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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 22

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Receipts

541 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 321▲ 457 vs year ago 84 · +544.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Holstein Steers 8, Heifers 219, Bulls 57)

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 $165.41/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$165.41

255 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$90.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

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	695	169.97	1,181	94
Medium and Large 1	648	167.52	1,086	89
Medium and Large 2	608	167.28	1,017	49
Medium and Large 2-3	827	146.00	1,207	7thin
Small 1	582	141.00	821	6thin
Medium and Large 3	609	133.75	814	8thin
Small 2	680	80.00	544	1thin
Medium and Large 4	920	79.00	727	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.97/cwt here — about $454 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 sale255 hd

165.41

—

VA average7 barns · 1,038 hd

169.15

−3.73

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

Every lot

91 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Steers	—	Small 1	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	646	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	181.02/cwt	150.00–191.00	862	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	184.32/cwt	177.00–185.00	883	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	501	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	952	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	2
Steers	—	Small 1	548	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	556	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,056	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	188.42/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,049	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,025	17
Steers	—	Small 1	613	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	141.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	896	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,063	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,045	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Steers	—	Small 2	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	681	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,226	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,032	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,218	15
Steers	—	Small 1	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,112	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	146.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,114	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,195	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	802	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,203	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	827	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,207	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,189	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,195	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	967	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,093	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	968	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,249	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,328	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,558	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	652	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	143.94/cwt	143.00–144.00	688	17
Heifers	—	Small 1	482	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	500	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	139.23/cwt	126.00–141.00	767	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	556	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	145.75/cwt	140.00–146.00	812	25
Heifers	—	Small 1	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	816	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	642	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	876	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	653	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	934	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	919	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	734	127.62/cwt	125.00–136.00	937	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	890	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	765	102.00/cwt	87.00–117.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,104	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	349	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	822	13
Bulls	—	Small 1	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	546	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	912	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	903	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	573	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	344	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	4

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 22, 2022

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

Receipts 541Last week 321Year ago 84

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Holstein Steers 8, Heifers 219, Bulls 57)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
8	—	476	150.00–191.00	181.02
2	—	378	172.00	172.00
17	—	560	183.00	183.00
6	—	760	140.00–148.00	146.62
2	—	635	137.00–145.00	141.06
11	—	655	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
3	—	468	138.00	138.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
2	—	653	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	964	124.00	124.00
2	—	688	150.00	150.00
7	—	852	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	149.00	149.00
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
2	—	548	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	177.00–185.00	184.32
3	—	1,107	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	191.00	191.00
2	—	540	170.00	170.00
1	—	675	136.00	136.00
27	—	648	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,320	118.00	118.00
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
25	—	557	175.00–189.00	188.42
1	—	410	133.00	133.00
7	—	754	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	113.00	113.00
15	—	692	176.00	176.00
5	—	786	152.00	152.00
15	—	550	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	802	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	681	180.00	180.00
4	—	501	190.00	190.00
13	—	556	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	827	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	139.00	139.00
4	—	579	141.00	141.00
17	—	734	125.00–136.00	127.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	127.00	127.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
3	—	458	121.00	121.00
2	—	363	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	144.00	144.00
5	—	464	140.50	140.50
17	—	551	126.00–141.00	139.23
3	—	275	131.00	131.00
4	—	639	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
1	—	305	133.00	133.00
6	—	377	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
1	—	285	124.00	124.00
6	—	642	121.00	121.00
2	—	765	87.00–117.00	102.00
4	—	566	120.00	120.00
3	—	482	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	119.00	119.00
25	—	649	135.00	135.00
3	—	368	141.00	141.00
4	—	856	129.00	129.00
17	—	478	143.00–144.00	143.94
25	—	557	140.00–146.00	145.75
18	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	653	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	60.00	60.00
4	—	765	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	349	169.00	169.00
11	—	546	167.00	167.00
13	—	462	178.00	178.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
3	—	490	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	648	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	69.00	69.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
4	—	561	161.00	161.00
8	—	438	174.00	174.00
1	—	750	121.00	121.00

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.