Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 92, Bulls 29)

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 $170.77/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$170.77

120 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$577

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$56.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.47

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	184.29	928	7thin
Medium and Large 1	719	178.43	1,284	77
Medium and Large 1-2	737	154.09	1,135	28
Medium and Large 2-3	608	153.00	930	4thin
Small 1	530	136.41	723	3thin
Small 2	275	127.50	351	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.79/cwt here — about $577 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 sale120 hd

170.77

—

VA average10 barns · 1,116 hd

183.24

−12.47

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

65 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	Small 1	—	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,056	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,229	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	930	4
Steers	Small 2	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Steers	Small 1	—	568	144.11/cwt	139.00–149.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	824	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,384	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Steers	Small 1	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	152.70/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	183.77/cwt	129.00–202.00	1,220	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	900	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,349	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	139.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	124.61/cwt	95.00–139.50	1,003	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	258	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	114.52/cwt	51.00–146.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	534	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	527	108.80/cwt	100.00–118.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	161.99/cwt	160.00–162.50	930	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	773	104.47/cwt	96.00–113.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	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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