Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 123, Bulls 16)

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 $179.02/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$179.02

182 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$70.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

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	641	186.41	1,196	130
Medium and Large 2-3	416	169.00	703	4thin
Medium and Large 1	682	164.67	1,124	36
Medium and Large 2	720	152.22	1,096	9thin
Medium and Large 3	590	144.00	850	1thin
Small 1	920	115.50	1,063	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.91/cwt here — about $133 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 sale182 hd

179.02

—

VA average9 barns · 1,485 hd

168.38

+10.65

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

41 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	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,128	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	638	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,193	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	490	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	156.35/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,135	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	183.27/cwt	176.00–185.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	677	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,252	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	739	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,219	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	589	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,157	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	552	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	927	34
Steers	Small 1	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Steers	Small 1	—	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	416	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	632	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	961	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	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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