Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 121, Bulls 22)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.03/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$214.03

123 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$750

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

$136.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

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	585	236.95	1,385	37
Medium and Large 1	557	217.71	1,213	55
Medium and Large 2	548	196.16	1,075	22
Medium and Large 3	530	149.00	790	3thin
Small 1	441	144.40	637	5thin
Medium and Large 4	635	100.00	635	1thin

One grade step is worth $136.95/cwt here — about $750 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 sale123 hd

214.03

—

VA average8 barns · 798 hd

219.01

−4.98

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

64 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	—	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	181.18/cwt	175.00–200.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	214.71/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,385	10
Steers	Small 1	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	676	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	443	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	710	2
Steers	Small 1	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,261	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	195.67/cwt	159.00–202.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	214.57/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,105	8
Steers	Small 1	—	353	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,297	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,216	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	173.99/cwt	160.00–181.00	912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	798	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,333	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	848	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	566	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,050	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	978	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	111.76/cwt	108.00–119.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	5
Steers	Small 1	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	815	3

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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