Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 165, Bulls 43)

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 $158.13/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$158.13

164 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$559

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 2

$63.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	521	170.88	891	29
Medium and Large 2	514	160.03	822	36
Medium and Large 3	425	156.90	667	30
Medium and Large 1	616	155.83	960	48
Medium and Large 1-2	641	150.08	961	13thin
Medium and Large 4	471	148.60	700	5thin
Small 1	720	114.50	824	2thin
Small 2	310	107.00	332	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.88/cwt here — about $559 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 sale164 hd

158.13

—

VA average8 barns · 1,061 hd

156.28

+1.85

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

81 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	—	486	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	855	4
Steers	Small 2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	155	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	139.50/cwt	126.00–153.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	431	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	738	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	859	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	796	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	195.59/cwt	185.00–199.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,123	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,238	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	1
Steers	Small 1	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Steers	Small 1	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	612	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	623	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	978	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	513	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	811	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	310	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	456	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	540	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	932	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,010	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	468	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.57/cwt	115.00–146.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	629	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	816	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,047	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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