Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Dairy Steers 1, Heifers 142, Bulls 12)

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 $235.36/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$235.36

211 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$164.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	245.05	1,245	38
Medium and Large 1	536	242.74	1,300	137
Medium and Large 2	479	216.39	1,036	27
Medium and Large 3	524	150.75	790	4thin
Small 1	422	149.00	629	3thin
Small 2	262	121.00	317	1thin
Medium and Large 4	780	81.00	632	1thin

One grade step is worth $164.05/cwt here — about $613 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 sale211 hd

235.36

—

VA average8 barns · 1,024 hd

230.02

+5.35

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	780	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	428	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,074	12
Steers	Small 1	—	262	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	242.30/cwt	131.00–246.00	1,330	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,142	18
Steers	Small 2	—	262	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Steers	Small 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	597	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	501	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,227	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	205.36/cwt	131.00–223.00	1,117	7
Steers	Small 1	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	188.04/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	467	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,186	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	660	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	220.68/cwt	220.00–221.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	12
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	581	244.49/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,420	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	783	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	455	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	250	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	169.81/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	288	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	869	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,072	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	530	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,039	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	449	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	452	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	509	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	509	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	935	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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