Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 176, Bulls 25)

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 $157.64/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$157.64

253 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$578

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$66.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.31

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	166.47	1,041	58
Medium and Large 1-2	706	159.24	1,123	145
Medium and Large 2	595	156.00	928	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	599	150.00	899	12thin
Small 1	534	134.78	720	9thin
Medium and Large 3	514	130.44	671	9thin
Small 2	465	99.67	463	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.81/cwt here — about $578 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 sale253 hd

157.64

—

VA average9 barns · 1,032 hd

162.95

−5.31

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

71 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	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	123.00/cwt	116.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	Small 1	—	1,045	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,050	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	623	3
Steers	Small 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	984	11
Steers	Small 1	—	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	2
Steers	Small 2	—	445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	449	1
Steers	Small 2	—	475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	470	2
Steers	Small 1	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	Small 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,072	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,012	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,088	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	947	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,264	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	143.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	483	108.07/cwt	95.00–121.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	584	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	621	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.61/cwt	109.00–152.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	826	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	467	127.75/cwt	118.00–133.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	852	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	599	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	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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