Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 100, Bulls 6)

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 $160.07/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$160.07

143 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$40.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.15

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	648	165.65	1,073	34
Medium and Large 1	653	163.46	1,067	61
Medium and Large 1-2	677	159.27	1,078	33
Medium and Large 2-3	677	149.00	1,009	3thin
Medium and Large 3	464	136.89	635	7thin
Small 1	596	125.20	746	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.45/cwt here — about $327 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 sale143 hd

160.07

—

VA average9 barns · 1,620 hd

169.23

−9.15

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

58 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	—	374	143.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	2
Steers	Small 1	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	Small 1	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,007	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	552	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	119.76/cwt	112.00–128.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,146	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	177.53/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	618	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,131	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,127	11
Steers	Small 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,117	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	675	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	442	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	495	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.59/cwt	144.00–149.00	844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	577	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	140.07/cwt	140.00–141.00	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	833	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	123.50/cwt	110.00–137.00	797	2
Steers	Small 1	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	275	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	305	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	686	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	614	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	403	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	146.33/cwt	139.00–154.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	831	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	603	129.05/cwt	118.00–140.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	142.72/cwt	110.00–154.00	1,105	8

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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