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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 26

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Receipts

322 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 269▲ 47 vs year ago 275 · +17.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 180, Bulls 32)

Value Added and Natural 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 $134.53/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$134.53

179 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	586	138.48	811	68
Medium and Large 1	640	137.95	883	66
Medium and Large 1-2	771	127.12	979	30
Medium and Large 3	495	125.08	619	8thin
Small 1	635	106.43	676	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $135 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 sale179 hd

134.53

—

VA average10 barns · 2,135 hd

143.35

−8.82

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Small 1	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	889	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	819	7
Steers	—	Small 1	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	2
Steers	—	Small 1	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,042	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	174.61/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,011	10
Steers	—	Small 1	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	165.43/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,047	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,018	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Small 1	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,139	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,092	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,161	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,172	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	—	Small 1	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	143.57/cwt	118.00–150.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	155.07/cwt	146.00–157.00	727	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	129.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	843	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	147.70/cwt	119.00–150.50	832	23
Heifers	—	Small 1	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	131.22/cwt	123.00–132.00	794	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	121.83/cwt	110.00–133.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	129.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	852	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	124.61/cwt	116.00–128.00	895	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	924	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	742	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	932	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	995	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	873	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,100	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	883	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,139	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	939	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	970	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	982	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	459	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	693	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	819	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	641	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	917	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	655	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 322Last week 269Year ago 275

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 180, Bulls 32)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	883	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	718	116.00–128.00	124.61
5	—	670	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	742	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	157.00	157.00
23	—	563	119.00–150.50	147.70
2	—	315	142.00	142.00
1	—	930	101.00	101.00
12	—	605	123.00–132.00	131.22
11	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
6	—	743	125.50	125.50
5	—	437	118.00–150.00	143.57
2	—	533	120.00–138.00	129.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	129.00	129.00
2	—	618	110.00–133.00	121.83
2	—	533	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	126.00	126.00
4	—	735	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	94.00	94.00
5	—	739	125.00	125.00
4	—	836	119.00	119.00
1	—	990	98.00	98.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
13	—	469	146.00–157.00	155.07
17	—	560	150.50	150.50
15	—	657	125.00–130.00	129.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
10	—	579	170.00–179.00	174.61
4	—	636	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	161.00	161.00
7	—	468	175.00	175.00
1	—	850	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	143.00	143.00
1	—	840	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	167.00	167.00
8	—	743	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	163.00	163.00
16	—	557	187.00	187.00
3	—	837	140.00	140.00
21	—	665	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	173.00	173.00
2	—	633	160.00–171.00	165.43
11	—	764	152.00	152.00
10	—	463	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
1	—	555	98.00	98.00
1	—	530	144.00	144.00
1	—	320	141.00	141.00
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	171.00	171.00
2	—	743	120.00	120.00
9	—	561	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	136.00	136.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	143.00	143.00
2	—	455	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
1	—	655	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	151.00	151.00

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.