Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 86, Bulls 34)

Value Added cattle and some Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.24/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$222.24

211 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$908

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

$112.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	240.45	1,535	80
Medium and Large 2-3	637	240.00	1,529	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	811	227.60	1,845	85
Medium and Large 2	650	191.96	1,247	23
Small 1	500	183.00	915	4thin
Medium and Large 3	539	163.03	879	10thin
Small 2	343	150.00	514	2thin
Medium and Large 4	489	128.25	627	4thin

One grade step is worth $112.20/cwt here — about $908 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

222.24

—

VA average7 barns · 815 hd

223.43

−1.19

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

82 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 4	—	670	102.78/cwt	90.00–115.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	177.75/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	190.15/cwt	157.50–201.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	725	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,833	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	203.31/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,145	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	174.48/cwt	148.00–210.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	873	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	188.19/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,246	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Small 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	464	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	606	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,485	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	155.00/cwt	125.00–185.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	215.60/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.92/cwt	125.00–165.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	243.93/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,061	4
Steers	Small 2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	602	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,505	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	637	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,529	3
Steers	Small 1	—	460	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	856	3
Steers	Small 1	—	620	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	844	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,215	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,067	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,400	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,553	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	668	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,603	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	160	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	92	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	798	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	456	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	569	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,166	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	625	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	953	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	891	2

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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