Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 86, Bulls 17)

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 $160.64/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$160.64

98 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$644

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

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	698	171.00	1,194	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	643	164.48	1,058	23
Medium and Large 1	661	164.34	1,087	46
Medium and Large 2	601	158.42	953	12thin
Medium and Large 3	531	129.86	690	7thin
Small 1	495	111.00	549	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $644 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 sale98 hd

160.64

—

VA average6 barns · 606 hd

165.80

−5.16

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

56 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
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	587	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	995	12
Steers	Small 1	—	565	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	169.76/cwt	143.00–175.50	1,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	12
Steers	Small 1	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	704	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,119	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	698	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.00/cwt	135.00–179.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	923	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	930	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	939	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	801	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	453	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	801	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2

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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