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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 20

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Receipts

285 head

▼ 730 vs last sale 1,015▼ 47 vs year ago 332 · −14.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 122, Bulls 42)

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 $119.65/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$119.65

120 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

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	503	133.00	669	8thin
Medium and Large 4	358	125.00	448	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	122.48	677	29
Medium and Large 1	689	120.02	827	55
Medium and Large 3	512	110.17	564	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	110.00	607	3thin
Small 1	487	109.33	532	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $137 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 sale120 hd

119.65

—

VA average12 barns · 2,553 hd

131.98

−12.34

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

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	449	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	476	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	590	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	6
Steers	—	Small 1	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	908	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	143.00/cwt	138.00–157.00	797	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	142.87/cwt	141.00–144.00	943	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	955	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	125.26/cwt	125.00–126.00	902	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	135.83/cwt	131.00–137.00	990	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	—	Small 1	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	839	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	982	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,016	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	358	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	448	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	127.72/cwt	121.00–135.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	425	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	452	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	488	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	503	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	506	97.08/cwt	94.00–118.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	552	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	565	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	624	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	721	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	779	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	110.83/cwt	108.00–111.50	817	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	768	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	895	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	830	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	917	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	903	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	939	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	879	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,100	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	891	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	448	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	688	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	134.73/cwt	124.00–137.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	805	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	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 20, 2021

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

Receipts 285Last week 1,015Year ago 332

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 122, Bulls 42)

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
2	—	945	93.00	93.00
5	—	737	108.00–111.50	110.83
2	—	375	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
12	—	644	125.00	125.00
4	—	464	136.00	136.00
12	—	543	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,100	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	111.00	111.00
1	—	565	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	768	116.50	116.50
3	—	830	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	121.00	121.00
2	—	343	133.00	133.00
8	—	506	94.00–118.00	97.08
5	—	624	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	124.00	124.00
2	—	330	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	117.00–118.00	117.33
4	—	465	132.00	132.00
3	—	788	98.50	98.50
2	—	380	121.00–135.00	127.72
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
7	—	556	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	660	141.00–144.00	142.87
2	—	768	125.00–128.00	126.51
2	—	525	157.00	157.00
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	171.00	171.00
10	—	557	163.00	163.00
10	—	455	165.00	165.00
5	—	729	131.00–137.00	135.83
2	—	868	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	839	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	128.00	128.00
5	—	449	156.00	156.00
3	—	682	140.00	140.00
3	—	493	161.00	161.00
15	—	557	138.00–157.00	143.00
8	—	720	125.00–126.00	125.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	139.00	139.00
4	—	476	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	128.00	128.00
5	—	560	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	147.00	147.00
5	—	688	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	118.00	118.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	134.00	134.00
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
1	—	350	152.00	152.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
6	—	559	124.00–137.00	134.73
3	—	448	144.00	144.00

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.