Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 224, Heifers 142, Bulls 35)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.51/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$159.51

222 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$66.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

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	641	168.31	1,080	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	166.71	983	21
Medium and Large 1	668	166.58	1,113	106
Medium and Large 2	603	154.41	930	62
Medium and Large 3	543	132.09	717	11thin
Small 1	628	120.16	754	6thin
Large 1-2	670	114.00	764	1thin
Medium and Large 4	663	101.50	672	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.81/cwt here — about $407 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 sale222 hd

159.51

—

VA average10 barns · 1,644 hd

167.73

−8.22

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

81 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	Medium and Large 3-4Natural	—	533	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	841	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	735	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	813	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,134	1
Steers	Small 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	644	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,140	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	157.20/cwt	130.00–162.00	1,170	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	142.61/cwt	95.00–158.00	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	146.70/cwt	130.00–169.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	166.34/cwt	164.00–171.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	115.33/cwt	91.00–124.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	893	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	305	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	621	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	938	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	822	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	510	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	428	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	350	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	3
Bulls	Small 2	—	410	114.90/cwt	107.00–123.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	557	3
Steers	Small 1	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Steers	Small 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	681	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,023	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Steers	Small 1	—	743	116.49/cwt	113.00–120.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	171.53/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,130	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	160.78/cwt	133.00–167.00	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,043	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	733	101.66/cwt	74.00–111.00	745	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	526	123.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	652	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	465	128.30/cwt	127.00–129.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	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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