Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 171, Bulls 40)

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 $162.49/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$162.49

171 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$683

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

$51.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

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	604	171.76	1,037	71
Medium and Large 1	612	166.23	1,018	47
Medium and Large 2	537	166.19	892	21
Medium and Large 3	462	144.06	666	17thin
Small 1	566	123.19	697	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	333	120.00	400	2thin
Small 2	295	120.00	354	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $683 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 sale171 hd

162.49

—

VA average10 barns · 1,404 hd

162.69

−0.20

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

76 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	—	830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	663	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,324	5
Steers	Small 1	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,077	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	730	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	438	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	999	12
Steers	Small 1	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,234	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	205.93/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,347	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	546	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	661	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	196.14/cwt	162.00–207.00	1,057	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	6
Steers	Small 1	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	182.86/cwt	131.00–192.00	1,291	14
Steers	Small 1	—	467	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,340	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	452	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	524	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	980	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	607	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,068	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	507	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	110.31/cwt	80.00–121.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	449	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	696	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	652	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	808	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	544	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	162.90/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,081	7
Heifers	Small 2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.14/cwt	163.00–164.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	848	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	576	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,060	6

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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