Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 137, Bulls 29)

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 $235.39/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$235.39

208 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$813

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$85.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	243.01	1,580	151
Medium and Large 1-2	807	241.50	1,949	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	829	224.00	1,857	7thin
Medium and Large 2	597	215.35	1,285	19thin
Small 1	509	178.03	906	6thin
Small 2	488	159.17	777	3thin
Medium and Large 3	487	157.67	767	3thin

One grade step is worth $85.34/cwt here — about $813 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 sale208 hd

235.39

—

VA average11 barns · 1,416 hd

233.32

+2.07

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

70 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	—	1,000	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,047	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	451	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	764	220.08/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,681	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	644	229.60/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,479	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,173	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	308	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	950	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,341	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,994	2
Steers	Small 2	—	555	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	874	1
Steers	Small 2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	465	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	552	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	796	1
Steers	Small 1	—	440	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	788	2
Steers	Small 1	—	620	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	829	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,577	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	209.58/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	990	3
Steers	Small 1	—	485	176.58/cwt	169.00–184.00	856	2
Steers	Small 1	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	547	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	481	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	620	247.58/cwt	245.50–250.00	1,535	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,027	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	243.49/cwt	221.00–255.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	228.00/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	907	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	752	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	866	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	589	251.19/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,480	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	878	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	206.27/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,304	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	204.55/cwt	175.00–214.00	1,105	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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