Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 74, Bulls 38)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.71/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$154.71

94 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$18.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	613	163.48	1,002	22
Small and Medium 1	623	156.00	972	3thin
Medium and Large 1	748	152.19	1,139	61
Medium and Large 2	624	150.67	940	6thin
Small 1	468	145.00	678	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.48/cwt here — about $324 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 sale94 hd

154.71

—

VA average6 barns · 767 hd

162.73

−8.03

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

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,323	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	796	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,170	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.88/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,045	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	947	2
Steers	Small 1	—	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,083	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	662	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,046	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Steers	Small 1	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	783	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	738	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	313	126.17/cwt	119.00–133.00	395	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	515	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	321	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	623	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	664	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	473	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	831	7

How this sale compares

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.

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