Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 253, Heifers 186, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.52/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$238.52

250 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$905

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

$120.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

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	542	268.96	1,456	80
Medium and Large 1	596	234.91	1,399	122
Medium and Large 2	527	205.73	1,084	39
Small 1	452	167.00	754	3thin
Medium and Large 3	500	161.71	809	3thin
Small 2	372	148.33	552	3thin

One grade step is worth $120.62/cwt here — about $905 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 sale250 hd

238.52

—

VA average9 barns · 1,585 hd

226.77

+11.76

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

74 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 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	230.02/cwt	166.00–239.00	1,486	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	864	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	244.06/cwt	213.00–245.00	1,362	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	561	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,518	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	479	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,265	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	142.54/cwt	132.50–152.50	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	208.80/cwt	162.00–224.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	384	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,274	1
Steers	Small 2	—	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	156.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	225.38/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Steers	Small 1	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	623	244.47/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,523	14
Steers	Small 1	—	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	185.18/cwt	179.00–205.00	1,363	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	580	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,299	6
Steers	Small 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	188.67/cwt	167.00–210.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,361	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	852	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	440	168.67/cwt	162.00–182.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	563	139.78/cwt	130.00–150.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	414	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	212.12/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,122	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	609	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,297	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	181.31/cwt	156.00–205.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,058	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	665	2
Heifers	Small 2	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.38/cwt	132.00–194.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	471	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,060	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,157	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	169.56/cwt	147.50–192.50	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	186.92/cwt	165.00–210.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	918	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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