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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 5

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

323 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 453▼ 109 vs year ago 432 · −25.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On-Farm State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 125, Bulls 64)

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 $138.76/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$138.76

127 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$61.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	148.76	943	53
Medium and Large 2	637	139.85	891	39
Medium and Large 2-3	620	133.81	829	16thin
Medium and Large 3	517	120.78	624	9thin
Medium and Large 4	545	117.00	638	1thin
Small 1	585	113.00	661	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	993	87.00	864	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.76/cwt here — about $79 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 sale127 hd

138.76

—

VA average9 barns · 1,291 hd

148.21

−9.45

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

Every lot

78 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	—	Small 1	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	747	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	514	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	804	6
Steers	—	Small 1	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	157.65/cwt	155.00–158.00	870	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	—	Small 1	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	132.91/cwt	121.00–134.00	851	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	146.93/cwt	145.00–147.00	945	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	668	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	842	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,010	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	996	2
Steers	—	Small 1	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	812	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,092	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	842	129.73/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,092	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,092	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,043	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	568	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	129.91/cwt	127.00–130.50	626	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	525	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	122.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	665	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	701	15
Heifers	—	Small 1	559	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	719	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	849	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	673	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	866	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	698	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	134.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	682	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	805	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	936	4

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Receipts 323Last week 453Year ago 432

On-Farm State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 134, Heifers 125, Bulls 64)

Value Added 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	—	830	84.00	84.00
12	—	567	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,006	93.00	93.00
4	—	478	146.00	146.00
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	122.00	122.00
7	—	566	125.00	125.00
5	—	473	126.00	126.00
4	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	655	93.00	93.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	89.00	89.00
1	—	710	84.00	84.00
3	—	505	131.00–137.00	134.98
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
1	—	340	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	120.00	120.00
3	—	738	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	690	88.00	88.00
1	—	490	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	127.00–130.50	129.91
3	—	390	131.00	131.00
2	—	428	131.00	131.00
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
15	—	556	126.00	126.00
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
5	—	728	119.00	119.00
9	—	658	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
1	—	495	101.00	101.00
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
5	—	559	113.00	113.00
2	—	625	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
16	—	658	125.00	125.00
16	—	562	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,005	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	118.00	118.00
11	—	458	124.00	124.00
4	—	673	114.00	114.00
1	—	820	91.00	91.00
1	—	605	94.00	94.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
10	—	545	118.00–123.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	668	126.00	126.00
5	—	514	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	812	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	121.00–134.00	132.91
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
7	—	461	162.00	162.00
6	—	543	148.00	148.00
3	—	842	121.00–134.00	129.73
2	—	743	134.00	134.00
1	—	790	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	103.00	103.00
1	—	675	81.00	81.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
5	—	513	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	117.00	117.00
3	—	595	117.00	117.00
1	—	750	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	137.00	137.00
3	—	480	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,320	79.00	79.00
1	—	860	127.00	127.00
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
25	—	643	145.00–147.00	146.93
17	—	552	155.00–158.00	157.65

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.