Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 129, Bulls 11)

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 $170.53/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$170.53

218 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$63.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

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	618	184.37	1,140	60
Medium and Large 1	734	171.55	1,259	107
Medium and Large 2	609	159.78	973	40
Small 1	712	132.33	942	3thin
Medium and Large 3	553	121.13	670	8thin

One grade step is worth $63.24/cwt here — about $470 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 sale218 hd

170.53

—

VA average10 barns · 1,819 hd

173.46

−2.93

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

66 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	—	736	161.44/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	185.76/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,005	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	138.22/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	551	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	167.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,224	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	968	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,558	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	181.64/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,201	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	183.11/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,165	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	652	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,174	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	596	189.30/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,128	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	733	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	533	62.48/cwt	61.00–64.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.21/cwt	97.00–131.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	111.63/cwt	107.00–114.00	853	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	174.17/cwt	161.00–178.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	115.04/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	961	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	664	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	606	6
Steers	Small 1	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	Small 1	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	1
Steers	Small 1	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	586	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,074	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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