Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 166, Bulls 6)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.95/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$176.95

242 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$55.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	179.88	1,142	107
Medium and Large 1-2	670	178.42	1,196	113
Medium and Large 2	535	177.00	946	12thin
Medium and Large 4	353	136.00	480	2thin
Medium and Large 3	468	136.00	636	2thin
Small 1	590	124.33	734	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.55/cwt here — about $409 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 sale242 hd

176.95

—

VA average8 barns · 590 hd

170.94

+6.02

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

53 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 4	—	353	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	697	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,227	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,253	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,322	10
Steers	Small 1	—	585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	756	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,119	49
Steers	Small 1	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	801	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	578	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,139	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	799	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	679	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,188	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	139.17/cwt	130.00–148.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	788	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	569	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	899	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	558	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	882	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	747	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,195	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	726	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,176	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	652	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	978	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	9
Steers	Small 1	—	705	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	959	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	593	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	516	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	991	8
Steers	Small 1	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	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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