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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 14

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Receipts

261 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 127▲ 134 vs year ago 127 · +105.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 111, Bulls 24)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly 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 $197.11/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$197.11

125 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$51.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.43

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	201.10	1,364	76
Medium and Large 2	574	199.81	1,147	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	624	194.72	1,216	25
Medium and Large 3	507	166.00	842	5thin
Large 1-2	645	161.00	1,038	1thin
Small 1	553	150.00	830	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.10/cwt here — about $535 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 sale125 hd

197.11

—

VA average9 barns · 1,694 hd

217.54

−20.43

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	924	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	541	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,206	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	10
Steers	—	Small 1	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,176	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,286	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,134	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	613	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,355	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,367	13
Steers	—	Large 1-2	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,228	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,293	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	707	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,414	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	712	195.23/cwt	178.00–203.00	1,390	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	797	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,443	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,445	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,297	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,452	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	373	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	365	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	168.37/cwt	151.00–174.00	714	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	177.00/cwt	171.00–179.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	174.66/cwt	161.00–179.00	833	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	943	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	544	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,006	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	987	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,056	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	660	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,142	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,178	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,046	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	751	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,164	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,220	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	386	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	346	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	554	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	353	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,000	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,130	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	171.62/cwt	152.00–178.00	1,049	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	999	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.

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