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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Receipts

263 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 322▼ 215 vs year ago 478 · −45.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 69, Bulls 46)

Value Added 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 $147.78/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$147.78

148 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$24.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.81

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	156.42	1,063	53
Medium and Large 2	560	149.82	839	27
Medium and Large 1-2	863	140.50	1,213	66
Medium and Large 3	513	131.50	674	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.92/cwt here — about $389 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 sale148 hd

147.78

—

VA average7 barns · 1,181 hd

166.59

−18.81

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	643	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	157.73/cwt	147.00–163.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	871	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	967	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,084	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	856	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,198	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,253	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	926	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,139	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	968	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	958	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,090	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	284	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	366	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	349	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	130.19/cwt	98.00–145.00	544	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	834	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	973	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	389	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	147.06/cwt	145.00–148.00	485	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	471	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	803	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Receipts 263Last week 322Year ago 478

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 69, Bulls 46)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	151.00	151.00
2	—	643	150.00	150.00
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
3	—	435	147.00–163.00	157.73
7	—	541	161.00	161.00
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
7	—	376	171.00	171.00
2	—	968	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	100.00–105.00	102.53
6	—	453	173.00	173.00
14	—	562	172.00	172.00
1	—	610	154.00	154.00
10	—	657	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
8	—	750	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	926	123.00	123.00
56	—	884	141.75	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	856	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,035	94.00	94.00
4	—	560	143.00	143.00
7	—	632	132.00	132.00
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
8	—	418	98.00–145.00	130.19
4	—	491	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	140.00	140.00
1	—	210	128.00	128.00
2	—	753	112.00	112.00
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
5	—	431	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
4	—	349	125.00	125.00
3	—	463	130.00	130.00
4	—	284	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	169.00	169.00
5	—	575	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
1	—	325	148.00	148.00
1	—	255	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	145.00–148.00	147.06
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
2	—	268	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00

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.