Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 89, Bulls 9)

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 $173.59/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$173.59

116 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$61.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.58

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	182.18	1,192	37
Medium and Large 2	580	177.00	1,027	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	829	174.00	1,442	61
Small 1	458	141.53	648	2thin
Medium and Large 3	620	122.67	761	3thin
Medium and Large 4	547	120.27	658	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.91/cwt here — about $534 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 sale116 hd

173.59

—

VA average6 barns · 747 hd

182.17

−8.58

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

53 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 3	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	468	125.40/cwt	119.00–132.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,442	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,260	5
Steers	Small 1	—	458	141.53/cwt	136.00–147.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	184.93/cwt	174.00–193.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	790	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	989	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	958	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	480	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	499	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,081	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	678	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	151.49/cwt	146.00–153.00	962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	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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