Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 78, Bulls 52)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.61/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$268.61

78 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$773

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$191.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	281.62	1,533	48
Medium and Large 1-2	584	256.72	1,499	18thin
Medium and Large 2	534	253.30	1,351	10thin
Small 1	785	190.00	1,492	1thin
Medium and Large 3	845	90.00	761	1thin

One grade step is worth $191.62/cwt here — about $773 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 sale78 hd

268.61

—

VA average7 barns · 725 hd

274.46

−5.85

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

60 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 1-2Natural	—	791	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	192.40/cwt	185.00–200.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	511	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	294.27/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,682	3
Steers	Small 1	—	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	175.50/cwt	100.00–251.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	592	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,518	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,400	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	383	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	718	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,385	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,241	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1

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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