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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 15

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Receipts

127 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 239▼ 557 vs year ago 684 · −81.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 66, Heifers 44, Bulls 17)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are 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 $157.75/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$157.75

66 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	588	159.50	937	4thin
Medium and Large 1	625	158.99	993	36
Medium and Large 1-2	649	158.87	1,031	23
Small 1	675	132.00	891	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $46 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 sale66 hd

157.75

—

VA average11 barns · 2,147 hd

162.43

−4.68

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	635	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	799	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	514	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	981	9
Steers	—	Small 1	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,062	3
Steers	—	Small 1	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,106	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	11
Steers	—	Small 1	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	143.67/cwt	115.00–152.50	529	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	438	117.03/cwt	111.00–123.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	135.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	751	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	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.

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