Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 192, Heifers 184, Bulls 66)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.94/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$162.94

191 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$791

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

$37.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

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	165.19	1,020	67
Medium and Large 1	630	165.14	1,040	107
Medium and Large 2	663	144.77	959	12thin
Small 1	438	129.67	568	3thin
Medium and Large 3	385	129.00	497	1thin
Small 2	180	127.50	230	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.69/cwt here — about $791 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 sale191 hd

162.94

—

VA average12 barns · 2,429 hd

161.43

+1.50

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

83 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 1-2Natural	—	602	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,029	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	639	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	295	7
Steers	Small 2	—	180	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	781	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,211	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	168.68/cwt	124.00–171.00	948	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	15
Steers	Small 1	—	365	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.57/cwt	111.00–156.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	909	4
Steers	Small 1	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	150.41/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,116	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	680	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	588	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,005	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,108	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,190	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	111.57/cwt	96.00–127.00	623	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	820	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	681	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	300	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	415	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	111.59/cwt	107.50–116.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	445	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	544	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	751	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	678	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	118.80/cwt	117.50–120.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.79/cwt	124.00–138.00	770	35
Heifers	Small 1	—	355	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	657	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	128.66/cwt	122.00–131.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	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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