Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 103, Bulls 61)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, some Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.83/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$126.83

103 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$46.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.09

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	507	142.32	722	17thin
Medium and Large 1	554	128.04	710	28
Medium and Large 2	535	126.06	675	32
Medium and Large 3	480	121.97	585	15thin
Small 1	563	111.55	629	9thin
Medium and Large 4	375	96.00	360	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.32/cwt here — about $362 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 sale103 hd

126.83

—

VA average9 barns · 2,399 hd

136.92

−10.09

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

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	137.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	601	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	667	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.62/cwt	125.00–129.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,201	1
Steers	Small 2	—	395	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.74/cwt	133.00–139.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	2
Steers	Small 1	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	104.59/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	179.59/cwt	176.00–180.00	814	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	156.51/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	425	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	455	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	141.26/cwt	138.00–142.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.76/cwt	125.00–126.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	375	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	344	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	425	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	608	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	325	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	120.93/cwt	105.00–126.00	658	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	723	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	640	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	611	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.15/cwt	122.00–144.00	493	2

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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