Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 107, Bulls 28)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.17/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$228.17

124 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$733

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$77.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	233.02	1,575	76
Medium and Large 1-2	606	231.90	1,406	26
Medium and Large 2	557	221.53	1,234	17thin
Medium and Large 4	290	161.00	467	1thin
Medium and Large 3	623	157.50	980	2thin
Small 1	540	156.00	842	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.02/cwt here — about $733 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 sale124 hd

228.17

—

VA average6 barns · 1,000 hd

226.26

+1.91

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

62 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	—	552	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,391	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	181.71/cwt	167.50–196.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,300	12
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,552	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,741	2
Steers	Small 1	—	540	156.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	634	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	732	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	558	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	618	227.12/cwt	204.00–240.00	1,404	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,013	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	941	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	858	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	230.22/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	203.98/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	214.34/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,157	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	206.15/cwt	200.00–207.00	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	593	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	212.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,238	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Natural	—	485	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	616	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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