Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 111, Bulls 24)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.11/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$197.11

125 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$51.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.43

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	201.10	1,364	76
Medium and Large 2	574	199.81	1,147	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	624	194.72	1,216	25
Medium and Large 3	507	166.00	842	5thin
Large 1-2	645	161.00	1,038	1thin
Small 1	553	150.00	830	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.10/cwt here — about $535 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 sale125 hd

197.11

—

VA average9 barns · 1,694 hd

217.54

−20.43

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	Medium and Large 1	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,367	13
Steers	Small 1	—	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	195.23/cwt	178.00–203.00	1,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	541	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,206	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	797	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,443	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	613	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.00/cwt	171.00–179.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	751	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	544	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,006	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	171.62/cwt	152.00–178.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	365	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,178	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	174.66/cwt	161.00–179.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	707	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,414	13
Heifers	Small 2	—	325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	660	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,142	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,046	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.37/cwt	151.00–174.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2

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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