Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 218, Heifers 151, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.85/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$166.85

217 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$42.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	170.75	1,101	123
Medium and Large 1-2	660	168.72	1,114	64
Medium and Large 2	653	152.59	997	23
Small 1	619	128.14	794	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about $307 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 sale217 hd

166.85

—

VA average9 barns · 1,557 hd

169.17

−2.32

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

78 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	—	1,000	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Steers	Small 1	—	643	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	849	2
Steers	Small 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	596	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	742	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	699	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.27/cwt	135.00–165.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,115	3
Steers	Small 1	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	179.72/cwt	179.50–184.00	1,003	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,229	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	165.37/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,053	13
Steers	Small 1	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	565	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,000	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	150.36/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.13/cwt	158.00–173.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	95.45/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	702	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	664	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,159	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	863	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,174	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	965	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	897	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	398	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	124.62/cwt	108.00–133.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	666	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	280	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	651	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	931	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	558	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	848	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	578	110.39/cwt	97.00–123.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	442	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	525	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	90.90/cwt	81.00–101.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	149.77/cwt	149.00–150.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	510	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	817	11

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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