Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2022-05-24

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 24

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Receipts

455 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 258▲ 155 vs year ago 300 · +51.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 176, Bulls 25)

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 $157.64/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$157.64

253 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$578

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$66.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.31

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	166.47	1,041	58
Medium and Large 1-2	706	159.24	1,123	145
Medium and Large 2	595	156.00	928	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	599	150.00	899	12thin
Small 1	534	134.78	720	9thin
Medium and Large 3	514	130.44	671	9thin
Small 2	465	99.67	463	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.81/cwt here — about $578 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 sale253 hd

157.64

—

VA average9 barns · 1,032 hd

162.95

−5.31

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

Every lot

71 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	623	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Steers	—	Small 2	445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	826	17
Steers	—	Small 1	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	610	5
Steers	—	Small 2	475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	838	7
Steers	—	Small 1	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	984	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,012	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	123.00/cwt	116.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	599	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	899	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,050	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	4
Steers	—	Small 1	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,072	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,088	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	143.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,069	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	916	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,264	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	947	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,136	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	1
Steers	—	Small 1	1,045	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,097	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	286	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	375	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	556	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	701	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	467	127.75/cwt	118.00–133.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	147.61/cwt	109.00–152.00	703	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	705	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	543	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	852	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	850	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	584	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	841	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	621	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	894	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	886	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	826	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	483	108.07/cwt	95.00–121.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	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 24, 2022

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

Receipts 455Last week 258Year ago 300

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 176, Bulls 25)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	139.00	139.00
1	—	950	114.00	114.00
11	—	548	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	130.00	130.00
2	—	595	116.00–130.00	123.00
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
1	—	710	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	105.00	105.00
3	—	525	142.00	142.00
2	—	325	143.00	143.00
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
2	—	460	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	459	180.00	180.00
50	—	612	171.50	171.50
3	—	382	163.00	163.00
11	—	539	182.50	182.50
9	—	716	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	101.00	101.00
2	—	475	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	646	166.00	166.00
23	—	570	177.50	177.50
7	—	479	175.00	175.00
4	—	745	143.00–145.00	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	120.00	120.00
2	—	855	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	916	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	599	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
10	—	656	135.00	135.00
26	—	563	151.00	151.00
5	—	483	146.00	146.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	543	117.00	117.00
3	—	467	118.00–133.00	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	136.00	136.00
2	—	550	122.00	122.00
1	—	720	93.00	93.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	144.00	144.00
6	—	665	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
13	—	476	109.00–152.00	147.61
1	—	360	114.00	114.00
5	—	661	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
8	—	561	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	83.00	83.00
1	—	460	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	461	152.00	152.00
9	—	396	140.50	140.50
22	—	559	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	593	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	95.00–121.00	108.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	136.00	136.00
2	—	723	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
1	—	390	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
1	—	630	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	132.00	132.00
4	—	439	140.00	140.00
1	—	785	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00

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.