Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 130, Bulls 47)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.17/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$210.17

188 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$991

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

$106.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.23

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	223.25	1,521	107
Medium and Large 1-2	745	216.16	1,611	35
Medium and Large 2	536	214.40	1,148	15thin
Medium and Large 3	485	167.22	811	18thin
Small 1	566	156.25	884	8thin
Medium and Large 4	454	116.50	529	5thin

One grade step is worth $106.75/cwt here — about $991 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 sale188 hd

210.17

—

VA average10 barns · 1,547 hd

227.40

−17.23

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

89 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 1Value Added	—	947	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,529	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	225.39/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	211.60/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	895	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	121.90/cwt	105.00–139.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	932	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	365	128.66/cwt	110.00–135.00	470	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	346	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,187	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	620	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	203	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	187.29/cwt	132.50–240.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	539	2
Steers	Small 1	—	583	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	933	2
Steers	Small 1	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Small 1	—	632	160.62/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,566	1
Steers	Small 1	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	165.11/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	433	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 4Value Added	—	508	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	771	212.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,640	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	915	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	899	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	770	124.25/cwt	117.50–127.50	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	195.41/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,266	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,186	16
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	869	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	478	90.08/cwt	85.00–95.00	431	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	557	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	135.38/cwt	132.50–136.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.06/cwt	130.00–206.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	269	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2

How this sale compares

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