Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 119, Bulls 25)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.71/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$134.71

117 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$67.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.38

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	376	154.00	579	5thin
Medium and Large 1	575	140.44	807	59
Medium and Large 2	507	139.72	709	20
Medium and Large 3	464	132.00	612	21
Small 1	532	106.00	564	5thin
Medium and Large 4	614	86.86	534	7thin

One grade step is worth $67.14/cwt here — about $45 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 sale117 hd

134.71

—

VA average11 barns · 2,089 hd

143.08

−8.38

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

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	85.04/cwt	70.00–100.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.44/cwt	180.00–182.00	875	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	847	6
Steers	Small 1	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Steers	Small 1	—	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	1,065	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	5
Steers	Small 1	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	784	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	175.51/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,016	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	643	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,038	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	880	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	255	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	139.78/cwt	132.00–141.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	458	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	426	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	809	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	613	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	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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