Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 173, Bulls 11)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.60/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$139.60

171 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$44.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

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	569	151.76	863	73
Medium and Large 2	505	145.41	734	29
Medium and Large 1	710	131.76	936	41
Medium and Large 3	482	116.85	564	15thin
Medium and Large 4	479	110.71	530	7thin
Small 1	551	107.67	593	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.09/cwt here — about $270 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 sale171 hd

139.60

—

VA average10 barns · 1,540 hd

144.51

−4.92

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

69 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 1	—	564	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	818	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	715	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	565	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	593	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,153	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	489	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	929	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	97.61/cwt	90.00–105.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	1
Steers	Small 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	439	122.37/cwt	119.00–124.00	537	3
Steers	Small 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	665	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	466	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Steers	Small 2	—	668	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	149.69/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	159.99/cwt	135.00–168.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	120.11/cwt	111.00–131.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	546	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,026	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,204	6
Steers	Small 1	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,159	14
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	618	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	840	3
Steers	Small 1	—	338	115.41/cwt	103.00–128.00	390	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	634	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	682	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	170.58/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,153	5
Steers	Small 1	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Steers	Small 1	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	119.52/cwt	116.00–122.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	485	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	518	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	567	156.04/cwt	154.00–156.50	885	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	509	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	797	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	126.10/cwt	106.00–130.00	808	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	565	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	672	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	657	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	900	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	343	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	565	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	298	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	148.54/cwt	148.00–149.50	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	438	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	867	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	991	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,229	7

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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