Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 82, Bulls 2)

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.00/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$161.00

108 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

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	657	172.00	1,130	58
Medium and Large 1	765	155.97	1,193	29
Medium and Large 2	648	147.50	956	10thin
Medium and Large 3	599	131.17	785	6thin
Small 1	729	125.50	915	4thin
Large 1-2	690	125.00	863	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $267 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 sale108 hd

161.00

—

VA average9 barns · 1,227 hd

165.37

−4.37

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

52 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 1-2Natural	—	604	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,039	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	662	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	875	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,074	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,407	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	511	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,099	2
Steers	Small 1	—	960	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	Small 1	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	667	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	751	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,187	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	635	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	929	12
Heifers	Small 2	—	465	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	460	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	587	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	108.64/cwt	83.00–121.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	529	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,005	2
Steers	Small 1	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	Small 1	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	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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