Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 106, Bulls 6)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.49/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$164.49

217 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$516

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

$92.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	171.54	1,057	103
Medium and Large 1-2	600	169.82	1,018	56
Medium and Large 2	568	153.09	870	44
Small 1	528	135.22	714	9thin
Medium and Large 3	578	121.00	699	4thin
Medium and Large 4	685	79.00	541	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.54/cwt here — about $516 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 sale217 hd

164.49

—

VA average10 barns · 1,503 hd

167.36

−2.86

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.72/cwt	108.00–131.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,094	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	581	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	103.32/cwt	74.00–140.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Small 1	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	181.05/cwt	177.00–185.50	1,016	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	604	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	566	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	985	4
Steers	Small 1	—	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	573	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	700	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	590	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	462	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	589	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	450	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	748	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	824	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	135.29/cwt	132.00–136.00	863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	615	2
Steers	Small 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Small 1	—	548	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	564	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	546	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	158.55/cwt	158.55–158.55	799	19
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	685	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	541	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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