Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 5.00/cwt feeder heifer deleted. 5645lb Feeder Heifer deleted

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 289, Heifers 311, Bulls 29)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.76/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$219.76

304 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$697

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$86.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	223.72	1,292	119
Medium and Large 1	625	222.28	1,389	153
Medium and Large 2	524	210.19	1,102	18thin
Medium and Large 3	446	191.71	854	7thin
Small 1	576	155.20	895	5thin
Medium and Large 4	433	137.50	595	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.22/cwt here — about $697 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 sale304 hd

219.76

—

VA average12 barns · 2,484 hd

214.16

+5.60

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,111	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	226.76/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,297	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	651	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,400	10
Steers	Small 1	—	435	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	188.68/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,533	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	782	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	540	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	765	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	209.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,351	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	229.62/cwt	226.00–231.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	229.59/cwt	227.00–230.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	228.99/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,111	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,456	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	488	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,266	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	195.35/cwt	100.00–226.00	813	4
Steers	Small 2	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,435	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	247.88/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,656	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	237.82/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	205.82/cwt	152.50–223.00	1,721	4
Steers	Small 1	—	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,228	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	575	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,583	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	254.93/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,423	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	675	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,052	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,241	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	788	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,931	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	662	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,214	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	568	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	948	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,261	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	497	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	616	219.83/cwt	204.00–223.00	1,354	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	549	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	683	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	581	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	713	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	433	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	595	2

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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