Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 69, Bulls 46)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.78/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$147.78

148 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$24.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.81

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	156.42	1,063	53
Medium and Large 2	560	149.82	839	27
Medium and Large 1-2	863	140.50	1,213	66
Medium and Large 3	513	131.50	674	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.92/cwt here — about $389 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 sale148 hd

147.78

—

VA average7 barns · 1,181 hd

166.59

−18.81

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

59 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 1-2	—	332	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,139	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.73/cwt	147.00–163.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	968	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	856	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	471	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	803	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.06/cwt	145.00–148.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	349	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	884	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,253	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	130.19/cwt	98.00–145.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	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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