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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 30

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Receipts

478 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 425▼ 19 vs year ago 497 · −3.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 232, Bulls 53)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.91/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$123.91

225 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$23.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	129.22	634	37
Medium and Large 1-2	595	128.12	763	17thin
Medium and Large 3	453	125.88	570	16thin
Medium and Large 1	629	122.72	772	148
Large 1-2	600	111.00	666	1thin
Small 1	616	105.50	650	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale225 hd

123.91

—

VA average7 barns · 1,513 hd

128.29

−4.39

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

Every lot

93 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	368	1
Steers	—	Small 1	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	4
Steers	—	Small 1	375	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	304	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	156.25/cwt	154.00–157.00	602	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	153.74/cwt	146.00–157.00	687	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	150.29/cwt	123.00–156.00	703	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Steers	—	Small 1	558	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	897	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	581	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	583	157.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	915	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	926	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	732	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,032	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	131.13/cwt	124.00–132.00	968	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	969	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	777	130.57/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,015	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	821	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	985	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	967	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	105.95/cwt	104.00–108.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	897	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,072	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	901	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,059	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,048	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	491	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	471	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	133.02/cwt	126.00–138.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	578	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	449	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	593	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	607	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	127.88/cwt	122.00–128.50	611	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	708	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	127.10/cwt	105.00–130.00	714	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	117.93/cwt	115.00–124.00	741	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	836	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	125.53/cwt	120.00–126.50	826	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Small 1Value Added	702	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	112.54/cwt	101.00–113.50	859	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	787	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	382	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	328	102.95/cwt	77.00–127.00	338	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	130.17/cwt	122.00–138.00	473	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	574	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	370	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	477	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	704	9
Bulls	—	Small 1	483	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	610	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	748	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	815	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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Receipts 478Last week 425Year ago 497

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 232, Bulls 53)

Value Added and Natural 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
7	—	748	101.00	101.00
23	—	562	105.00–130.00	127.10
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	785	93.00	93.00
8	—	438	132.00	132.00
5	—	376	126.00–138.00	133.02
18	—	653	128.00	128.00
10	—	478	122.00–128.50	127.88
1	—	850	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	763	101.00–113.50	112.54
4	—	533	139.00	139.00
9	—	628	115.00–124.00	117.93
34	—	658	120.00–126.50	125.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	95.00	95.00
4	—	474	128.00	128.00
6	—	332	148.00	148.00
2	—	288	129.00	129.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
5	—	372	136.00	136.00
3	—	643	119.00	119.00
12	—	549	129.00	129.00
2	—	553	119.00–120.00	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	118.00	118.00
6	—	461	128.00	128.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
6	—	350	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	137.00	137.00
4	—	540	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	100.00	100.00
4	—	385	154.00–157.00	156.25
9	—	738	124.00–132.00	131.13
25	—	560	160.25	160.25
10	—	447	146.00–157.00	153.74
1	—	970	108.00	108.00
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
13	—	652	142.00	142.00
5	—	863	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	145.00	145.00
3	—	757	128.00	128.00
7	—	729	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	135.00	135.00
5	—	897	119.50	119.50
9	—	821	120.00	120.00
7	—	777	130.00–131.00	130.57
2	—	955	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	145.00	145.00
6	—	453	160.00	160.00
11	—	583	156.00–160.00	157.03
6	—	732	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	144.00	144.00
1	—	285	129.00	129.00
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	159.00	159.00
5	—	901	117.50	117.50
3	—	500	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	152.00	152.00
4	—	659	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
3	—	560	140.00	140.00
6	—	468	123.00–156.00	150.29
2	—	870	104.00–108.00	105.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
1	—	270	111.00	111.00
2	—	545	155.00	155.00
5	—	368	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	151.00	151.00
2	—	748	109.00	109.00
6	—	365	157.00	157.00
4	—	525	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	61.00	61.00
3	—	483	136.00	136.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
3	—	370	129.00	129.00
2	—	328	77.00–127.00	102.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	137.00	137.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	122.00–138.00	130.17
1	—	630	120.00	120.00

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.