Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 97, Bulls 15)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.10/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$167.10

154 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$56.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

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	641	174.60	1,119	45
Medium and Large 1	628	174.17	1,094	78
Medium and Large 2	569	151.77	863	13thin
Medium and Large 3	542	136.33	738	9thin
Small 1	625	121.71	760	8thin
Small 2	595	118.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.60/cwt here — about $417 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 sale154 hd

167.10

—

VA average9 barns · 1,403 hd

165.10

+2.00

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

54 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	—	610	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,291	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	645	3
Steers	Small 2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	700	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	697	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,039	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	220	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	473	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	142.19/cwt	135.00–144.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	655	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	927	14
Steers	Small 1	—	661	122.33/cwt	112.00–129.00	809	5
Steers	Small 1	—	423	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	554	2
Steers	Small 1	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	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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