Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 105, Bulls 24)

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 $164.69/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$164.69

122 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$72.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	172.71	1,111	63
Medium and Large 2	555	172.23	956	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	740	160.54	1,188	16thin
Medium and Large 3	617	152.44	940	9thin
Small 1	544	142.47	775	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	630	139.00	876	2thin
Large 1-2	690	100.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.71/cwt here — about $421 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 sale122 hd

164.69

—

VA average11 barns · 1,377 hd

170.80

−6.11

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

56 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	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	922	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	160.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,188	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	848	3
Steers	Small 1	—	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	1
Steers	Small 1	—	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	181.52/cwt	139.00–187.00	1,022	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	148.68/cwt	136.00–153.00	987	4
Steers	Small 1	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Steers	Small 1	—	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	175.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,135	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Small 1	—	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	138.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	122.64/cwt	111.00–134.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.61/cwt	113.00–166.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	182.02/cwt	181.00–184.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	740	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	511	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	553	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	138.51/cwt	113.00–152.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	872	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	169.42/cwt	168.00–173.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	150.81/cwt	150.00–151.00	989	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	463	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	811	4

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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