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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 26

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Receipts

469 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 346▼ 55 vs year ago 524 · −10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 206, 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 $140.09/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$140.09

218 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$47.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	144.45	932	111
Medium and Large 2	613	142.60	874	48
Medium and Large 1-2	816	142.15	1,159	40
Small 1	517	113.50	587	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	97.00	510	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.45/cwt here — about $423 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 sale218 hd

140.09

—

VA average10 barns · 1,799 hd

143.96

−3.87

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

Every lot

81 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	123.21/cwt	107.00–131.00	399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	347	1
Steers	—	Small 1	360	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	288	1
Steers	—	Small 1	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	804	10
Steers	—	Small 1	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	494	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	153.58/cwt	148.00–154.00	871	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	13
Steers	—	Small 1	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	653	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	947	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	141.84/cwt	126.00–144.00	926	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	120.97/cwt	114.00–135.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	105.52/cwt	100.00–111.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	719	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,057	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	132.10/cwt	100.00–136.00	976	9
Steers	—	Small 1	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	143.58/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,169	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	875	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,059	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,122	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	356	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	364	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	360	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	383	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	272	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	522	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	448	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	448	104.25/cwt	84.00–111.00	467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	540	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	705	20
Heifers	—	Small 1	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	554	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	693	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	123.77/cwt	121.00–124.00	701	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	811	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	10
Heifers	—	Small 1Natural	623	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	762	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	838	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	205	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	197	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	228	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	242	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	235	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	233	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	304	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	295	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	245	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	353	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	424	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	735	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	544	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 469Last week 346Year ago 524

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 206, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	125.00	125.00
3	—	387	110.00	110.00
3	—	312	114.00	114.00
2	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
13	—	566	121.00–124.00	123.77
7	—	646	118.00	118.00
5	—	480	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	105.00	105.00
6	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	98.00	98.00
4	—	375	112.00	112.00
27	—	555	120.00	120.00
9	—	437	119.50	119.50
3	—	538	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
5	—	631	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	601	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	672	117.00	117.00
2	—	838	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	116.00	116.00
4	—	365	106.00	106.00
5	—	554	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	125.00	125.00
2	—	740	86.00	86.00
4	—	448	84.00–111.00	104.25
4	—	364	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	540	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	99.00	99.00
3	—	450	133.00	133.00
1	—	620	96.00	96.00
1	—	360	94.00	94.00
2	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	567	148.00–154.00	153.58
23	—	653	126.00–144.00	141.84
3	—	324	107.00–131.00	123.21
1	—	1,100	102.00	102.00
9	—	739	100.00–136.00	132.10
10	—	465	173.00	173.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	100.00–111.00	105.52
2	—	350	131.00	131.00
9	—	456	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
3	—	683	114.00–135.00	120.97
13	—	603	145.00	145.00
3	—	553	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	719	147.00	147.00
3	—	648	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	72.00	72.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	99.00	99.00
6	—	543	91.00	91.00
2	—	655	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	785	140.00	140.00
9	—	653	145.00	145.00
5	—	875	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	814	142.00–144.00	143.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	103.00	103.00
2	—	353	120.00	120.00
5	—	536	131.00	131.00
2	—	228	106.00	106.00
4	—	461	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	141.00	141.00
3	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	99.00	99.00
6	—	558	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	117.00	117.00
2	—	720	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	83.00	83.00

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.