Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 177, Bulls 43)

Value Added 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 $191.66/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$191.66

177 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$686

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

$104.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

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	537	209.56	1,125	52
Medium and Large 1	609	200.55	1,222	62
Medium and Large 2	544	191.55	1,042	33
Medium and Large 3	486	162.97	793	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	613	128.93	790	7thin
Small 1	634	119.17	756	6thin
Small 2	418	105.00	439	2thin

One grade step is worth $104.56/cwt here — about $686 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 sale177 hd

191.66

—

VA average9 barns · 1,944 hd

188.65

+3.01

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

77 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	Small 1	—	630	162.58/cwt	152.50–172.50	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,149	1
Steers	Small 1	—	820	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	773	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	171.35/cwt	140.00–203.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	205.39/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	692	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	562	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,186	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	455	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Small 1	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	418	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	439	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	435	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,171	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	782	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	211.06/cwt	199.00–218.00	1,843	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	230.44/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,489	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,790	3
Steers	Small 1	—	578	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,391	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,652	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	658	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	483	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,273	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,334	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	173.39/cwt	100.00–195.00	1,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	371	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	734	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	646	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	880	81.30/cwt	70.00–93.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	395	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	162.64/cwt	157.50–167.50	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	2
Bulls	Small 2	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	851	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	965	7

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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