Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 154, Bulls 70)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.10/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$236.10

159 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$825

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

$98.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	250.17	1,631	74
Medium and Large 2	549	241.43	1,325	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	647	232.03	1,501	48
Medium and Large 2-3	537	212.22	1,141	9thin
Small 1	628	194.56	1,222	9thin
Medium and Large 3	531	151.75	806	4thin

One grade step is worth $98.42/cwt here — about $825 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 sale159 hd

236.10

—

VA average8 barns · 1,380 hd

238.16

−2.06

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

87 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 2	—	633	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	211.37/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	217.57/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,375	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	265.10/cwt	191.00–271.00	1,487	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	233.62/cwt	210.00–261.00	1,453	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,085	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	Small 1	—	458	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	847	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	793	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Small 1	—	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	2
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	938	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	175.16/cwt	140.00–210.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	178.98/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,281	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	468	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	871	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	618	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,144	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	179.64/cwt	146.00–206.00	862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.86/cwt	177.50–213.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Small 2	—	253	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,264	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,154	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	189.28/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,270	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	161.52/cwt	147.50–180.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	233.46/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,569	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	933	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	186.91/cwt	142.50–230.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,624	1
Steers	Small 1	—	518	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,010	3

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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