Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 154, Bulls 54)

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 $164.03/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$164.03

194 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$54.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	576	173.67	1,001	24
Medium and Large 1	667	165.44	1,104	151
Medium and Large 3	495	146.00	723	1thin
Medium and Large 2	697	144.22	1,005	14thin
Small 1	507	129.33	655	3thin
Large 1-2	645	119.00	768	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.67/cwt here — about $233 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 sale194 hd

164.03

—

VA average11 barns · 1,545 hd

163.32

+0.71

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

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	598	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	552	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	133.71/cwt	131.00–138.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	11
Steers	Small 1	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.07/cwt	111.00–121.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	611	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,075	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	825	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,271	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Steers	Small 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,119	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.03/cwt	125.00–165.00	963	7
Steers	Small 1	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	890	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	157.01/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,168	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	669	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	726	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.03/cwt	109.00–177.00	969	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	350	118.80/cwt	93.00–136.00	416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	305	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	261	99.72/cwt	95.00–108.00	260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	297	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	134.00/cwt	116.00–140.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	227	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	815	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	557	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	652	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	320	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	8
Heifers	Small 2	—	410	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	142.42/cwt	131.00–145.00	618	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1

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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