Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 209, Bulls 69)

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 $131.98/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$131.98

204 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$52.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

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	498	139.67	695	30
Medium and Large 1	615	138.65	853	92
Medium and Large 2	560	129.66	726	49
Medium and Large 3	474	114.69	544	22
Medium and Large 4	455	110.00	501	3thin
Small 1	431	97.86	422	7thin
Small 2	445	87.00	387	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.67/cwt here — about $308 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 sale204 hd

131.98

—

VA average7 barns · 1,611 hd

141.57

−9.59

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

96 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 1-2Value Added	—	966	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,030	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	937	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	490	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	985	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	575	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	139.06/cwt	136.00–142.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	120.03/cwt	110.00–139.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	3
Steers	Small 1	—	618	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Steers	Small 1	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	163.01/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,071	20
Steers	Small 1	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Steers	Small 1	—	474	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	555	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	908	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	803	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,177	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	973	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	671	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	98.60/cwt	86.00–114.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.72/cwt	95.00–163.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	109.58/cwt	98.00–121.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	878	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	899	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	369	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	90.74/cwt	90.00–91.00	517	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	473	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	115.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	452	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	508	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	350	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	613	148.01/cwt	148.01–148.01	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	894	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	136.96/cwt	136.00–137.00	756	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	128.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	373	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	126.33/cwt	115.00–130.00	484	8
Heifers	Small 2	—	445	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	387	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	394	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	103.53/cwt	81.00–125.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	4

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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