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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 31

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Receipts

214 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 252▲ 7 vs year ago 207 · +3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 89, Bulls 9)

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 $173.59/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$173.59

116 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

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

$61.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.58

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	182.18	1,192	37
Medium and Large 2	580	177.00	1,027	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	829	174.00	1,442	61
Small 1	458	141.53	648	2thin
Medium and Large 3	620	122.67	761	3thin
Medium and Large 4	547	120.27	658	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.91/cwt here — about $534 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 sale116 hd

173.59

—

VA average6 barns · 747 hd

182.17

−8.58

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

Every lot

53 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 1	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	869	2
Steers	—	Small 1	458	141.53/cwt	136.00–147.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	468	125.40/cwt	119.00–132.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,072	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,131	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,174	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,260	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	184.93/cwt	174.00–193.00	1,237	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	759	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,336	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,205	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,442	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	480	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	532	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	894	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	958	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	151.49/cwt	146.00–153.00	962	14
Heifers	—	Small 1	678	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,081	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	992	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	989	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,127	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	498	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	682	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	790	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	561	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 Jan 31, 2023

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

Receipts 214Last week 252Year ago 207

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 89, Bulls 9)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	860	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	119.00–132.00	125.40
1	—	705	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.00	177.00
5	—	577	196.00	196.00
3	—	765	170.00	170.00
4	—	465	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,070	140.00	140.00
7	—	669	174.00–193.00	184.93
1	—	820	147.00	147.00
1	—	600	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	187.00	187.00
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
1	—	735	151.00	151.00
2	—	455	191.00	191.00
1	—	505	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	829	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	190.00	190.00
4	—	759	176.00	176.00
3	—	628	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	136.00–147.00	141.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	159.00	159.00
2	—	498	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	178.00	178.00
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	989	114.00	114.00
10	—	599	160.00	160.00
12	—	682	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	121.00	121.00
2	—	480	100.00–108.00	104.00
1	—	765	86.00	86.00
2	—	678	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	147.00	147.00
7	—	546	156.00	156.00
2	—	755	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	154.00	154.00
14	—	635	146.00–153.00	151.49
8	—	559	160.00	160.00
5	—	449	159.50	159.50
6	—	732	135.50	135.50
1	—	515	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
2	—	455	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	164.00	164.00

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.