Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2021-08-03

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 3

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 5 →

Receipts

327 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 340▼ 115 vs year ago 442 · −26.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 41, Bulls 23)

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 $147.39/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$147.39

263 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$622

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	768	149.83	1,150	93
Medium and Large 1	719	146.66	1,055	153
Medium and Large 2	502	143.36	720	14thin
Small 1	414	127.67	528	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $622 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 sale263 hd

147.39

—

VA average8 barns · 1,457 hd

148.85

−1.46

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

Every lot

44 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	—	Small 1	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	685	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	728	6
Steers	—	Small 1	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	147.53/cwt	136.00–155.00	831	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	569	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	910	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	976	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,014	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	937	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	734	151.24/cwt	150.50–153.00	1,110	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,060	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,159	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	849	143.78/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,221	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,267	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,095	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,106	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	130.58/cwt	120.00–134.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	791	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	862	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	543	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	776	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	877	5

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Receipts 327Last week 340Year ago 442

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 41, Bulls 23)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
5	—	776	110.00–115.00	112.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	137.00	137.00
6	—	564	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
2	—	460	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
2	—	483	137.00	137.00
4	—	420	120.00–134.00	130.58
10	—	545	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	99.00	99.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	127.00	127.00
7	—	551	143.50	143.50
2	—	493	133.00	133.00
2	—	393	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	849	134.00–145.00	143.78
2	—	1,095	101.00	101.00
7	—	638	153.00	153.00
43	—	734	150.50–153.00	151.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	640	148.00	148.00
10	—	736	140.00–148.00	143.98
1	—	840	138.00	138.00
6	—	473	154.00	154.00
6	—	669	140.00	140.00
23	—	563	136.00–155.00	147.53
1	—	940	129.00	129.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	129.00	129.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	654	155.00	155.00
57	—	874	145.00	145.00
3	—	532	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
8	—	460	149.00	149.00
5	—	540	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	569	160.00	160.00

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.