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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 13

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Receipts

1,015 head

▲ 532 vs last sale 483▲ 639 vs year ago 376 · +169.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 431, Heifers 537, Bulls 47)

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 $124.43/cwt on 521 head.

Average price

$124.43

521 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.70

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	496	129.10	641	41
Medium and Large 2	563	126.31	711	47
Medium and Large 1-2	737	125.07	922	190
Medium and Large 1	771	123.67	953	223
Small 1	563	112.82	635	20

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $6 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 sale521 hd

124.43

—

VA average9 barns · 2,888 hd

131.13

−6.70

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

Every lot

104 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Small 1	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	408	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	624	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	444	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	164.31/cwt	151.00–165.50	753	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	138.27/cwt	133.00–140.00	651	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	482	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	805	5
Steers	—	Small 1	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	141.95/cwt	131.00–153.00	757	2
Steers	—	Small 1	548	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	561	137.42/cwt	133.00–143.00	771	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	162.74/cwt	151.00–163.00	921	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	571	166.48/cwt	165.00–167.00	951	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	138.44/cwt	114.00–142.00	803	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	589	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	937	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	148.73/cwt	121.00–155.00	924	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	134.32/cwt	130.00–136.00	854	6
Steers	—	Small 1	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	149.84/cwt	143.00–150.00	974	45
Steers	—	Large 1-2	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	670	156.05/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,046	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,098	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,034	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	749	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,026	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	767	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,028	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	780	146.08/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,139	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	821	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,018	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	871	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	993	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	872	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,086	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	952	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,009	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,185	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	806	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	487	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	602	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	13
Heifers	—	Small 1	466	118.11/cwt	109.00–120.00	550	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	138.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	665	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	658	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	497	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	696	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	106.29/cwt	95.00–115.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	135.09/cwt	128.00–135.50	747	37
Heifers	—	Small 1	554	118.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	656	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	125.42/cwt	91.00–130.00	710	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	624	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	784	27
Heifers	—	Small 1	638	104.12/cwt	96.00–106.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	124.28/cwt	111.00–125.00	812	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	857	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	104.68/cwt	96.00–109.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	719	122.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	879	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	948	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	762	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	899	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	793	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	881	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	844	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	962	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	123.83/cwt	110.00–124.25	1,060	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	901	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	973	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	903	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	930	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	111.36/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,154	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,105	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,068	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,141	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,221	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,404	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	9
Bulls	—	Small 1	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	526	124.32/cwt	119.00–126.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	536	131.24/cwt	128.00–132.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	132.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	720	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	122.56/cwt	118.00–127.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	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 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,015Last week 483Year ago 376

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 431, Heifers 537, Bulls 47)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	107.00	107.00
4	—	844	114.00	114.00
12	—	901	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,265	111.00	111.00
20	—	653	111.00–125.00	124.28
26	—	1,036	95.00–112.00	111.36
14	—	482	125.00–139.00	138.07
10	—	436	138.00	138.00
2	—	823	105.00–109.00	107.03
1	—	295	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,180	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,141	107.00	107.00
37	—	553	128.00–135.50	135.09
69	—	856	110.00–124.25	123.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	140.00	140.00
16	—	1,042	106.00	106.00
39	—	940	116.00	116.00
36	—	755	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	125.00	125.00
7	—	762	118.00	118.00
6	—	497	140.00	140.00
8	—	518	140.00	140.00
27	—	624	124.00–129.00	125.72
4	—	903	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	109.00–120.00	118.11
5	—	638	96.00–106.00	104.12
6	—	554	118.00–120.00	118.34
2	—	793	95.00	95.00
1	—	360	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	719	118.00–126.00	122.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	542	125.00	125.00
8	—	353	138.00	138.00
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
13	—	453	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
5	—	657	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	95.00–115.00	106.29
11	—	648	125.00	125.00
2	—	905	93.00	93.00
4	—	434	136.00	136.00
11	—	566	91.00–130.00	125.42
10	—	484	136.00	136.00
3	—	343	153.00	153.00
3	—	717	96.00–109.00	104.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	691	124.00	124.00
26	—	515	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	749	137.00	137.00
49	—	566	151.00–163.00	162.74
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	131.00–153.00	141.95
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
25	—	458	151.00–165.50	164.31
45	—	650	143.00–150.00	149.84
9	—	621	121.00–155.00	148.73
2	—	755	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	952	106.00	106.00
5	—	482	167.00	167.00
4	—	589	159.00	159.00
11	—	780	145.00–148.00	146.08
8	—	821	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	143.00	143.00
5	—	872	124.50	124.50
14	—	800	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,185	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	697	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
3	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	134.00	134.00
4	—	444	141.00	141.00
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
8	—	580	114.00–142.00	138.44
5	—	631	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	871	114.00	114.00
16	—	705	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	561	133.00–143.00	137.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	153.00	153.00
4	—	325	140.00	140.00
10	—	456	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	145.00	145.00
3	—	768	132.00	132.00
6	—	636	130.00–136.00	134.32
4	—	471	133.00–140.00	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	745	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	571	165.00–167.00	166.48
26	—	670	152.50–162.00	156.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	150.00	150.00
9	—	457	140.00	140.00
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
7	—	544	132.00–135.00	132.42
2	—	613	118.00–127.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
4	—	526	119.00–126.00	124.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	128.00–132.00	131.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
3	—	335	150.00	150.00

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.