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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Receipts

321 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 237▲ 281 vs year ago 40 · +702.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 123, Bulls 16)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.02/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$179.02

182 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$70.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

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	641	186.41	1,196	130
Medium and Large 2-3	416	169.00	703	4thin
Medium and Large 1	682	164.67	1,124	36
Medium and Large 2	720	152.22	1,096	9thin
Medium and Large 3	590	144.00	850	1thin
Small 1	920	115.50	1,063	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.91/cwt here — about $133 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 sale182 hd

179.02

—

VA average9 barns · 1,485 hd

168.38

+10.65

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

Every lot

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	416	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	490	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,019	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	183.27/cwt	176.00–185.00	973	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	589	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,157	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	638	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,193	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,128	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	677	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,252	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	156.35/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,135	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	739	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,219	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,122	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	4
Steers	—	Small 1	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Steers	—	Small 1	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	933	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	552	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	927	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	876	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	866	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	632	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	961	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	859	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	943	9
Heifers	—	Small 1	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	548	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	941	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	957	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	983	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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Receipts 321Last week 237Year ago 40

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 123, Bulls 16)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,130	87.00	87.00
3	—	543	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	141.50	141.50
2	—	778	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	656	172.00	172.00
14	—	726	150.00–163.00	156.35
5	—	531	176.00–185.00	183.27
1	—	625	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	138.00	138.00
32	—	638	187.00	187.00
12	—	490	208.00	208.00
30	—	677	185.00	185.00
18	—	739	165.00	165.00
34	—	589	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	149.00	149.00
3	—	670	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,025	91.00	91.00
2	—	593	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
1	—	960	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	143.50	143.50
2	—	475	154.00	154.00
7	—	558	157.00	157.00
1	—	615	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	165.00	165.00
34	—	552	168.00	168.00
32	—	632	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	134.00	134.00
5	—	564	153.50	153.50
4	—	489	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	585	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	145.00	145.00

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.