Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 117, Bulls 26)

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 $209.86/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$209.86

133 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$95.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

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	455	243.20	1,107	15thin
Medium and Large 2	534	223.93	1,197	17thin
Medium and Large 1	649	206.99	1,343	92
Medium and Large 3	453	169.83	770	3thin
Large 1-2	630	157.50	992	2thin
Small 1	783	147.50	1,155	4thin

One grade step is worth $95.70/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale133 hd

209.86

—

VA average8 barns · 1,444 hd

219.06

−9.19

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

66 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 1Value Added	—	707	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	221.26/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	235.56/cwt	132.50–249.00	1,100	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	884	1
Steers	Small 1	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	215.79/cwt	169.00–218.00	1,392	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	225.99/cwt	222.00–226.50	1,250	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,089	1
Steers	Small 1	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,455	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	888	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,418	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	165.63/cwt	159.00–179.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	365	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	975	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	159.54/cwt	154.00–165.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	988	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	164.15/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,095	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	6
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	923	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,232	4

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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