Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 28, Bulls 22)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.93/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$151.93

55 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$71.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	173.00	990	15thin
Medium and Large 2	545	163.60	892	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	770	156.00	1,201	12thin
Small 1	478	115.36	551	4thin
Medium and Large 3	521	101.27	527	8thin

One grade step is worth $71.73/cwt here — about $463 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 sale55 hd

151.93

—

VA average9 barns · 884 hd

170.36

−18.43

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

32 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.00/cwt	110.00–174.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	174.88/cwt	156.00–181.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	533	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	91.59/cwt	65.00–120.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	89.45/cwt	69.00–133.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,219	1
Steers	Small 1	—	478	115.36/cwt	89.00–142.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	112.31/cwt	89.00–136.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	763	6

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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