Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 184, Heifers 321, Bulls 31)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.22/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$134.22

317 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1

$24.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

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	638	139.38	890	39
Medium and Large 2	585	137.68	806	34
Medium and Large 1	622	136.99	852	47
Medium and Large 1-2	721	134.65	970	166
Medium and Large 3	537	119.23	640	13thin
Small 2	300	119.00	357	1thin
Medium and Large 4	580	118.00	685	5thin
Large 1-2	621	116.40	723	5thin
Small 1	679	114.43	777	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $112 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 sale317 hd

134.22

—

VA average7 barns · 1,580 hd

141.15

−6.92

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

98 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 2	—	624	143.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	894	4
Steers	Small 1	—	240	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	473	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	718	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,068	6
Steers	Small 1	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	508	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,101	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	830	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	491	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	928	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	151.12/cwt	110.00–161.00	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	843	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	638	178.37/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,138	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	770	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	560	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	664	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	531	157.61/cwt	141.00–164.00	837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	646	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	768	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	143.38/cwt	134.00–153.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	780	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.32/cwt	134.00–136.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	151.64/cwt	149.00–153.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	158.89/cwt	151.00–167.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	633	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	94.55/cwt	91.00–98.00	830	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,028	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	585	152.74/cwt	151.50–157.00	894	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	134.02/cwt	127.00–136.00	860	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	875	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	621	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	587	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	871	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	4

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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