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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 13

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 30Sep 13Sep 20 →

Receipts

360 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 323▼ 2 vs year ago 362 · −0.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 129, Bulls 11)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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 $170.53/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$170.53

218 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$63.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	618	184.37	1,140	60
Medium and Large 1	734	171.55	1,259	107
Medium and Large 2	609	159.78	973	40
Small 1	712	132.33	942	3thin
Medium and Large 3	553	121.13	670	8thin

One grade step is worth $63.24/cwt here — about $470 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 sale218 hd

170.53

—

VA average10 barns · 1,819 hd

173.46

−2.93

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	854	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	904	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	185.76/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,005	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	945	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	551	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	997	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	606	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	596	189.30/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,128	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	603	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	1
Steers	—	Small 1	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	183.11/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,165	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,074	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	652	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,174	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	181.64/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,201	18
Steers	—	Small 1	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	167.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,224	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	161.44/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,188	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	1
Steers	—	Small 1	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	138.22/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,186	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,172	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,187	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	968	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,558	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,252	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	837	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	174.17/cwt	161.00–178.00	833	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	533	62.48/cwt	61.00–64.00	333	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	833	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	870	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	586	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	885	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	114.21/cwt	97.00–131.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	961	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	664	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,036	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	733	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	984	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	111.63/cwt	107.00–114.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	115.04/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,061	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	855	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	2

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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