Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 105, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.56/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$173.56

119 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$39.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	182.89	1,176	88
Medium and Large 2	581	148.59	863	17thin
Small 1	469	147.67	693	6thin
Medium and Large 3	529	143.75	760	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	483	143.00	691	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.89/cwt here — about $486 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 sale119 hd

173.56

—

VA average10 barns · 1,467 hd

178.33

−4.78

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

56 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 1	—	728	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,296	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,264	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	139.35/cwt	107.00–150.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.45/cwt	168.00–171.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	3
Steers	Small 1	—	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	5
Steers	Small 1	—	250	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,124	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	976	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	144.80/cwt	144.00–145.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	466	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	373	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	126.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.55/cwt	155.00–159.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	966	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	195	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	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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