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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 17

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Receipts

256 head

▼ 888 vs last sale 1,144▲ 188 vs year ago 68 · +276.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 105, Bulls 30)

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 $173.56/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$173.56

119 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

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

$39.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	182.89	1,176	88
Medium and Large 2	581	148.59	863	17thin
Small 1	469	147.67	693	6thin
Medium and Large 3	529	143.75	760	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	483	143.00	691	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.89/cwt here — about $486 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 sale119 hd

173.56

—

VA average10 barns · 1,467 hd

178.33

−4.78

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

Every lot

56 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	—	Small 1	250	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	253	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	771	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	976	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	691	4
Steers	—	Small 1	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	169.45/cwt	168.00–171.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,124	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	903	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,264	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,296	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,185	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	788	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,300	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	139.35/cwt	107.00–150.00	1,154	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	195	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	199	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	488	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	373	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	451	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	575	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	466	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	158.55/cwt	155.00–159.00	752	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	731	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	23
Heifers	—	Small 1	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	991	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	966	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,070	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,048	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	348	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	144.80/cwt	144.00–145.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	126.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	822	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	875	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	543	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	124.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	812	3

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 Jan 17, 2023

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

Receipts 256Last week 1,144Year ago 68

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 105, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	728	144.00	144.00
9	—	652	152.00	152.00
1	—	295	133.00	133.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	128.00	128.00
9	—	474	155.00–159.00	158.55
6	—	433	160.00	160.00
23	—	552	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	119.00	119.00
4	—	373	121.00	121.00
1	—	935	94.00	94.00
3	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	195	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	154.00	154.00
2	—	653	148.00	148.00
5	—	481	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	158.00	158.00
5	—	715	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	151.00	151.00
7	—	319	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
3	—	455	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
20	—	662	191.00	191.00
4	—	828	107.00–150.00	139.35
2	—	518	168.00–171.00	169.45
4	—	755	157.00	157.00
4	—	323	173.00	173.00
16	—	559	201.00	201.00
10	—	469	208.00	208.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
5	—	448	172.00	172.00
3	—	585	171.00	171.00
1	—	380	99.00	99.00
5	—	636	140.00–144.00	141.99
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	716	181.00	181.00
6	—	788	165.00	165.00
4	—	850	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	157.00	157.00
1	—	250	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	178.00	178.00
5	—	342	144.00–145.00	144.80
3	—	672	121.00–127.00	124.93
3	—	518	169.00	169.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	121.00–131.00	126.00
2	—	543	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	125.00	125.00

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.