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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 28

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Receipts

194 head

▼ 159 vs last sale 353▼ 342 vs year ago 536 · −63.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 97, Bulls 32)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.20/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$159.20

97 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$56.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.50

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	547	180.72	989	32
Medium and Large 2	592	162.65	963	25
Medium and Large 1	585	160.13	936	16thin
Medium and Large 3	476	128.09	610	12thin
Medium and Large 4	461	125.00	576	6thin
Small 2	340	125.00	425	1thin
Small 1	492	123.80	609	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.92/cwt here — about $380 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 sale97 hd

159.20

—

VA average6 barns · 1,165 hd

171.70

−12.50

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	350	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	986	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	148.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	725	3
Steers	—	Small 1	513	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,028	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,177	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	113.33/cwt	85.00–140.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	982	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,305	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,327	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	749	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,401	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,370	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	935	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,113	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,185	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	149.63/cwt	129.00–170.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	136.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	448	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	565	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,031	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	569	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,019	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	952	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	1,059	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	658	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,046	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,025	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,035	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	240	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	786	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	860	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	990	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	641	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,122	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	768	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	833	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	1,203	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,191	4

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 28, 2023

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

Receipts 194Last week 353Year ago 536

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 97, Bulls 32)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	157.00	157.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	149.00	149.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	805	154.00	154.00
2	—	473	195.00	195.00
5	—	660	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,185	100.00	100.00
5	—	527	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	161.00	161.00
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
3	—	488	146.00–150.00	148.65
2	—	578	85.00–140.00	113.33
1	—	935	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	88.00	88.00
8	—	563	209.00	209.00
4	—	463	213.00	213.00
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
4	—	753	182.00	182.00
7	—	646	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	749	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	166.50	166.50
5	—	661	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	393	129.00–170.00	149.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	565	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	121.00	121.00
2	—	355	128.00	128.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	119.00	119.00
6	—	560	170.00	170.00
3	—	480	164.00	164.00
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
5	—	672	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	136.00–139.00	136.51
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	513	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	131.00	131.00
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	91.00	91.00
1	—	390	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	184.25	184.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	183.00	183.00
4	—	641	175.00	175.00
2	—	738	143.00	143.00
3	—	532	186.00	186.00
3	—	432	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
2	—	400	194.00	194.00
5	—	470	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	129.00	129.00
2	—	768	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	138.00	138.00

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.