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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 4

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Receipts

276 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 269▼ 137 vs year ago 413 · −33.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 117, Bulls 26)

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 $209.86/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$209.86

133 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$95.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

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	455	243.20	1,107	15thin
Medium and Large 2	534	223.93	1,197	17thin
Medium and Large 1	649	206.99	1,343	92
Medium and Large 3	453	169.83	770	3thin
Large 1-2	630	157.50	992	2thin
Small 1	783	147.50	1,155	4thin

One grade step is worth $95.70/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale133 hd

209.86

—

VA average8 barns · 1,444 hd

219.06

−9.19

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	235.56/cwt	132.50–249.00	1,100	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	221.26/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,040	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	—	Small 1	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	225.99/cwt	222.00–226.50	1,250	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,266	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	215.79/cwt	169.00–218.00	1,392	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,089	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	693	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,455	12
Steers	—	Small 1	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,418	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	888	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,510	2
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	923	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,431	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,407	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	159.54/cwt	154.00–165.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	365	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	718	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	864	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	906	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	921	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	947	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,001	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	988	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,091	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	164.15/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,095	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	707	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,202	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,197	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,218	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,232	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,237	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	975	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	583	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	799	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	453	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	906	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	970	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	165.63/cwt	159.00–179.00	969	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,012	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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Receipts 276Last week 269Year ago 413

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 117, Bulls 26)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	170.00	170.00
4	—	800	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	181.00	181.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
17	—	555	178.00	178.00
14	—	667	164.00–165.00	164.15
8	—	476	193.50	193.50
3	—	717	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	525	144.00	144.00
1	—	465	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	166.00	166.00
5	—	538	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	975	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	195.00	195.00
11	—	430	201.00	201.00
4	—	455	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	81.00	81.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
5	—	519	182.50	182.50
5	—	472	192.00	192.00
2	—	638	171.00	171.00
2	—	333	154.00–165.00	159.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	221.00	221.00
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
7	—	470	216.00–225.00	221.26
1	—	650	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	181.00	181.00
1	—	420	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	132.50–249.00	235.56
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	201.00	201.00
21	—	645	169.00–218.00	215.79
18	—	553	222.00–226.50	225.99
1	—	390	211.00	211.00
1	—	685	159.00	159.00
9	—	788	180.00	180.00
2	—	938	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	820	170.00	170.00
12	—	693	210.00	210.00
2	—	888	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	402	250.00	250.00
6	—	535	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	159.00–179.00	165.63
4	—	480	202.00	202.00
2	—	268	202.00	202.00
1	—	850	119.00	119.00
1	—	715	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	197.50	197.50
7	—	365	219.00	219.00
2	—	453	200.00	200.00
1	—	715	150.00	150.00

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.