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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 19

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Receipts

269 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 443▼ 16 vs year ago 285 · −5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 97, Bulls 15)

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 $167.10/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$167.10

154 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$56.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.00

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	641	174.60	1,119	45
Medium and Large 1	628	174.17	1,094	78
Medium and Large 2	569	151.77	863	13thin
Medium and Large 3	542	136.33	738	9thin
Small 1	625	121.71	760	8thin
Small 2	595	118.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.60/cwt here — about $417 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 sale154 hd

167.10

—

VA average9 barns · 1,403 hd

165.10

+2.00

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	645	3
Steers	—	Small 1	423	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	793	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	927	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	566	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	838	4
Steers	—	Small 2	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	956	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	20
Steers	—	Small 1	661	122.33/cwt	112.00–129.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	697	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,199	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,039	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	986	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,155	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,291	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	766	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,249	7
Steers	—	Small 1	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,150	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	669	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	473	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	734	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	142.19/cwt	135.00–144.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	655	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	946	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	932	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	907	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,006	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 2	220	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	301	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	547	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	870	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	700	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	651	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 19, 2022

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

Receipts 269Last week 443Year ago 285

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 97, Bulls 15)

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	81.00	81.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
4	—	566	148.00	148.00
2	—	468	144.00	144.00
1	—	695	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	741	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	650	165.00	165.00
8	—	764	169.00	169.00
3	—	858	134.00	134.00
2	—	920	129.00	129.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
23	—	558	186.00	186.00
14	—	473	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	132.00	132.00
1	—	750	154.00	154.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
4	—	625	153.00	153.00
4	—	461	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	171.00	171.00
7	—	707	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	615	195.00	195.00
6	—	697	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	766	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	112.00–129.00	122.33
2	—	423	131.00	131.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
3	—	547	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
5	—	746	120.00	120.00
5	—	558	135.00–144.00	142.19
1	—	290	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	118.00	118.00
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	157.00	157.00
4	—	429	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	655	144.50	144.50
14	—	563	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	557	150.00	150.00
9	—	666	140.00	140.00
7	—	486	151.00	151.00
3	—	737	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	142.00	142.00

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.