Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (141, Heifers, 130, Bulls 51)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.89/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$154.89

138 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

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

$84.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

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	408	175.00	713	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	631	163.33	1,030	27
Medium and Large 2	569	159.79	909	28
Medium and Large 1	692	153.58	1,062	61
Small 1	735	117.49	864	6thin
Medium and Large 3	504	115.20	581	5thin
Large 1-2	930	91.00	846	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.00/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 sale138 hd

154.89

—

VA average9 barns · 1,212 hd

160.67

−5.78

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

92 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	—	563	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	1
Steers	Small 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	3
Steers	Small 1	—	878	101.96/cwt	99.00–105.00	895	2
Steers	Small 1	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	137.04/cwt	118.00–146.50	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	856	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,156	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	145.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	484	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	742	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,117	9
Steers	Small 1	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	166.50/cwt	153.00–170.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	527	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	994	12
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	715	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	543	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	858	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,236	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	567	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	514	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	735	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	136.21/cwt	133.00–137.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	572	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	253	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.67/cwt	99.00–137.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	100.00–140.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.19/cwt	134.00–143.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	374	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	424	125.69/cwt	119.00–133.00	533	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Steers	Small 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	964	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,215	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	111.43/cwt	102.00–121.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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