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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 13 →

Receipts

323 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 388▲ 43 vs year ago 280 · +15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 165, Bulls 43)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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 $158.13/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$158.13

164 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$559

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 2

$63.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	521	170.88	891	29
Medium and Large 2	514	160.03	822	36
Medium and Large 3	425	156.90	667	30
Medium and Large 1	616	155.83	960	48
Medium and Large 1-2	641	150.08	961	13thin
Medium and Large 4	471	148.60	700	5thin
Small 1	720	114.50	824	2thin
Small 2	310	107.00	332	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.88/cwt here — about $559 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 sale164 hd

158.13

—

VA average8 barns · 1,061 hd

156.28

+1.85

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

Every lot

81 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	155	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	209	1
Steers	—	Small 2	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Steers	—	Small 1	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	195.59/cwt	185.00–199.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Small 1	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,053	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	612	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	139.50/cwt	126.00–153.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	629	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,154	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,181	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,163	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,038	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,220	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	738	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,225	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,256	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	796	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,345	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	816	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,314	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	859	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,443	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,123	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,280	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,238	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,349	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	310	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	348	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	431	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	789	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	456	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	468	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	838	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	855	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	513	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	811	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	130.57/cwt	115.00–146.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	539	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	540	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	932	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	541	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	898	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	880	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	929	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,010	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,047	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,043	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	824	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	991	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	623	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	978	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	959	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	793	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	975	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	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.

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