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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 14

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 11 →

Receipts

277 head

▼ 419 vs last sale 696▲ 20 vs year ago 257 · +7.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 131, Bulls 69)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.05/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$126.05

131 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$24.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.09

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	452	134.90	610	10thin
Medium and Large 1	599	129.43	775	67
Medium and Large 3	544	123.92	674	26
Medium and Large 2	564	121.41	685	12thin
Medium and Large 4	424	120.20	510	5thin
Small 1	544	110.18	600	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.72/cwt here — about $10 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 sale131 hd

126.05

—

VA average8 barns · 1,656 hd

132.14

−6.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 2	120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	144	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	255	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	433	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	641	4
Steers	—	Small 1	448	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	2
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	527	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	155.04/cwt	135.00–165.00	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	2
Steers	—	Small 1	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,027	20
Steers	—	Large 1-2	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	144.82/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,043	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	978	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,340	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	983	108.44/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,066	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,466	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	451	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	461	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	729	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	596	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	808	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	626	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	792	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	124.26/cwt	124.00–127.00	793	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	656	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	718	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	116.32/cwt	110.00–119.50	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	927	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	848	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	820	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	882	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Small 2	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Small 2	415	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	419	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	154.90/cwt	150.00–156.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	444	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	564	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	482	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	490	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	547	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	553	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	112.75/cwt	90.00–124.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	667	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	734	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	871	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue Dec 14, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 277Last week 696Year ago 257

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 131, Bulls 69)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	97.00	97.00
2	—	335	130.00	130.00
2	—	553	112.00	112.00
2	—	730	105.00	105.00
3	—	667	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	128.00	128.00
1	—	270	139.00	139.00
2	—	350	167.00	167.00
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
5	—	440	150.00–156.00	154.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	167.00	167.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
7	—	462	151.00	151.00
3	—	547	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	764	114.00	114.00
5	—	671	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	90.00–124.00	112.75
1	—	800	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	444	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	101.00	101.00
2	—	360	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	161.00	161.00
2	—	625	141.00	141.00
1	—	275	89.00	89.00
2	—	983	101.00–116.00	108.44
1	—	360	164.00	164.00
1	—	545	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	135.00	135.00
3	—	780	124.00	124.00
6	—	470	167.00	167.00
20	—	638	161.00	161.00
5	—	720	140.00–148.00	144.82
1	—	1,275	115.00	115.00
3	—	567	135.00–165.00	155.04
1	—	835	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	148.00	148.00
4	—	493	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	133.00	133.00
2	—	635	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	116.00	116.00
2	—	463	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	131.00	131.00
4	—	596	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	115.00	115.00
2	—	873	101.00	101.00
11	—	638	124.00–127.00	124.26
5	—	461	134.00	134.00
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
25	—	552	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	92.00	92.00
4	—	656	109.50	109.50
4	—	451	116.00	116.00
2	—	370	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
3	—	487	132.00	132.00
1	—	425	98.00	98.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
3	—	562	126.00	126.00
3	—	677	110.00–119.50	116.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	109.00	109.00
4	—	393	134.00	134.00
3	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
3	—	563	124.00	124.00
3	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	141.00	141.00
2	—	560	123.00	123.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.