Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 119, Bulls 23)

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 $240.02/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$240.02

169 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$960

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$124.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	249.82	1,647	96
Medium and Large 1-2	687	239.32	1,643	37
Medium and Large 2	636	237.50	1,510	24
Medium and Large 3	607	184.00	1,117	5thin
Small 1	659	163.28	1,076	6thin
Small 2	550	125.00	688	1thin

One grade step is worth $124.82/cwt here — about $960 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 sale169 hd

240.02

—

VA average10 barns · 1,749 hd

239.77

+0.25

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

81 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 1-2Natural	—	619	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,560	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	797	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,320	1
Steers	Small 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,179	1
Steers	Small 1	—	765	156.08/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	703	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,476	2
Steers	Small 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	591	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	196.75/cwt	187.50–206.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Steers	Small 1	—	590	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	988	1
Steers	Small 1	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	590	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	559	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,470	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	647	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	628	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,280	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	674	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Small 2	—	255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	300	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	515	156.25/cwt	135.00–167.50	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	152.94/cwt	137.50–167.50	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	197.67/cwt	151.00–221.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	184.54/cwt	140.00–215.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	211.71/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	156.86/cwt	152.50–161.00	596	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	533	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	872	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	192.50/cwt	165.00–220.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	729	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,793	5

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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