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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 6

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Receipts

469 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 302▼ 227 vs year ago 696 · −32.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Heifers 176, Bulls 47)

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 $163.68/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$163.68

243 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$765

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

$60.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

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	718	171.70	1,232	98
Medium and Large 1	719	164.93	1,186	97
Medium and Large 2	700	150.63	1,055	38
Medium and Large 3	675	132.00	891	1thin
Small 1	541	126.50	684	6thin
Small 2	418	111.67	467	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.04/cwt here — about $765 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 sale243 hd

163.68

—

VA average10 barns · 2,153 hd

170.13

−6.44

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

Every lot

82 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Steers	—	Small 2	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	757	1
Steers	—	Small 2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	449	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	940	7
Steers	—	Small 1	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,003	8
Steers	—	Small 1	550	131.00/cwt	121.00–141.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,014	19
Steers	—	Small 1	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,155	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,050	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	164.14/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,055	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	929	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	673	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,084	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	147.41/cwt	123.00–160.00	1,010	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,284	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	156.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,168	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	143.26/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,105	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	801	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,226	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,210	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	848	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,060	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,402	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	882	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,495	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	123.55/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,160	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	957	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,196	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	493	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	458	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	670	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	537	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	773	8
Heifers	—	Small 2	550	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	570	98.08/cwt	89.00–107.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	636	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	897	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	900	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	660	77.50/cwt	61.00–94.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	879	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	716	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	988	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	139.89/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,025	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	937	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,069	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	895	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,078	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	929	127.69/cwt	124.00–131.50	1,186	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	120	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	129	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	170.04/cwt	163.00–171.00	794	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	114.19/cwt	110.00–122.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	547	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	900	6
Bulls	—	Small 1	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	838	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	712	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Receipts 469Last week 302Year ago 696

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Heifers 176, Bulls 47)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	636	141.00	141.00
8	—	537	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	126.00	126.00
1	—	920	121.00	121.00
4	—	435	137.00	137.00
31	—	561	140.00	140.00
12	—	482	139.00	139.00
21	—	657	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	117.00	117.00
2	—	485	111.00	111.00
2	—	370	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	107.00	107.00
2	—	660	61.00–94.00	77.50
2	—	570	89.00–107.00	98.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	80.00	80.00
1	—	550	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	133.00	133.00
6	—	661	133.00	133.00
4	—	436	131.00	131.00
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
3	—	572	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	126.50	126.50
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
8	—	376	131.00	131.00
4	—	465	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	124.00–131.50	127.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	120.50	120.50
11	—	733	136.00–143.00	139.89
3	—	648	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
4	—	449	176.00	176.00
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
2	—	848	125.00	125.00
1	—	890	71.00	71.00
2	—	668	139.00	139.00
2	—	530	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	121.00–141.00	131.00
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
2	—	630	128.00	128.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	176.00	176.00
7	—	939	123.00–127.00	123.55
7	—	487	193.00	193.00
4	—	685	123.00–160.00	147.41
11	—	747	150.00–157.00	156.37
16	—	643	151.00–165.00	164.14
8	—	846	143.00	143.00
19	—	554	183.00	183.00
1	—	525	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	882	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	640	164.00	164.00
5	—	957	125.00	125.00
5	—	801	153.00	153.00
4	—	673	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	186.00	186.00
20	—	876	160.00	160.00
11	—	771	135.00–157.00	143.26
26	—	738	174.00	174.00
33	—	631	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	131.00	131.00
8	—	467	163.00–171.00	170.04
2	—	368	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	109.00	109.00
2	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	160.00	160.00
2	—	838	85.00	85.00
5	—	558	137.00	137.00
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
1	—	120	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	136.00	136.00
3	—	270	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	110.00–122.00	114.19

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.