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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 12

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Receipts

443 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 413▼ 572 vs year ago 1,015 · −56.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 234, Bulls 28)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.70/cwt on 233 head.

Average price

$132.70

233 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$65.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.54

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	146.34	721	26
Medium and Large 1	726	135.71	986	96
Medium and Large 3	373	135.32	505	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	874	128.20	1,121	99
Small 1	706	115.89	818	9thin
Medium and Large 4	685	81.00	555	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.34/cwt here — about $166 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 sale233 hd

132.70

—

VA average9 barns · 1,478 hd

142.25

−9.54

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

Every lot

72 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	407	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	563	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Steers	—	Small 1	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	145.00/cwt	139.00–146.00	644	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	758	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	—	Small 1	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	864	3
Steers	—	Small 1	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	174.23/cwt	120.00–177.00	988	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,007	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	147.77/cwt	132.00–153.00	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	163.81/cwt	137.00–166.00	1,071	37
Steers	—	Small 1	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,165	14
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	2
Steers	—	Small 1	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,132	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,253	6
Steers	—	Small 1	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	988	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,314	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	135.32/cwt	121.00–148.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	149.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	707	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	728	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	801	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	833	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	857	19
Heifers	—	Small 1	663	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	685	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	118.67/cwt	100.00–129.00	869	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,036	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	39
Heifers	—	Small 1	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,174	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	952	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,161	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	123.99/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,278	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,246	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,354	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	153.22/cwt	146.00–160.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Receipts 443Last week 413Year ago 1,015

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 234, Bulls 28)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,025	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	454	167.00	167.00
2	—	988	133.00	133.00
4	—	632	132.00–153.00	147.77
4	—	329	171.00	171.00
3	—	550	157.00	157.00
7	—	444	139.00–146.00	145.00
1	—	765	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	567	120.00–177.00	174.23
37	—	654	137.00–166.00	163.81
1	—	545	158.00	158.00
2	—	795	137.00	137.00
2	—	368	172.00	172.00
14	—	733	159.00	159.00
14	—	480	180.00	180.00
1	—	845	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	129.00	129.00
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
2	—	550	133.00	133.00
1	—	970	118.00	118.00
1	—	435	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	160.00	160.00
3	—	277	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	157.00	157.00
5	—	475	161.00	161.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
1	—	350	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	151.00	151.00
2	—	320	146.00–160.00	153.22
1	—	625	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	144.00–150.00	149.13
6	—	556	144.00	144.00
6	—	432	156.00	156.00
4	—	371	152.00	152.00
2	—	775	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	121.00–148.00	135.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	559	149.00	149.00
23	—	1,031	102.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	1,093	114.00	114.00
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
19	—	654	131.00	131.00
3	—	952	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,265	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,145	109.00	109.00
14	—	479	152.00	152.00
4	—	732	100.00–129.00	118.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	117.00	117.00
2	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	925	106.00	106.00
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	947	124.00	124.00
21	—	770	134.50	134.50
39	—	858	129.00	129.00

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.