Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 75, Bulls 3)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.28/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$212.28

128 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$71.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	214.82	1,419	106
Medium and Large 2	582	206.64	1,203	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	295	181.00	534	2thin
Medium and Large 3	360	176.00	634	1thin
Small 1	410	143.00	586	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.82/cwt here — about $833 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 sale128 hd

212.28

—

VA average9 barns · 1,212 hd

223.68

−11.40

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

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	190.24/cwt	188.00–190.50	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	195.62/cwt	175.00–206.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	240.09/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,330	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	917	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,632	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,189	4
Steers	Small 1	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	847	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	219.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,014	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,118	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	225.05/cwt	183.00–231.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	928	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	786	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,111	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	146.35/cwt	141.00–149.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1

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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