Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 139, Heifers 157, Bulls 47)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.82/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$128.82

155 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$796

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

$82.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

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	685	141.14	967	57
Medium and Large 1	607	135.98	826	59
Medium and Large 2	561	116.17	652	19thin
Medium and Large 3	401	98.37	394	7thin
Small 1	485	97.20	472	5thin
Medium and Large 4	355	75.67	269	3thin
Small 2	293	58.20	171	5thin

One grade step is worth $82.94/cwt here — about $796 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 sale155 hd

128.82

—

VA average11 barns · 2,242 hd

138.62

−9.79

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

88 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 2	—	473	110.03/cwt	81.00–140.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	809	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,155	1
Steers	Small 1	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	Small 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	1
Steers	Small 2	—	265	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,051	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	877	149.82/cwt	148.00–150.50	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	979	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	974	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	904	7
Steers	Small 1	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	2
Steers	Small 1	—	535	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	551	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,118	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	907	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	528	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	920	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,045	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	909	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	155.05/cwt	145.00–159.00	871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	360	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	126.67/cwt	90.00–146.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	285	70.72/cwt	63.00–79.00	202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	837	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	358	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	143.06/cwt	134.00–154.00	890	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.16/cwt	110.00–130.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	107.79/cwt	91.00–124.00	456	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	325	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	192	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	263	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	415	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	325	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	593	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	215	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	67	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.95/cwt	89.00–139.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	377	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	400	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,115	19

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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