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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 6

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Receipts

483 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 478▲ 62 vs year ago 421 · +14.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 138, Bulls 54)

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 $148.55/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$148.55

289 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$41.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	630	160.00	1,008	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	158.79	914	29
Medium and Large 3	529	150.63	796	8thin
Medium and Large 2	559	149.82	837	34
Medium and Large 1	679	148.91	1,012	183
Small 1	594	118.90	706	20

One grade step is worth $41.10/cwt here — about $302 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 sale289 hd

148.55

—

VA average8 barns · 1,321 hd

152.14

−3.59

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

Every lot

70 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	553	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	2
Steers	—	Small 1	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	735	6
Steers	—	Small 1	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	827	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Natural	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	860	6
Steers	—	Small 1	518	127.41/cwt	121.00–134.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	566	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	826	6
Steers	—	Small 1	567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	919	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	948	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	15
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	631	118.27/cwt	113.00–120.00	746	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	872	8
Steers	—	Small 1	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	965	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	155.36/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,053	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,010	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	843	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,054	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	4
Steers	—	Small 1	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	391	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	490	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Natural	528	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	744	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	131.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	730	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	747	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	638	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	705	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	153.18/cwt	134.00–158.00	717	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	756	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	795	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Receipts 483Last week 478Year ago 421

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 138, Bulls 54)

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 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	640	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	130.00–135.00	133.76
2	—	728	110.00	110.00
11	—	475	138.00	138.00
10	—	662	125.00	125.00
15	—	566	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	135.00	135.00
4	—	266	147.00	147.00
10	—	328	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	128.00	128.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
2	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	790	84.00	84.00
4	—	635	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	129.00–132.00	131.49
5	—	430	136.00	136.00
5	—	484	136.00	136.00
2	—	640	118.00–125.00	121.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	165.00	165.00
2	—	333	166.00	166.00
8	—	481	165.00	165.00
5	—	735	133.00	133.00
1	—	640	147.00	147.00
11	—	661	146.00	146.00
2	—	383	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	843	125.00	125.00
5	—	590	158.00	158.00
38	—	719	140.50	140.50
72	—	678	150.00–156.00	155.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	124.00	124.00
2	—	518	121.00–134.00	127.41
3	—	475	113.00	113.00
3	—	567	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
1	—	955	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	113.00–120.00	118.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	161.00	161.00
1	—	825	119.00	119.00
10	—	578	159.00	159.00
6	—	471	156.00	156.00
1	—	295	163.00	163.00
8	—	641	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	630	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	168.00	168.00
8	—	492	168.00	168.00
3	—	732	143.00	143.00
12	—	624	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	134.00–158.00	153.18
6	—	544	139.00	139.00
3	—	382	156.00	156.00
1	—	580	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
10	—	547	138.00	138.00
2	—	568	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	153.00	153.00
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	127.00	127.00

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.