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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 10

● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 13Jan 10Jan 17 →

Receipts

1,144 head

▲ 713 vs last sale 431▲ 1,076 vs year ago 68 · +1,582.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 650, Heifers 464, Bulls 30)

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 $173.86/cwt on 646 head.

Average price

$173.86

646 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$750

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

$88.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

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	557	187.00	1,042	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	651	181.59	1,182	374
Medium and Large 1	639	174.03	1,112	151
Medium and Large 2	536	158.26	848	62
Small 1	610	138.87	846	36
Medium and Large 3	527	112.55	593	11thin
Medium and Large 4	290	101.00	293	1thin
Small 2	295	99.00	292	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.00/cwt here — about $750 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 sale646 hd

173.86

—

VA average9 barns · 1,652 hd

174.18

−0.33

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

Every lot

113 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	290	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	293	1
Steers	—	Small 2	295	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	292	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	353	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	314	2
Steers	—	Small 1	363	134.13/cwt	117.00–140.00	487	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	603	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	385	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	839	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	177.13/cwt	123.00–185.00	801	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	456	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	935	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	456	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	524	4
Steers	—	Small 1	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	111.31/cwt	71.00–152.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	660	2
Steers	—	Small 1	550	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	855	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	161.38/cwt	126.00–164.00	889	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	552	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,076	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	557	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,042	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,105	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	191.60/cwt	177.00–192.50	1,071	35
Steers	—	Small 1	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	159.57/cwt	150.00–170.00	986	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	965	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	166.62/cwt	110.00–173.00	1,093	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,082	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,183	111
Steers	—	Small 1	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	659	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,166	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	155.52/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,134	13
Steers	—	Small 1	732	114.05/cwt	104.00–119.00	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	170.61/cwt	148.00–173.50	1,269	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,233	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,304	4
Steers	—	Small 1	827	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,067	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	165.13/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,400	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,212	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	288	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	270	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	257	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	99.72/cwt	95.00–105.00	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	338	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	361	117.83/cwt	100.00–127.00	425	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Small 2	420	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	149.77/cwt	137.00–155.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	141.21/cwt	71.00–157.00	611	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	473	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	156.39/cwt	137.00–158.00	754	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	148.80/cwt	130.00–150.00	801	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	544	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	696	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	961	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	563	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	321	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	156.05/cwt	110.00–159.00	885	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	573	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	987	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	147.11/cwt	101.00–153.50	937	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	159.02/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,027	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,095	72
Heifers	—	Small 1	653	108.20/cwt	105.00–109.00	707	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	662	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,112	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	147.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	992	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,082	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,198	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	749	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	981	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	753	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,258	28
Heifers	—	Small 1	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	106.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,025	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,285	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,043	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	554	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	855	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	763	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	855	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	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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