Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (77, Heifers 122, Bulls 38)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.77/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$146.77

121 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$39.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	152.99	757	30
Medium and Large 1-2	582	148.43	863	21
Medium and Large 1	598	146.22	874	59
Medium and Large 3	540	137.00	740	1thin
Small 1	564	130.67	737	9thin
Medium and Large 4	545	113.00	616	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.99/cwt here — about $141 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 sale121 hd

146.77

—

VA average9 barns · 1,594 hd

146.60

+0.17

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

63 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	—	557	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Steers	Small 2	—	805	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	184.87/cwt	161.00–190.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	495	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	414	1
Steers	Small 1	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	601	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	533	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	446	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	159.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	152.44/cwt	128.00–166.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	175.42/cwt	169.00–176.00	812	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.25/cwt	131.00–161.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	997	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	132.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	557	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	593	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	878	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	461	1

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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