Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 127, Bulls 66)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.28/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$159.28

245 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$67.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

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	659	167.11	1,101	57
Medium and Large 1	692	161.84	1,120	133
Medium and Large 2	598	150.03	897	45
Medium and Large 3	567	126.60	718	5thin
Small 1	595	122.25	727	4thin
Small 2	640	100.00	640	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.11/cwt here — about $461 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 sale245 hd

159.28

—

VA average9 barns · 1,422 hd

161.28

−2.00

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

89 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	—	1,220	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,040	2
Steers	Small 1	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,161	5
Steers	Small 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	97.59/cwt	81.00–115.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	141.55/cwt	119.00–149.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	582	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,007	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	514	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	669	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	134.08/cwt	133.00–134.50	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	743	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.91/cwt	114.00–118.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	152.60/cwt	110.00–163.00	975	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	172.64/cwt	141.00–175.00	988	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	902	7
Steers	Small 1	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,270	6
Steers	Small 1	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	964	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	907	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,415	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.93/cwt	111.00–135.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	534	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	961	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	555	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	993	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	853	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	867	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	653	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,084	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	673	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,131	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.24/cwt	142.00–145.50	806	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	854	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	647	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	5

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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