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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Receipts

254 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 106▼ 154 vs year ago 408 · −37.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 105, Bulls 24)

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 $164.69/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$164.69

122 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$72.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	172.71	1,111	63
Medium and Large 2	555	172.23	956	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	740	160.54	1,188	16thin
Medium and Large 3	617	152.44	940	9thin
Small 1	544	142.47	775	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	630	139.00	876	2thin
Large 1-2	690	100.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.71/cwt here — about $421 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 sale122 hd

164.69

—

VA average11 barns · 1,377 hd

170.80

−6.11

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	1
Steers	—	Small 1	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Steers	—	Small 1	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	181.52/cwt	139.00–187.00	1,022	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,030	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	2
Steers	—	Small 1	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	175.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,135	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	3
Steers	—	Small 1	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	148.68/cwt	136.00–153.00	987	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	160.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,188	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	138.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,258	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	732	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	463	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	169.42/cwt	168.00–173.00	825	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	849	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	848	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	553	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	922	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	939	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	991	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	150.81/cwt	150.00–151.00	989	16
Heifers	—	Small 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	967	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,061	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	182.02/cwt	181.00–184.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	138.51/cwt	113.00–152.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	152.61/cwt	113.00–166.00	868	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	636	122.64/cwt	111.00–134.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	740	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	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 Aug 16, 2022

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

Receipts 254Last week 106Year ago 408

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 105, Bulls 24)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	120.00	120.00
13	—	569	162.00	162.00
3	—	547	155.00	155.00
10	—	739	130.00–131.00	130.80
3	—	877	121.00	121.00
7	—	487	168.00–173.00	169.42
4	—	639	147.00	147.00
16	—	656	150.00–151.00	150.81
1	—	255	151.00	151.00
1	—	360	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	167.00	167.00
2	—	758	121.00	121.00
2	—	335	173.00	173.00
12	—	544	156.00	156.00
8	—	652	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	124.00	124.00
2	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
3	—	463	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
2	—	575	156.00	156.00
3	—	655	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	758	160.00	160.00
1	—	533	145.00	145.00
18	—	563	139.00–187.00	181.52
28	—	647	170.00–177.00	175.47
1	—	655	167.00	167.00
4	—	910	130.00–141.00	138.23
3	—	458	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	740	160.00–163.00	160.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	533	145.00	145.00
4	—	659	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
6	—	484	150.00	150.00
3	—	578	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
4	—	664	136.00–153.00	148.68
7	—	566	182.00	182.00
4	—	443	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	111.00–134.00	122.64
4	—	569	113.00–166.00	152.61
4	—	468	177.00	177.00
3	—	388	181.00–184.00	182.02
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	69.00	69.00
1	—	290	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	564	113.00–152.00	138.51
1	—	305	189.00	189.00
1	—	800	99.00	99.00

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.