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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 17

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Receipts

408 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 361▼ 48 vs year ago 456 · −10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 162, Bulls 21)

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 $145.29/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$145.29

216 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$34.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

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	606	160.21	971	39
Medium and Large 1	653	146.44	956	101
Medium and Large 2	540	138.67	749	46
Medium and Large 3	447	136.60	611	15thin
Medium and Large 3-4	253	135.00	342	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	127.57	685	7thin
Small 1	545	125.33	683	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.87/cwt here — about $288 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 sale216 hd

145.29

—

VA average11 barns · 1,883 hd

144.56

+0.72

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

Every lot

69 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	253	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	342	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	341	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	539	6
Steers	—	Small 1	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	595	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	629	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	446	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	562	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	150.76/cwt	132.00–155.00	725	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	575	2
Steers	—	Small 1	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	506	164.40/cwt	162.00–165.00	832	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	719	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	699	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	152.90/cwt	126.00–154.00	870	25
Steers	—	Small 1	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Steers	—	Small 1	638	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	925	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	718	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,106	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,097	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,152	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,135	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	815	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,263	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,039	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,117	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	255	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	438	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	464	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	492	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	124.77/cwt	121.00–126.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	121.88/cwt	120.00–122.00	664	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	126.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	890	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	119.92/cwt	118.00–120.00	789	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	840	15
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	827	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	101.21/cwt	93.00–120.00	844	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	869	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	648	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Receipts 408Last week 361Year ago 456

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 162, Bulls 21)

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 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	980	114.00	114.00
19	—	762	144.00	144.00
2	—	838	124.00	124.00
2	—	623	135.00–139.00	137.01
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
25	—	569	126.00–154.00	152.90
11	—	481	132.00–155.00	150.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	443	142.00	142.00
18	—	549	131.00	131.00
1	—	735	128.00	128.00
5	—	374	159.00	159.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
5	—	656	141.00	141.00
1	—	775	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	114.00	114.00
2	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	767	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	126.00	126.00
6	—	341	158.00	158.00
4	—	564	124.00	124.00
1	—	625	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	155.00	155.00
25	—	506	162.00–165.00	164.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	763	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	107.00	107.00
24	—	658	118.00–120.00	119.92
15	—	737	114.00	114.00
4	—	461	121.00–126.00	124.77
31	—	560	120.00–127.00	126.30
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
10	—	834	93.00–120.00	101.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	107.00	107.00
2	—	860	101.00	101.00
2	—	490	121.00	121.00
4	—	658	115.00	115.00
15	—	545	120.00–122.00	121.88
1	—	375	121.00	121.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	652	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	124.00	124.00
5	—	368	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	81.00	81.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	540	99.00	99.00
10	—	362	121.00	121.00
9	—	432	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	146.00	146.00
2	—	578	121.00	121.00
2	—	385	159.00	159.00
3	—	468	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	124.00	124.00
2	—	458	141.00	141.00
2	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
2	—	648	107.00	107.00
1	—	715	107.00	107.00

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.