Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Heifers 143, Bulls 66)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.21/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$154.21

231 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$64.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

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	725	163.64	1,187	99
Medium and Large 1	747	158.40	1,183	71
Medium and Large 2	658	150.73	992	26
Medium and Large 2-3	725	141.00	1,022	6thin
Small 1	553	130.00	719	10thin
Small 2	613	122.67	752	3thin
Medium and Large 3	682	117.29	800	7thin
Large 1-2	808	109.67	886	3thin
Medium and Large 4	502	98.83	496	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.81/cwt here — about $691 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 sale231 hd

154.21

—

VA average9 barns · 1,585 hd

165.86

−11.65

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

98 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 4	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	140.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,034	4
Steers	Small 1	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Steers	Small 1	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	430	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,103	1
Steers	Small 2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	Small 2	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	365	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	480	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	1
Steers	Small 1	—	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	4
Steers	Small 1	—	550	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	138.98/cwt	134.00–144.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	669	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	152.27/cwt	131.00–158.00	1,124	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	168.31/cwt	161.00–169.00	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,212	1
Steers	Small 1	—	295	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	887	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,437	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	138.34/cwt	119.00–145.00	1,159	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,098	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,099	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,034	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	155.34/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,199	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,072	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,453	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,035	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	901	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	874	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.90/cwt	126.00–139.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	555	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	453	100.99/cwt	99.00–105.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	285	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	148.90/cwt	131.00–158.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	126.93/cwt	121.00–129.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	745	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	603	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	712	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	124.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	833	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	716	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,010	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	652	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	549	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	634	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,110	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	160.79/cwt	160.00–161.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	100.42/cwt	91.00–110.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	686	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	823	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	443	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.95/cwt	109.00–136.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	2

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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