Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 227, Heifers 139, Bulls 22)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.48/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$167.48

222 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$876

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

$88.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

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	657	176.35	1,158	46
Medium and Large 1	680	171.38	1,166	107
Medium and Large 2-3	645	171.00	1,103	4thin
Medium and Large 2	648	167.14	1,083	26
Medium and Large 3	532	157.73	839	11thin
Small 1	564	145.75	822	24
Medium and Large 4	378	127.00	480	3thin
Small 2	320	88.00	282	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.35/cwt here — about $876 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 sale222 hd

167.48

—

VA average8 barns · 845 hd

173.45

−5.97

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

78 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 2	—	483	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	916	5
Steers	Small 1	—	541	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	164.66/cwt	145.00–169.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Steers	Small 2	—	320	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	183.40/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,168	15
Steers	Small 1	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	6
Steers	Small 1	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Steers	Small 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,102	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	136.94/cwt	119.00–155.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	657	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	507	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	499	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,145	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	645	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	868	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	589	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	149.87/cwt	136.00–164.00	809	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	120.95/cwt	106.00–136.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	443	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	607	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	589	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	830	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	135.36/cwt	120.00–143.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	641	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	172.14/cwt	168.00–173.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.76/cwt	124.00–160.00	864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	151.92/cwt	151.00–155.00	977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	2
Steers	Small 1	—	481	149.14/cwt	148.00–152.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	609	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	532	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.79/cwt	152.00–168.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	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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