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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 4

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Receipts

257 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 441▼ 66 vs year ago 323 · −20.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 152, Heifers 72, Bulls 33)

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 $163.10/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$163.10

150 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$57.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	175.59	885	17thin
Medium and Large 3	405	170.00	689	1thin
Medium and Large 1	791	166.43	1,317	89
Medium and Large 1-2	994	154.61	1,536	38
Medium and Large 4	567	128.54	729	3thin
Small 1	410	118.50	486	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.09/cwt here — about $399 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 sale150 hd

163.10

—

VA average8 barns · 995 hd

165.31

−2.21

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	604	2
Steers	—	Small 1	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	451	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	834	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	875	3
Steers	—	Small 1	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	163.72/cwt	149.00–179.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,008	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	567	128.54/cwt	109.00–138.00	729	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	165.20/cwt	133.00–172.00	1,085	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,195	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,196	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,178	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,145	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	148.69/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,242	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	864	166.92/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,442	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,012	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,609	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,254	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	215	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	295	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	348	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	139.43/cwt	124.00–143.00	743	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	795	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	567	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	892	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	894	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4Value Added	433	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	446	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	882	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	594	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	838	8
Bulls	—	Small 1	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4Value Added	753	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Receipts 257Last week 441Year ago 323

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 152, Heifers 72, Bulls 33)

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
2	—	528	172.00	172.00
2	—	755	156.00	156.00
2	—	318	190.00	190.00
7	—	451	185.00	185.00
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
2	—	380	190.00	190.00
1	—	830	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	109.00–138.00	128.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	864	163.00–168.00	166.92
2	—	733	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	159.00	159.00
3	—	468	187.00	187.00
2	—	530	149.00–179.00	163.72
3	—	835	146.00–150.00	148.69
1	—	1,140	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,005	143.00	143.00
6	—	554	182.00	182.00
12	—	657	133.00–172.00	165.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,012	159.00	159.00
3	—	895	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
7	—	656	136.00	136.00
7	—	556	143.00	143.00
2	—	848	105.00	105.00
4	—	770	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	129.00	129.00
3	—	567	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	81.00	81.00
2	—	348	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
5	—	667	134.00	134.00
5	—	437	145.00	145.00
10	—	533	124.00–143.00	139.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	103.00	103.00
2	—	753	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	594	141.00	141.00
5	—	475	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	159.00	159.00
1	—	535	161.00	161.00
1	—	330	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	149.00	149.00

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.