Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 94, Bulls 55)

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 $154.99/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$154.99

153 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$69.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.45

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	165.70	1,030	90
Medium and Large 2	600	153.36	920	22
Medium and Large 1-2	911	140.13	1,276	15thin
Large 1-2	680	140.00	952	1thin
Small 1	542	135.81	735	11thin
Medium and Large 3	561	131.14	736	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	709	116.00	822	5thin
Medium and Large 4	598	96.50	577	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.20/cwt here — about $454 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 sale153 hd

154.99

—

VA average9 barns · 1,436 hd

165.44

−10.45

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

85 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 2-3Value Added	—	709	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	822	5
Steers	Small 1	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Steers	Small 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	3
Steers	Small 1	—	583	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	635	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Steers	Small 1	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,590	1
Steers	Small 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Small 1	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	3
Steers	Small 1	—	733	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	744	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,198	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,072	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,008	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	555	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	128.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.44/cwt	105.00–147.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	123.75/cwt	109.00–139.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	167.97/cwt	165.00–170.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	520	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.80/cwt	141.00–146.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	16
Heifers	Small 2	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	473	107.62/cwt	87.00–117.50	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	640	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	400	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	121.79/cwt	118.00–127.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.30/cwt	129.00–144.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.46/cwt	131.00–135.00	848	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	535	129.06/cwt	117.00–135.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	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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