Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 127, Bulls 27)

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 $157.86/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$157.86

237 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,293

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

$118.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

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	871	165.74	1,443	89
Medium and Large 1	705	165.34	1,165	99
Medium and Large 2	575	152.83	878	28
Medium and Large 3	487	113.81	554	8thin
Small 1	547	110.86	607	7thin
Medium and Large 4	280	90.00	252	1thin
Small 2	316	47.40	150	5thin

One grade step is worth $118.34/cwt here — about $1,293 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 sale237 hd

157.86

—

VA average9 barns · 1,670 hd

164.12

−6.26

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

78 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	—	481	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	144.39/cwt	123.00–152.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,061	1
Steers	Small 2	—	200	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	280	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	574	3
Steers	Small 1	—	280	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	252	1
Steers	Small 2	—	410	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	217	1
Steers	Small 2	—	365	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	113	1
Steers	Small 1	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Small 2	—	303	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	3
Steers	Small 1	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Steers	Small 1	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	153.01/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,131	12
Steers	Small 1	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,076	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	173.77/cwt	162.00–175.00	975	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	2
Steers	Small 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,383	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,546	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	918	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,533	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	749	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	871	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	843	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	141.95/cwt	131.00–153.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.20/cwt	120.00–133.00	855	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	470	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	931	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	493	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	557	3
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	527	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	680	3
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	1,023	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	838	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	125.11/cwt	95.00–140.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	572	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	558	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	529	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	387	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	449	7
Heifers	Small 2	—	160	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	64	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	642	104.17/cwt	100.00–107.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	81.74/cwt	51.00–110.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	11

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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