Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 105 lb feeder steer deleted

State Grader Feeder Cattle (124, Heifers 157, Bulls 71)

Value Added Cattle and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.37/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$186.37

157 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$634

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

$105.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

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	542	205.70	1,114	20
Medium and Large 1	644	192.12	1,238	82
Medium and Large 2-3	604	191.00	1,154	4thin
Medium and Large 2	535	189.91	1,015	21
Small 1	594	165.62	984	13thin
Medium and Large 3	503	150.46	757	15thin
Medium and Large 4	550	130.00	715	1thin
Small 2	480	100.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.70/cwt here — about $634 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 sale157 hd

186.37

—

VA average10 barns · 2,060 hd

195.70

−9.33

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

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,137	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	131.72/cwt	100.00–142.50	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	604	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	561	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	207.64/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,177	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	988	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	604	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	168.34/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	184.44/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,190	15
Heifers	Small 1	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	638	148.45/cwt	117.50–156.00	947	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,077	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,120	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	588	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	534	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	885	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,987	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	924	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	626	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,465	6
Steers	Small 1	—	780	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	732	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,610	3
Steers	Small 1	—	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	230.96/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	204.17/cwt	142.50–235.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	192.71/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,239	8
Steers	Small 1	—	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	18
Steers	Small 1	—	459	159.19/cwt	150.00–177.50	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	493	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	445	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	966	5
Heifers	Small 1Natural	—	539	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	246.88/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,368	16
Heifers	Small 2	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	539	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	953	3

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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