Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 318, Bulls 14)

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 $175.15/cwt on 315 head.

Average price

$175.15

315 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$855

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

$95.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	180.73	1,210	116
Medium and Large 2-3	669	179.23	1,199	26
Medium and Large 2	565	176.83	998	28
Medium and Large 1-2	783	175.62	1,375	125
Medium and Large 3	618	139.93	864	13thin
Small 1	554	139.00	770	4thin
Small 2	340	100.00	340	1thin
Medium and Large 4	418	85.00	355	2thin

One grade step is worth $95.73/cwt here — about $855 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 sale315 hd

175.15

—

VA average7 barns · 1,404 hd

183.50

−8.35

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

70 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 1-2Natural	—	654	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,295	27
Steers	Small 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.94/cwt	180.00–198.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	193.97/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,430	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	737	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	531	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,395	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	869	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,608	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	249.23/cwt	241.00–251.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	508	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	755	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,152	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	533	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,303	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	589	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,355	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	418	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	140.10/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,628	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	578	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,094	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,138	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	192.84/cwt	181.00–204.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	155.61/cwt	135.00–161.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,261	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	109.60/cwt	99.00–120.00	847	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,566	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,426	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	638	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	651	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,276	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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