Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 152, Heifers 72, Bulls 33)

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 $163.10/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$163.10

150 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$57.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	175.59	885	17thin
Medium and Large 3	405	170.00	689	1thin
Medium and Large 1	791	166.43	1,317	89
Medium and Large 1-2	994	154.61	1,536	38
Medium and Large 4	567	128.54	729	3thin
Small 1	410	118.50	486	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.09/cwt here — about $399 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 sale150 hd

163.10

—

VA average8 barns · 995 hd

165.31

−2.21

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

59 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	—	528	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	567	128.54/cwt	109.00–138.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	864	166.92/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,442	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,196	3
Steers	Small 1	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	163.72/cwt	149.00–179.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	148.69/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,012	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,609	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	433	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	753	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	594	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	838	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	295	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	165.20/cwt	133.00–172.00	1,085	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.43/cwt	124.00–143.00	743	10
Steers	Small 1	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	567	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	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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