Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 165, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.22/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$176.22

165 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$58.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

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	486	183.81	894	21
Medium and Large 1	496	182.01	903	87
Medium and Large 2	534	175.23	936	39
Medium and Large 3	484	148.10	716	10thin
Small 2	295	140.00	413	1thin
Small 1	511	133.67	683	6thin
Medium and Large 4	415	125.00	519	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.81/cwt here — about $375 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 sale165 hd

176.22

—

VA average11 barns · 2,015 hd

182.40

−6.17

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

71 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	Small 1	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	398	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	796	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	469	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	872	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	333	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	542	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	215.75/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	762	2
Steers	Small 1	—	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,254	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	459	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,244	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	208.34/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,323	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	228.10/cwt	171.00–234.00	1,065	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	382	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	684	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	173.98/cwt	171.00–175.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	448	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	908	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	893	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	166.67/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	180.65/cwt	179.00–184.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	174.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	973	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	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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