Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1064, Heifers 763, Bulls 37)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.11/cwt on 1,053 head.

Average price

$245.11

1,053 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$973

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

$100.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

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	577	260.88	1,505	64
Medium and Large 1	636	248.00	1,577	909
Medium and Large 2	550	224.10	1,232	44
Small 1	549	171.86	943	29
Small 2	485	162.50	788	1thin
Medium and Large 3	471	161.88	762	4thin
Medium and Large 4	333	160.00	533	2thin

One grade step is worth $100.88/cwt here — about $973 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 sale1,053 hd

245.11

—

VA average8 barns · 2,283 hd

239.01

+6.10

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

114 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 1	—	480	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,171	9
Steers	Small 1	—	293	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	3
Steers	Small 1	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	3
Steers	Small 1	—	713	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,212	3
Steers	Small 1	—	464	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	800	5
Steers	Small 1	—	551	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,295	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	2
Steers	Small 2	—	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	938	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	487	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	761	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	333	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	533	2
Steers	Small 1	—	636	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	498	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	977	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	558	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,339	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	195.19/cwt	170.00–204.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	251.41/cwt	175.00–255.00	1,446	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	232.43/cwt	156.00–237.00	1,525	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	263.90/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,327	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	231.32/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,749	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	251.34/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,521	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	254.40/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,450	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	582	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,589	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	240.14/cwt	235.50–273.00	1,815	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	276.78/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,711	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,205	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	829	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	551	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,559	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	653	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	684	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	244.82/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,618	254
Bulls	Small 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	872	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	388	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	335	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	641	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,237	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	167.72/cwt	150.00–171.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	225.34/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,061	32
Heifers	Small 2	—	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	218.73/cwt	120.00–227.00	1,177	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	937	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	881	14
Steers	Small 1	—	415	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	550	1
Steers	Small 1	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	225.06/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,260	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	210.29/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,363	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,481	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	748	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,429	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,071	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	213.10/cwt	211.50–233.00	1,394	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	195.52/cwt	180.00–210.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	225.13/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,063	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	178.53/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	189.18/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	220.46/cwt	206.00–222.00	1,248	43
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	765	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,014	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	369	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	638	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	463	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	671	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	553	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	272	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	677	8

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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