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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jul 20

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Receipts

462 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 456▲ 258 vs year ago 204 · +126.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 170, Bulls 7)

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 $144.26/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$144.26

285 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$50.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

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	711	146.86	1,045	159
Medium and Large 1	647	146.32	946	82
Medium and Large 2	560	134.62	754	30
Medium and Large 3	506	128.88	653	8thin
Small 1	494	126.00	622	4thin
Medium and Large 4	510	96.00	490	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.86/cwt here — about $555 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 sale285 hd

144.26

—

VA average10 barns · 1,357 hd

142.39

+1.87

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

Every lot

67 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 3	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Steers	—	Small 1	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	5
Steers	—	Small 1	478	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	760	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	847	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	755	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	880	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	571	160.59/cwt	160.00–161.00	917	26
Steers	—	Small 1	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	141.09/cwt	127.00–142.00	930	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,003	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	674	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,011	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,003	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	767	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,074	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	776	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,110	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	907	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,227	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	926	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,167	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Natural	469	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	634	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	726	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	703	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	569	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	780	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	577	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	759	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	777	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	699	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	909	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	113.04/cwt	107.00–125.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	628	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Receipts 462Last week 456Year ago 204

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 170, Bulls 7)

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 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	131.50	131.50
33	—	699	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	93.00–97.00	95.01
17	—	567	128.00	128.00
3	—	483	129.00	129.00
3	—	755	107.00–125.00	113.04
10	—	650	124.00	124.00
2	—	828	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	102.00	102.00
5	—	650	119.00	119.00
1	—	910	69.00	69.00
3	—	480	123.00	123.00
8	—	567	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	137.00	137.00
7	—	696	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	134.00	134.00
5	—	384	124.00	124.00
16	—	584	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	112.00	112.00
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
2	—	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
5	—	464	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
5	—	653	132.00	132.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
13	—	553	136.50	136.50
2	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	530	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
18	—	552	153.50	153.50
8	—	486	151.00	151.00
17	—	659	127.00–142.00	141.09
1	—	615	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	767	140.00	140.00
26	—	571	160.00–161.00	160.59
23	—	660	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	481	158.00	158.00
26	—	564	156.00	156.00
7	—	754	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	776	143.00	143.00
20	—	674	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	126.00	126.00
2	—	570	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
2	—	478	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	131.00	131.00
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
3	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	305	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	101.00	101.00
1	—	580	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	907	135.25	135.25
5	—	672	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
1	—	410	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.