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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 3

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Receipts

305 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 322▲ 103 vs year ago 202 · +51.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 94, Bulls 55)

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 $154.99/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$154.99

153 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$69.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.45

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	165.70	1,030	90
Medium and Large 2	600	153.36	920	22
Medium and Large 1-2	911	140.13	1,276	15thin
Large 1-2	680	140.00	952	1thin
Small 1	542	135.81	735	11thin
Medium and Large 3	561	131.14	736	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	709	116.00	822	5thin
Medium and Large 4	598	96.50	577	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.20/cwt here — about $454 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 sale153 hd

154.99

—

VA average9 barns · 1,436 hd

165.44

−10.45

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

Every lot

85 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 3	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	641	1
Steers	—	Small 1	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	3
Steers	—	Small 1	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	824	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	2
Steers	—	Small 1	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	635	4
Steers	—	Small 1	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	925	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,008	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	2
Steers	—	Small 1	583	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Steers	—	Small 1	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,072	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,017	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	709	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	822	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Small 1	733	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,198	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	774	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,122	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,236	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,081	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,368	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,590	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	136.30/cwt	129.00–144.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	400	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	144.80/cwt	141.00–146.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	473	107.62/cwt	87.00–117.50	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	520	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	535	129.06/cwt	117.00–135.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	2
Heifers	—	Small 2	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	134.46/cwt	131.00–135.00	848	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	640	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	121.79/cwt	118.00–127.00	811	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	123.75/cwt	109.00–139.00	459	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	167.97/cwt	165.00–170.00	642	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	449	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	741	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	128.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	607	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	555	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	125.44/cwt	105.00–147.00	709	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	750	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	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 May 3, 2022

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

Receipts 305Last week 322Year ago 202

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 94, Bulls 55)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
3	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	583	134.00	134.00
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	733	120.00–130.00	124.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	155.00	155.00
2	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	875	125.00	125.00
5	—	544	170.00	170.00
3	—	430	164.00	164.00
4	—	774	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	910	95.00	95.00
2	—	573	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,445	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	178.00	178.00
10	—	443	186.00	186.00
3	—	835	127.00	127.00
2	—	948	114.00	114.00
3	—	650	140.00	140.00
2	—	855	110.00–120.00	115.03
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
31	—	642	167.00	167.00
25	—	554	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	858	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	127.00	127.00
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
16	—	545	148.00	148.00
4	—	421	146.00	146.00
4	—	489	148.00	148.00
7	—	631	131.00–135.00	134.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	79.00	79.00
1	—	400	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	141.00–146.00	144.80
2	—	430	143.00	143.00
2	—	568	136.00	136.00
6	—	535	145.00	145.00
7	—	666	118.00–127.00	121.79
2	—	758	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	129.00–144.00	136.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	72.00	72.00
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
4	—	450	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	87.00–117.50	107.62
6	—	535	117.00–135.00	129.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	145.00	145.00
4	—	371	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	135.00	135.00
2	—	638	119.00	119.00
2	—	515	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	165.00	165.00
1	—	905	88.00	88.00
1	—	390	172.00	172.00
3	—	520	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	119.00	119.00
6	—	471	125.00–131.00	128.92
1	—	870	81.00	81.00
1	—	750	87.00	87.00
4	—	371	109.00–139.00	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	89.00	89.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	159.00	159.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
4	—	565	105.00–147.00	125.44
5	—	382	165.00–170.00	167.97
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	680	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	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.