Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 144, Bulls 25)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.58/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$135.58

142 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$786

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 2

$99.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	612	147.74	905	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	700	143.33	1,003	12thin
Medium and Large 2	506	141.78	717	32
Medium and Large 1	572	141.66	810	52
Medium and Large 3-4	635	121.00	768	3thin
Medium and Large 3	522	117.13	611	8thin
Small 1	568	111.70	634	10thin
Medium and Large 4	433	87.00	377	3thin
Small 2	247	48.00	118	3thin

One grade step is worth $99.74/cwt here — about $786 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 sale142 hd

135.58

—

VA average5 barns · 1,102 hd

140.68

−5.10

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

95 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 1-2	—	361	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	892	7
Steers	Small 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Small 2	—	115	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.50/cwt	114.00–168.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	768	7
Steers	Small 2	—	250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Steers	Small 2	—	310	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	126.03/cwt	85.00–147.00	975	3
Steers	Small 1	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	558	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	1
Steers	Small 1	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	136.09/cwt	119.00–142.00	1,185	4
Steers	Small 1	—	717	108.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	150.22/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	166.18/cwt	145.00–168.00	1,092	13
Steers	Small 1	—	845	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,257	6
Steers	Small 1	—	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	852	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	681	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,158	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	137.47/cwt	118.00–147.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	548	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	408	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	553	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.60/cwt	171.00–186.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	615	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	505	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	475	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	674	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,004	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	515	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	415	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	779	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	135	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	51	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	747	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	461	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	560	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	899	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	759	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	111.77/cwt	102.00–115.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	832	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	683	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	3
Heifers	Small 2	—	355	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	720	5
Heifers	Small 2	—	250	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	717	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	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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