Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 214, Bulls 40)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.08/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$147.08

212 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$63.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

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	590	158.05	933	37
Medium and Large 2	560	150.04	841	62
Medium and Large 1	598	149.58	894	84
Medium and Large 2-3	274	139.00	381	5thin
Small 1	475	123.43	586	7thin
Medium and Large 3	552	119.17	658	12thin
Large 1-2	590	99.00	584	1thin
Medium and Large 4	509	94.25	479	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.80/cwt here — about $454 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 sale212 hd

147.08

—

VA average7 barns · 1,299 hd

150.57

−3.50

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

75 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	—	555	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	986	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	771	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,348	3
Steers	Small 1	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.70/cwt	80.00–132.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	593	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	179.01/cwt	135.00–183.00	1,011	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,217	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	958	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	564	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	474	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	471	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	169.77/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,115	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	572	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	701	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	877	11
Steers	Small 1	—	622	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	877	3
Steers	Small 1	—	463	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	838	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	813	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	359	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	445	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	112.52/cwt	106.00–119.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	776	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	149.45/cwt	131.00–152.00	832	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	943	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	593	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	618	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,014	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	526	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	608	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,131	5
Steers	Small 1	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Steers	Small 1	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	91.14/cwt	85.00–97.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	240	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	142	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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