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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 19

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Receipts

346 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 617▼ 240 vs year ago 586 · −41.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 142, Bulls 42)

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 $142.60/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$142.60

158 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$48.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	147.37	1,014	77
Medium and Large 2	599	145.00	869	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	849	141.00	1,197	59
Medium and Large 3	595	107.20	638	5thin
Large 1-2	668	99.33	664	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.04/cwt here — about $350 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 sale158 hd

142.60

—

VA average11 barns · 2,260 hd

150.18

−7.58

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1-2	440	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	788	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	142.17/cwt	137.00–143.00	917	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	708	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	992	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	995	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,197	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	858	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,210	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	500	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	117.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	449	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	570	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	673	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	575	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	633	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	733	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	794	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	771	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	693	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	839	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	784	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	878	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	822	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	740	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	408	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	384	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	465	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Small 1	530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	131.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	736	9
Bulls	—	Small 1	615	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Receipts 346Last week 617Year ago 586

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 142, Bulls 42)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
5	—	431	110.00–120.00	117.94
9	—	484	120.00	120.00
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
6	—	753	103.00	103.00
22	—	556	121.00	121.00
12	—	653	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	784	112.00	112.00
6	—	651	122.00	122.00
4	—	569	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	89.00	89.00
1	—	560	60.00	60.00
5	—	633	99.00	99.00
4	—	449	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	90.00	90.00
13	—	542	120.00	120.00
7	—	487	117.00	117.00
7	—	424	118.00	118.00
12	—	643	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
3	—	557	145.00	145.00
2	—	660	124.00	124.00
5	—	466	164.00	164.00
3	—	737	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	95.00	95.00
2	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	558	155.00	155.00
3	—	725	130.00–140.00	136.78
2	—	543	145.00	145.00
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
7	—	645	137.00–143.00	142.17
8	—	458	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	98.00	98.00
1	—	830	99.00	99.00
1	—	735	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	858	141.00	141.00
5	—	733	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	849	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	118.00	118.00
9	—	562	130.00–134.00	131.03
2	—	638	114.00–117.00	115.52
1	—	745	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	88.00	88.00
1	—	530	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	94.00	94.00
2	—	658	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	80.00	80.00
1	—	465	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00
8	—	476	141.00	141.00
2	—	538	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	120.00	120.00
2	—	760	103.00	103.00

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.