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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 27

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Receipts

441 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 269▼ 12 vs year ago 453 · −2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Heifers 143, Bulls 66)

Value Added and Natural 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 $154.21/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$154.21

231 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$64.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

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	725	163.64	1,187	99
Medium and Large 1	747	158.40	1,183	71
Medium and Large 2	658	150.73	992	26
Medium and Large 2-3	725	141.00	1,022	6thin
Small 1	553	130.00	719	10thin
Small 2	613	122.67	752	3thin
Medium and Large 3	682	117.29	800	7thin
Large 1-2	808	109.67	886	3thin
Medium and Large 4	502	98.83	496	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.81/cwt here — about $691 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 sale231 hd

154.21

—

VA average9 barns · 1,585 hd

165.86

−11.65

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

Every lot

98 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	295	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	292	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	365	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	296	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	430	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	305	1
Steers	—	Small 1	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	815	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	480	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	494	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	855	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Steers	—	Small 2	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	—	Small 1	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	168.31/cwt	161.00–169.00	919	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	549	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	961	4
Steers	—	Small 1	550	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	721	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,034	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	603	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	138.98/cwt	134.00–144.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	634	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,110	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,095	8
Steers	—	Small 1	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,137	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,099	18
Steers	—	Large 1-2	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,022	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	140.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	152.27/cwt	131.00–158.00	1,124	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	155.34/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,199	22
Steers	—	Small 2	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	833	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	138.34/cwt	119.00–145.00	1,159	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	887	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,437	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,035	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,294	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,072	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,286	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,098	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,318	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,212	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,453	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,584	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	285	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	274	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	443	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	453	100.99/cwt	99.00–105.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	126.93/cwt	121.00–129.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	160.79/cwt	160.00–161.00	783	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	539	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	555	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	823	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	570	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	888	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.95/cwt	109.00–136.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	652	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	942	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	686	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	974	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	716	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,010	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	928	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,071	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	124.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,080	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	878	100.42/cwt	91.00–110.00	882	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	148.90/cwt	131.00–158.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	135.90/cwt	126.00–139.00	727	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	901	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	874	18
Bulls	—	Small 1	668	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	728	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue Sep 27, 2022

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

Receipts 441Last week 269Year ago 453

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Heifers 143, Bulls 66)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
1	—	430	71.00	71.00
1	—	365	81.00	81.00
1	—	480	83.00	83.00
2	—	603	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
1	—	855	129.00	129.00
2	—	555	117.00–124.00	120.53
1	—	505	109.00	109.00
2	—	833	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	138.00–149.00	140.66
1	—	925	120.00	120.00
1	—	895	123.00	123.00
2	—	608	134.00–144.00	138.98
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
11	—	546	161.00–169.00	168.31
2	—	453	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
4	—	651	137.00	137.00
3	—	550	130.00–133.00	131.00
1	—	295	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	128.00	128.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	185.00	185.00
15	—	738	131.00–158.00	152.27
1	—	1,200	101.00	101.00
6	—	838	119.00–145.00	138.34
12	—	657	173.00	173.00
16	—	568	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	887	162.00	162.00
6	—	494	173.00	173.00
18	—	672	163.50	163.50
22	—	772	153.00–157.00	155.34
3	—	1,072	120.00	120.00
8	—	648	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	715	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,098	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,453	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,035	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	122.00	122.00
2	—	940	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	175.00	175.00
18	—	634	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
17	—	553	163.00	163.00
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
7	—	478	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	123.00	123.00
2	—	668	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	657	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	126.00–139.00	135.90
2	—	350	178.00	178.00
6	—	458	131.00–158.00	148.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	375	111.00	111.00
1	—	570	87.00	87.00
3	—	652	106.00	106.00
3	—	443	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	81.00	81.00
3	—	453	99.00–105.00	100.99
1	—	285	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
8	—	458	121.00–129.00	126.93
5	—	539	124.00	124.00
1	—	610	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
3	—	557	141.00	141.00
5	—	469	158.00	158.00
2	—	878	91.00–110.00	100.42
5	—	615	142.00	142.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
2	—	383	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	140.00	140.00
12	—	556	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	870	120.00–125.00	124.18
8	—	731	127.00	127.00
2	—	425	164.00	164.00
14	—	487	160.00–161.00	160.79
9	—	659	143.00	143.00
3	—	623	109.00–136.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	793	135.00	135.00
7	—	621	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	686	142.00	142.00

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.