Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2021-05-04

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 4

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Receipts

202 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 275▼ 78 vs year ago 280 · −27.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 96, Bulls 19)

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 $115.39/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$115.39

95 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

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	526	123.54	650	24
Medium and Large 3	490	117.56	575	9thin
Medium and Large 2	603	113.87	687	20
Medium and Large 1	647	112.13	725	39
Small 1	625	96.33	602	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $48 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 sale95 hd

115.39

—

VA average9 barns · 1,732 hd

124.30

−8.91

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	504	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	801	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	882	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	611	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	917	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	945	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	643	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	945	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,013	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Small 1	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	778	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	868	90.03/cwt	79.00–101.00	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	963	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	876	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	514	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	643	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	121.76/cwt	117.00–122.50	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	120.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	105.69/cwt	103.00–111.00	674	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	97.67/cwt	97.00–99.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	103.22/cwt	99.00–106.00	795	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	881	91.03/cwt	89.00–93.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	810	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	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 May 4, 2021

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

Receipts 202Last week 275Year ago 280

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Heifers 96, Bulls 19)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	98.00	98.00
3	—	638	103.00–111.00	105.69
2	—	495	122.00	122.00
7	—	543	117.00–122.50	121.76
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
3	—	665	116.00	116.00
3	—	757	97.00–99.00	97.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	97.00	97.00
1	—	895	82.00	82.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	562	115.00–121.00	120.52
5	—	770	99.00–106.00	103.22
1	—	900	76.00	76.00
5	—	480	127.00	127.00
7	—	641	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,013	80.00	80.00
2	—	365	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	89.00–93.00	91.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	123.00	123.00
4	—	543	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	154.00	154.00
2	—	355	155.00	155.00
7	—	460	152.00	152.00
12	—	562	157.00	157.00
9	—	643	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	79.00–101.00	90.03
2	—	625	136.00	136.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
3	—	522	134.00	134.00
3	—	420	146.00	146.00
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
2	—	963	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	150.00	150.00
6	—	590	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	778	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	830	86.00	86.00
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
3	—	482	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	360	138.00	138.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	121.00	121.00

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.