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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 22

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Receipts

322 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 127▼ 103 vs year ago 425 · −24.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (141, Heifers, 130, Bulls 51)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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 $154.89/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$154.89

138 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Large 1-2

$84.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	408	175.00	713	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	631	163.33	1,030	27
Medium and Large 2	569	159.79	909	28
Medium and Large 1	692	153.58	1,062	61
Small 1	735	117.49	864	6thin
Medium and Large 3	504	115.20	581	5thin
Large 1-2	930	91.00	846	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.00/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 sale138 hd

154.89

—

VA average9 barns · 1,212 hd

160.67

−5.78

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

Every lot

92 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	777	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	752	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	484	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	527	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	928	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	343	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	166.50/cwt	153.00–170.00	952	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	994	12
Steers	—	Small 1	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	—	Small 1	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,012	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	—	Small 1	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	698	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,117	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,104	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	145.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,080	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	742	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,117	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	137.04/cwt	118.00–146.50	1,018	3
Steers	—	Small 1	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	858	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,236	12
Steers	—	Small 1	878	101.96/cwt	99.00–105.00	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	887	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,215	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	929	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,105	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	253	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	438	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	141.19/cwt	134.00–143.00	594	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	424	125.69/cwt	119.00–133.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	122.67/cwt	99.00–137.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.00/cwt	100.00–140.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	514	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	735	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	800	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	850	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	572	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	847	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	896	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	111.43/cwt	102.00–121.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	856	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,156	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	964	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,215	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	567	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	136.21/cwt	133.00–137.00	768	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	922	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	715	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	543	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	975	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	751	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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