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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 7

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Receipts

243 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 214▲ 6 vs year ago 237 · +2.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 92, Bulls 29)

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 $170.77/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$170.77

120 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$577

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2

$56.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.47

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	184.29	928	7thin
Medium and Large 1	719	178.43	1,284	77
Medium and Large 1-2	737	154.09	1,135	28
Medium and Large 2-3	608	153.00	930	4thin
Small 1	530	136.41	723	3thin
Small 2	275	127.50	351	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.79/cwt here — about $577 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 sale120 hd

170.77

—

VA average10 barns · 1,116 hd

183.24

−12.47

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

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 2	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	3
Steers	—	Small 1	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	991	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,035	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	9
Steers	—	Small 1	568	144.11/cwt	139.00–149.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	930	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,259	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	183.77/cwt	129.00–202.00	1,220	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,056	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	737	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,349	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	152.70/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,176	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,229	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	824	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,384	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,413	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	258	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	527	108.80/cwt	100.00–118.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	883	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	114.52/cwt	51.00–146.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Small 2	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	161.99/cwt	160.00–162.50	930	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	976	4
Heifers	—	Small 2	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,028	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	773	104.47/cwt	96.00–113.00	808	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	124.61/cwt	95.00–139.50	1,003	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	139.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	463	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	528	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	986	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,021	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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Receipts 243Last week 214Year ago 237

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 92, Bulls 29)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	113.00	113.00
5	—	552	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	137.00	137.00
2	—	258	128.00	128.00
4	—	527	100.00–118.00	108.80
2	—	773	96.00–113.00	104.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	162.00	162.00
2	—	338	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
2	—	415	163.00	163.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	523	157.00	157.00
10	—	672	153.00	153.00
1	—	735	142.00	142.00
10	—	574	160.00–162.50	161.99
5	—	468	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	115.00	115.00
9	—	805	95.00–139.50	124.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	166.00	166.00
4	—	638	153.00	153.00
7	—	550	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	135.00	135.00
3	—	558	51.00–146.00	114.52
2	—	378	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	81.00	81.00
1	—	660	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	695	152.00	152.00
13	—	785	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	191.00	191.00
6	—	488	203.00	203.00
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
4	—	770	140.00–157.00	152.70
9	—	560	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	139.00–149.00	144.11
1	—	455	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
3	—	450	194.00	194.00
3	—	528	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	824	168.00	168.00
12	—	664	129.00–202.00	183.77
7	—	900	157.00	157.00
9	—	737	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	188.00	188.00
3	—	332	130.00–144.00	139.43
2	—	545	181.00	181.00
2	—	383	174.00	174.00
1	—	440	183.00	183.00
1	—	250	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
2	—	528	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	126.00	126.00
2	—	323	155.00	155.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	750	138.00	138.00
2	—	670	149.00	149.00
1	—	485	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
1	—	380	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	152.00	152.00

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.