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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 92, Bulls 40)

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 $250.16/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$250.16

112 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 4

$175.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.19

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	350	275.00	963	2thin
Small 1	420	258.33	1,085	3thin
Medium and Large 1	561	251.76	1,412	72
Medium and Large 1-2	637	249.00	1,586	34
Medium and Large 4	435	100.00	435	1thin

One grade step is worth $175.00/cwt here — about $528 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 sale112 hd

250.16

—

VA average10 barns · 1,860 hd

233.96

+16.19

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

59 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 1Natural	—	464	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,253	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	504	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,235	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,253	5
Steers	Small 1	—	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	239.33/cwt	219.00–242.00	1,527	14
Steers	Small 1	—	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,191	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	228.96/cwt	175.00–290.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	159.55/cwt	130.00–175.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	219.44/cwt	180.00–239.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	228.61/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,285	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	643	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	223.52/cwt	215.00–224.50	1,486	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	554	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	974	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Small 1	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	592	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,510	30

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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