Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 199, Bulls 82)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.59/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$207.59

197 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,103

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$178.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.27

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	228.73	1,253	26
Medium and Large 1	666	215.14	1,433	126
Medium and Large 1-2	577	204.25	1,178	12thin
Medium and Large 3	531	188.93	1,002	14thin
Small 1	538	155.38	836	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	470	140.00	658	2thin
Medium and Large 4	428	133.75	572	2thin
Large 1-2	925	127.50	1,179	1thin
Small 2	300	50.00	150	1thin

One grade step is worth $178.73/cwt here — about $1,103 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 sale197 hd

207.59

—

VA average10 barns · 2,513 hd

227.86

−20.27

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

84 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	—	1,035	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,423	1
Steers	Small 1	—	632	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,490	1
Steers	Small 1	—	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,735	7
Steers	Small 1	—	551	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,041	4
Steers	Small 1	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Steers	Small 1	—	428	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	880	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,654	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,386	6
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	568	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,710	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,529	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	451	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	807	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	902	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,966	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	549	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,345	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,343	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	380	153.75/cwt	142.50–165.00	584	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	453	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,296	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	646	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	548	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	932	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	459	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	838	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	552	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	952	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	795	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	477	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,432	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,176	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	925	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	880	6
Heifers	Small 2	—	300	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,300	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,176	4

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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