Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 5435lb feeder bull deleted

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 253, Heifers 218, Bulls 60)

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 $245.12/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$245.12

249 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$969

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

$89.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	248.98	1,661	147
Medium and Large 2-3	648	248.00	1,607	24
Medium and Large 2	639	246.57	1,576	37
Medium and Large 1-2	720	240.85	1,734	33
Small 1	566	179.00	1,013	7thin
Medium and Large 3	435	159.00	692	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.98/cwt here — about $969 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 sale249 hd

245.12

—

VA average9 barns · 1,829 hd

240.88

+4.24

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	220.82/cwt	203.00–221.50	1,442	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	226.94/cwt	218.00–234.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,296	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	561	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	532	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,261	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.50/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	204.83/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	831	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	577	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	1,329	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	330	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,061	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	729	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,070	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	390	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	240.58/cwt	178.00–255.00	1,015	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	131.53/cwt	117.50–146.00	868	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	572	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	648	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,607	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	633	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,620	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	943	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	772	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	207.81/cwt	175.00–224.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	261.67/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	667	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,694	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	759	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	712	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	233.86/cwt	219.00–257.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Steers	Small 1	—	579	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,100	4
Steers	Small 1	—	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,773	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	250.34/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,675	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	3
Steers	Small 1	—	463	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	657	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,472	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	646	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	215.12/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,499	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	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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