Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 180, Bulls 32)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.53/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$134.53

179 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	586	138.48	811	68
Medium and Large 1	640	137.95	883	66
Medium and Large 1-2	771	127.12	979	30
Medium and Large 3	495	125.08	619	8thin
Small 1	635	106.43	676	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $135 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 sale179 hd

134.53

—

VA average10 barns · 2,135 hd

143.35

−8.82

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

66 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 1-2Natural	—	883	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	124.61/cwt	116.00–128.00	895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	174.61/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,042	16
Steers	Small 1	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Steers	Small 1	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,172	3
Steers	Small 1	—	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Steers	Small 1	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Steers	Small 1	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Steers	Small 1	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	165.43/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,161	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	655	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	147.70/cwt	119.00–150.50	832	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	121.83/cwt	110.00–133.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	131.22/cwt	123.00–132.00	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	742	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	143.57/cwt	118.00–150.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.07/cwt	146.00–157.00	727	13
Steers	Small 1	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	843	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	129.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	852	15

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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