Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2021-06-15

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 15

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Receipts

457 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 265▲ 44 vs year ago 413 · +10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 219, Bulls 10)

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 $147.62/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$147.62

227 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 4

$82.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	370	156.00	577	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	152.72	863	54
Medium and Large 1	589	150.43	885	118
Medium and Large 2	558	139.78	780	50
Small 1	518	110.00	569	2thin
Medium and Large 4	1,075	74.00	796	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.00/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale227 hd

147.62

—

VA average9 barns · 1,096 hd

144.15

+3.47

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	140.43/cwt	137.00–144.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	4
Steers	—	Small 1	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	154.24/cwt	118.00–157.00	685	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	161.63/cwt	150.00–163.00	748	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	556	160.70/cwt	160.00–161.00	893	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	156.58/cwt	152.00–157.00	880	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	577	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	877	6
Steers	—	Small 1	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	136.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	833	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	856	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	126.42/cwt	126.00–129.00	802	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	144.91/cwt	138.00–146.00	952	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,026	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	865	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	1,285	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	887	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	335	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	461	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	526	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	594	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	596	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	537	135.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	729	29
Heifers	—	Small 1	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	701	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	130.39/cwt	122.00–131.00	733	60
Heifers	—	Small 1	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	802	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	829	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	932	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	894	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	770	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	485	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 Jun 15, 2021

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

Receipts 457Last week 265Year ago 413

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 219, Bulls 10)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	137.00–144.00	140.43
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
18	—	444	118.00–157.00	154.24
7	—	634	126.00–129.00	126.42
1	—	1,010	78.00	78.00
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
7	—	552	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	123.00	123.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
4	—	609	136.00–139.00	136.76
1	—	980	99.00	99.00
17	—	463	150.00–163.00	161.63
1	—	365	159.00	159.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
48	—	562	152.00–157.00	156.58
31	—	657	138.00–146.00	144.91
6	—	738	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	129.00	129.00
6	—	577	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,285	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	556	160.00–161.00	160.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	616	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	548	128.00	128.00
7	—	431	122.00	122.00
13	—	473	125.50	125.50
6	—	645	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	457	135.00	135.00
29	—	537	130.00–138.00	135.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	124.00	124.00
10	—	797	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	562	122.00–131.00	130.39
15	—	475	125.50	125.50
13	—	647	124.00	124.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
4	—	754	110.00	110.00
3	—	993	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	130.00	130.00
3	—	363	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	117.00	117.00
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00	132.00
1	—	875	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	63.00	63.00

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.