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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Nov 16

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Receipts

512 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 600▲ 69 vs year ago 443 · +15.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Heifers 198, Bulls 82)

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 $129.42/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$129.42

231 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$771

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

$77.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.32

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	825	139.07	1,147	79
Medium and Large 2	610	136.90	835	53
Medium and Large 1	803	129.60	1,041	65
Medium and Large 2-3	728	119.00	866	2thin
Medium and Large 3	530	106.21	563	14thin
Small 1	673	101.03	680	10thin
Medium and Large 4	609	61.75	376	8thin

One grade step is worth $77.32/cwt here — about $771 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 sale231 hd

129.42

—

VA average11 barns · 1,831 hd

138.74

−9.32

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

Every lot

116 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	230	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	412	2
Steers	—	Small 1	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	447	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	523	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	661	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	159.02/cwt	153.00–161.00	774	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	300	1
Steers	—	Small 1	513	101.76/cwt	91.00–112.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	549	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	129.57/cwt	116.00–136.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	784	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Value Added	621	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	379	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	624	137.46/cwt	132.00–141.00	858	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	625	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	—	Small 1	644	96.59/cwt	91.00–108.00	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	929	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	134.15/cwt	127.00–137.00	907	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	693	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	977	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,032	9
Steers	—	Small 1	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	855	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	881	1
Steers	—	Small 1	867	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	916	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	142.97/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,244	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	898	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,167	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,254	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,129	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	201	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	183	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	265	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	268	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	310	92.56/cwt	89.00–96.00	287	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	99.20/cwt	83.00–108.00	319	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	432	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	415	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	286	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	9
Heifers	—	Small 2	440	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	80.47/cwt	57.00–92.00	358	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	490	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	498	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	257	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	539	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	701	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	546	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	639	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	114.11/cwt	88.00–118.00	633	13
Heifers	—	Small 1	565	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	119.37/cwt	114.00–120.00	680	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	615	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	632	86.75/cwt	65.00–95.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	639	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	807	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	92.55/cwt	85.00–100.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	783	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	838	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	868	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	963	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,022	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	859	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	325	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	120	1
Bulls	—	Small 2	340	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	207	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	385	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	273	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	425	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	285	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	448	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	598	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	523	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Small 2	523	62.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	326	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	615	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	94.43/cwt	89.00–100.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Small 2	628	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	345	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	776	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	735	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	748	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	748	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	848	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	526	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	943	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	985	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	998	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	499	2

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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Receipts 512Last week 600Year ago 443

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Heifers 198, Bulls 82)

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	645	144.00	144.00
4	—	548	144.00	144.00
8	—	487	153.00–161.00	159.02
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
3	—	738	121.00	121.00
13	—	575	154.00	154.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	127.00–137.00	134.15
9	—	469	141.00	141.00
3	—	529	116.00–136.00	129.57
7	—	556	141.00	141.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	113.00	113.00
3	—	447	117.00	117.00
2	—	458	117.00–120.00	118.49
2	—	570	117.00	117.00
1	—	500	60.00	60.00
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
1	—	910	95.00	95.00
1	—	855	103.00	103.00
1	—	280	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	105.00	105.00
2	—	840	115.00	115.00
3	—	722	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	105.00–106.00	105.66
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
2	—	513	91.00–112.00	101.76
3	—	644	91.00–108.00	96.59
1	—	390	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	49.00	49.00
2	—	570	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	143.00	143.00
19	—	1,254	90.00	90.00
3	—	898	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	776	133.00	133.00
8	—	725	141.00	141.00
54	—	870	141.50–144.00	142.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	755	135.00	135.00
13	—	624	132.00–141.00	137.46
7	—	693	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	868	111.00	111.00
3	—	618	122.00	122.00
4	—	1,022	83.00–85.00	84.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	664	115.00	115.00
26	—	570	114.00–120.00	119.37
2	—	625	111.00–117.00	114.00
1	—	255	109.00	109.00
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	110.00	110.00
6	—	783	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	100.00	100.00
5	—	565	99.00	99.00
7	—	632	65.00–95.00	86.75
1	—	265	101.00	101.00
2	—	310	89.00–96.00	92.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	130.00	130.00
3	—	498	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	91.00	91.00
3	—	445	57.00–92.00	80.47
1	—	575	51.00	51.00
3	—	322	83.00–108.00	99.20
11	—	546	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	49.00	49.00
2	—	730	85.00–100.00	92.55
9	—	485	120.00	120.00
4	—	658	119.00	119.00
13	—	555	88.00–118.00	114.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	83.00	83.00
4	—	201	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	121.00	121.00
4	—	855	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	114.00	114.00
8	—	372	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	69.00	69.00
1	—	615	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	116.00	116.00
3	—	748	100.00	100.00
2	—	653	108.00	108.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	495	91.00	91.00
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	985	69.00	69.00
1	—	415	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	97.00–100.00	98.56
1	—	460	102.00	102.00
2	—	943	65.00	65.00
1	—	325	37.00	37.00
1	—	385	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	67.00	67.00
1	—	735	58.00	58.00
1	—	425	67.00	67.00
2	—	998	50.00	50.00
1	—	615	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	92.00	92.00
3	—	555	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	112.00	112.00
6	—	467	128.00	128.00
2	—	848	62.00	62.00
2	—	628	89.00–100.00	94.43
3	—	345	123.00	123.00
2	—	663	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	61.00	61.00
2	—	628	55.00	55.00
2	—	523	60.00–65.00	62.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	659	115.00	115.00
7	—	732	106.00	106.00
3	—	843	88.00	88.00

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.