Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2021-08-24

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 24

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Receipts

243 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 408▼ 210 vs year ago 453 · −46.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 99, Bulls 7)

Value Added 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 $142.40/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$142.40

137 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$663

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

$64.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

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	706	147.52	1,041	52
Medium and Large 1	675	142.68	963	57
Medium and Large 2	558	137.38	767	21
Small 1	528	131.00	692	5thin
Medium and Large 4	458	82.54	378	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.98/cwt here — about $663 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 sale137 hd

142.40

—

VA average9 barns · 1,150 hd

147.64

−5.24

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

Every lot

54 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 2	345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Steers	—	Small 1	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	458	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	378	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	782	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	786	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	154.21/cwt	131.00–158.00	864	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	—	Small 1	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	143.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	918	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	908	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	142.12/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,010	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	727	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,054	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,181	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	131.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,060	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	325	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	231	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	128.19/cwt	124.00–129.00	610	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	523	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	545	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	672	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	108.89/cwt	103.00–115.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	574	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	758	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	865	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	833	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	302	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	655	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	465	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 24, 2021

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

Receipts 243Last week 408Year ago 453

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 99, Bulls 7)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	134.00	134.00
3	—	582	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
9	—	546	144.00	144.00
6	—	658	138.00	138.00
1	—	345	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	80.00–85.00	82.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	785	150.50	150.50
13	—	670	142.00	142.00
9	—	628	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	131.00–158.00	154.21
8	—	711	123.00–145.00	142.12
6	—	806	129.00–132.00	131.50
1	—	760	81.00	81.00
8	—	663	145.00	145.00
19	—	640	130.00–146.00	143.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	727	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	653	120.00	120.00
2	—	435	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	101.00	101.00
12	—	570	129.00	129.00
6	—	476	124.00–129.00	128.19
5	—	759	114.00	114.00
2	—	833	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	103.00–115.00	108.89
2	—	680	115.00	115.00
6	—	546	123.00	123.00
2	—	375	128.00	128.00
6	—	475	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	94.00	94.00
1	—	325	71.00	71.00
2	—	605	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	114.00	114.00
5	—	433	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	820	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	574	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	71.00	71.00
1	—	360	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	126.00	126.00

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.