Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 280, Dairy Steers 2, Heifers 181, Bulls 45)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.94/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$216.94

279 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,015

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

$96.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	223.93	1,640	181
Medium and Large 1-2	803	220.58	1,771	62
Medium and Large 2-3	503	208.80	1,050	10thin
Medium and Large 2	628	183.55	1,152	14thin
Small 1	754	156.00	1,176	3thin
Medium and Large 3	495	133.33	660	7thin
Large 1-2	795	133.00	1,057	1thin
Medium and Large 4	490	127.50	625	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.43/cwt here — about $1,015 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 sale279 hd

216.94

—

VA average9 barns · 1,454 hd

224.68

−7.74

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	435	159.09/cwt	145.00–166.00	692	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,324	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	219.31/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,241	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	141.17/cwt	100.00–180.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	969	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Steers	Small 1	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	1
Steers	Small 1	—	668	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	807	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	844	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	617	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,259	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,179	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	248.50/cwt	238.00–252.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,100	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	8
Bulls	Small 1	—	505	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,950	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,176	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	212.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,565	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	278	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,517	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	954	211.16/cwt	196.00–215.00	2,014	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	927	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,993	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,877	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,155	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	171.15/cwt	107.50–231.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,529	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	249.18/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,388	38
Heifers	Small 1	—	468	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	952	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	121.66/cwt	87.50–157.50	505	2

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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