Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 544, Heifers 451, Bulls 26)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.87/cwt on 542 head.

Average price

$153.87

542 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 2

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	554	160.00	886	6thin
Medium and Large 2	572	158.19	905	42
Medium and Large 1-2	700	157.81	1,105	272
Small and Medium 1-2	478	157.00	750	9thin
Medium and Large 1	744	150.99	1,123	184
Medium and Large 3	635	129.91	825	11thin
Small 1	638	125.12	798	17thin
Small 2	400	115.00	460	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $426 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 sale542 hd

153.87

—

VA average6 barns · 961 hd

155.85

−1.98

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

Every lot, as filed

87 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	988	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	151.20/cwt	151.00–152.00	878	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	916	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	143.24/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,210	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	921	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	754	156.26/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,178	41
Steers	Small 1	—	662	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.75/cwt	105.00–142.00	1,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,061	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,130	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,133	2
Steers	Small 1	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Steers	Small 1	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,088	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	144.25/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,122	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,060	5
Steers	Small 1	—	855	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	162.89/cwt	156.00–165.50	1,109	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	596	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,025	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	153.99/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,004	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	892	140.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,249	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	949	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	—	478	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	878	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,326	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	578	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	711	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	733	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	831	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	955	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,080	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	557	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	663	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	116.75/cwt	101.00–121.00	859	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	666	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	87.60/cwt	61.00–114.00	585	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	858	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	832	2
Steers	Small 1	—	546	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	710	4
Steers	Small 1	—	728	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	830	2
Steers	Small 1	—	185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Steers	Small 2	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	836	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,065	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,256	9

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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