Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 198, Bulls 54).

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.59/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$197.59

196 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,037

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$136.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.31

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	211.80	1,196	93
Medium and Large 2	502	211.40	1,062	30
Medium and Large 1-2	654	210.08	1,373	30
Medium and Large 2-3	520	206.00	1,071	7thin
Medium and Large 3	444	149.55	664	22
Small 1	492	138.83	684	6thin
Medium and Large 4	369	111.83	413	6thin
Small 2	213	75.00	159	2thin

One grade step is worth $136.80/cwt here — about $1,037 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 sale196 hd

197.59

—

VA average10 barns · 2,180 hd

211.90

−14.31

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

86 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	—	530	214.33/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	805	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,454	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	512	222.57/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	520	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,071	7
Steers	Small 1	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	239.82/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,525	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	262.66/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	184.78/cwt	122.50–200.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	2
Steers	Small 1Natural	—	672	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,111	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,066	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	573	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	598	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	493	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,311	6
Steers	Small 1	—	469	168.13/cwt	165.00–180.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	682	230.36/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	706	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,624	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	468	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	878	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	445	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,200	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	143.58/cwt	121.00–155.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	395	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	214.73/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,211	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	362	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,077	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	263	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	183.50/cwt	159.00–208.00	615	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	654	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	176.94/cwt	138.00–208.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	609	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	653	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,066	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	217.81/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,032	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	5
Heifers	Small 2	—	230	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	203.30/cwt	172.50–206.00	1,315	12

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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