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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 7

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Receipts

127 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 194▼ 112 vs year ago 239 · −46.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 52, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated, Natural cattle are Weaned

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 $153.58/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$153.58

52 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$56.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.59

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	542	171.11	927	19thin
Medium and Large 1	612	152.32	932	17thin
Medium and Large 2	527	144.42	760	7thin
Small 1	555	127.50	708	8thin
Medium and Large 3	485	115.00	558	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.11/cwt here — about $370 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 sale52 hd

153.58

—

VA average10 barns · 1,878 hd

176.18

−22.59

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	991	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	184.93/cwt	140.00–200.00	884	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	209.47/cwt	196.00–214.00	1,165	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,413	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,179	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	1,315	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,289	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	275	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	256	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	145.97/cwt	113.00–186.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	442	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	162.74/cwt	141.00–174.00	788	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	932	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	986	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,077	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	138.25/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,001	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	863	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,165	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1	230	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	361	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	784	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	823	5
Bulls	—	Small 1	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	194.49/cwt	190.00–202.00	887	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	939	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	947	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,104	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	143.48/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,033	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,155	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Receipts 127Last week 194Year ago 239

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 52, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated, Natural cattle are Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	93.00	93.00
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
3	—	442	139.00	139.00
2	—	905	111.00	111.00
1	—	390	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	157.00	157.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
6	—	484	141.00–174.00	162.74
1	—	425	171.00	171.00
4	—	724	136.00–139.00	138.25
1	—	370	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	171.00	171.00
2	—	373	184.00	184.00
6	—	433	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	665	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	113.00–186.00	145.97
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
1	—	760	139.00	139.00
1	—	625	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	98.00	98.00
1	—	710	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	140.00–200.00	184.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	214.00	214.00
4	—	673	210.00	210.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	181.00	181.00
4	—	556	196.00–214.00	209.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	219.00	219.00
3	—	552	200.00	200.00
2	—	720	141.00–146.00	143.48
2	—	650	154.00	154.00
2	—	535	177.00	177.00
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
8	—	456	190.00–202.00	194.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	129.00	129.00
1	—	855	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	157.00	157.00
2	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	430	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	219.00	219.00
1	—	515	181.00	181.00
6	—	465	202.00	202.00

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.