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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Nov 30

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Nov 16Nov 30Dec 7 →

Receipts

359 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 512▲ 197 vs year ago 162 · +121.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 154, Bulls 31)

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 $135.39/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$135.39

172 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$69.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	578	147.52	853	21
Medium and Large 1	645	147.19	949	79
Medium and Large 1-2	714	140.85	1,006	30
Medium and Large 3	512	127.41	652	15thin
Large 1-2	775	119.00	922	1thin
Medium and Large 4	330	103.00	340	1thin
Small 1	498	90.02	448	21
Small 2	438	78.00	341	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.52/cwt here — about $512 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 sale172 hd

135.39

—

VA average5 barns · 519 hd

141.34

−5.95

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

Every lot

80 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	340	1
Steers	—	Small 2	345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	224	1
Steers	—	Small 1	363	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	130.11/cwt	126.00–134.00	488	2
Steers	—	Small 2	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	1
Steers	—	Small 2	410	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	3
Steers	—	Small 1	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	594	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	3
Steers	—	Small 1	473	77.98/cwt	61.00–120.00	369	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	126.28/cwt	121.00–128.00	644	4
Steers	—	Small 1	523	103.65/cwt	93.00–114.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	879	9
Steers	—	Small 1	572	88.03/cwt	66.00–116.00	504	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	931	15
Steers	—	Small 2	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	924	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	908	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	146.83/cwt	135.00–149.00	969	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	697	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	969	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,035	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	134.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,009	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,019	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,183	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	335	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	246	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	431	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	556	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	454	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	629	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	322	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	689	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	128.43/cwt	127.00–128.50	732	22
Heifers	—	Small 1	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	380	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	802	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	102.31/cwt	90.00–115.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	467	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	868	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,163	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,230	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	923	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,237	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	348	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	442	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	360	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	498	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	787	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	855	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	846	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 Nov 30, 2021

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

Receipts 359Last week 512Year ago 162

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 154, Bulls 31)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	113.00	113.00
4	—	563	123.00	123.00
5	—	431	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	895	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	134.00	134.00
13	—	496	65.00	65.00
5	—	380	130.00	130.00
9	—	766	61.00	61.00
5	—	623	61.00	61.00
3	—	347	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	90.00–115.00	102.31
1	—	315	113.00	113.00
11	—	473	133.00	133.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
22	—	570	127.00–128.50	128.43
13	—	639	125.50	125.50
4	—	733	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
7	—	454	129.00	129.00
4	—	363	123.00	123.00
7	—	536	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	115.00	115.00
2	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	335	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	132.00	132.00
5	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
1	—	330	126.00	126.00
1	—	290	117.00	117.00
2	—	868	134.00	134.00
5	—	555	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	66.00–116.00	88.03
9	—	473	61.00–120.00	77.98
2	—	523	93.00–114.00	103.65
2	—	363	127.00	127.00
1	—	430	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	139.00	139.00
1	—	365	138.00	138.00
3	—	472	154.00	154.00
9	—	571	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	93.00	93.00
1	—	345	65.00	65.00
1	—	605	70.00	70.00
1	—	410	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	134.00	134.00
1	—	650	61.00	61.00
5	—	555	135.00	135.00
4	—	510	121.00–128.00	126.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	144.00	144.00
7	—	763	133.50	133.50
5	—	633	146.00	146.00
3	—	680	139.50	139.50
5	—	842	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	719	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	162.50	162.50
2	—	375	126.00–134.00	130.11
3	—	427	158.00	158.00
40	—	660	135.00–149.00	146.83
13	—	750	132.00–135.00	134.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	697	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	120.00	120.00
3	—	558	123.00	123.00
2	—	498	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	117.00	117.00
2	—	348	127.00	127.00
1	—	530	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
2	—	533	123.00	123.00
1	—	855	99.00	99.00
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
4	—	469	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	85.00	85.00

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.