Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 234, Bulls 28)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.70/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$132.70

233 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$65.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	146.34	721	26
Medium and Large 1	726	135.71	986	96
Medium and Large 3	373	135.32	505	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	874	128.20	1,121	99
Small 1	706	115.89	818	9thin
Medium and Large 4	685	81.00	555	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.34/cwt here — about $166 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 sale233 hd

132.70

—

VA average9 barns · 1,478 hd

142.25

−9.54

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

72 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 3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	3
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,007	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	988	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	147.77/cwt	132.00–153.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	174.23/cwt	120.00–177.00	988	37
Steers	Small 1	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	145.00/cwt	139.00–146.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	163.81/cwt	137.00–166.00	1,071	37
Steers	Small 1	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Steers	Small 1	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	1
Steers	Small 1	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	2
Steers	Small 1	—	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	928	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,165	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	624	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	149.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	135.32/cwt	121.00–148.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	833	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	123.99/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,278	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.22/cwt	146.00–160.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	685	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	663	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	776	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,174	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,036	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	857	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	39
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	3
Steers	Small 1	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	118.67/cwt	100.00–129.00	869	4

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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