwt	124.00–138.00	731	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	939	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	548	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	838	5
Steers	—	Small 1	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	963	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	140.64/cwt	118.00–143.00	799	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	924	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	581	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,011	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	966	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	947	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	158.87/cwt	151.00–160.00	990	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	636	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,024	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,002	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	992	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	892	9
Steers	—	Small 1	662	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	154.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,067	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	706	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,080	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,002	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	996	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	918	115.40/cwt	109.00–116.50	1,059	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,003	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,427	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	899	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	275	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	168	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	86.44/cwt	61.00–110.00	284	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	542	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	444	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	542	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	121.78/cwt	90.00–127.00	580	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	675	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	701	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	121.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	606	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	818	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	767	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	783	13
Heifers	—	Small 1	725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	747	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	781	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	827	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	852	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	604	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	558	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	145.79/cwt	121.00–155.00	525	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	350	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	13
Bulls	—	Small 1	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	541	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	638	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	658	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	841	7
Bulls	—	Small 1	825	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	864	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	447	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	400	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	144	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	613	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	190	3

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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Receipts 684Last week 783Year ago 400

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 388, Heifers 210, Bulls 86)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	918	109.00–116.50	115.40
24	—	565	170.00–171.00	170.49
5	—	548	153.00	153.00
4	—	659	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,427	63.00	63.00
6	—	603	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
6	—	467	164.00	164.00
6	—	759	132.00	132.00
15	—	661	150.00	150.00
19	—	574	161.00	161.00
4	—	870	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	543	173.00	173.00
22	—	692	150.00–155.00	154.12
69	—	623	151.00–160.00	158.87
3	—	770	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	581	174.00	174.00
8	—	735	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	124.00	124.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
3	—	662	121.00	121.00
4	—	468	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	122.00	122.00
3	—	437	133.00	133.00
9	—	535	124.00–138.00	136.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	118.00–143.00	140.64
2	—	830	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
6	—	462	134.00–156.00	149.46
9	—	661	133.00–136.00	135.00
1	—	940	113.00	113.00
1	—	955	105.00	105.00
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
2	—	388	125.00–145.00	135.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	636	161.00	161.00
2	—	670	118.00	118.00
5	—	597	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	161.00	161.00
31	—	706	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	128.00	128.00
13	—	661	118.50	118.50
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
30	—	556	126.00	126.00
1	—	915	66.00	66.00
7	—	751	104.00	104.00
2	—	638	120.00	120.00
10	—	427	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	124.00	124.00
4	—	483	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	122.00	122.00
3	—	747	101.00	101.00
7	—	476	90.00–127.00	121.78
16	—	553	122.00	122.00
2	—	328	61.00–110.00	86.44
3	—	658	117.00	117.00
3	—	423	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	61.00	61.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	123.00	123.00
4	—	474	119.00	119.00
2	—	740	93.00	93.00
3	—	562	118.00–124.00	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	557	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	827	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	91.00	91.00
7	—	751	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	125.00	125.00
1	—	940	75.00	75.00
7	—	358	156.00	156.00
5	—	864	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,195	70.00	70.00
18	—	545	138.00	138.00
13	—	456	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
1	—	380	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	825	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	116.00	116.00
4	—	541	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
4	—	360	121.00–155.00	145.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	36.00	36.00
3	—	613	31.00	31.00

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.