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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 2

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Receipts

158 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 415▼ 147 vs year ago 305 · −48.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 67, Bulls 14)

Value Added and Natural 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 $183.50/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$183.50

77 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$745

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

$126.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.91

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	490	244.00	1,196	11thin
Medium and Large 1	642	220.68	1,418	21
Medium and Large 2	539	200.61	1,082	15thin
Medium and Large 3	532	170.89	909	5thin
Small 1	382	117.90	450	25

One grade step is worth $126.10/cwt here — about $745 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 sale77 hd

183.50

—

VA average10 barns · 976 hd

223.41

−39.91

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1	322	111.00/cwt	105.00–180.00	357	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	655	2
Steers	—	Small 1	418	133.62/cwt	110.00–188.00	559	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	221.24/cwt	161.00–231.00	1,020	7
Steers	—	Small 1	488	113.81/cwt	110.00–129.00	555	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,196	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	206.12/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,154	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,377	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,391	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	654	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,478	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	170.15/cwt	148.00–192.00	1,251	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	191.68/cwt	190.00–192.00	916	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,025	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	191.23/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,101	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	577	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,125	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,140	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,200	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	655	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,182	12
Heifers	—	Small 1	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,318	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,218	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	190	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,059	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	152.37/cwt	147.00–158.00	960	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	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 May 2, 2023

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

Receipts 158Last week 415Year ago 305

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 67, Bulls 14)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	116.00	116.00
1	—	905	139.00	139.00
6	—	478	190.00–192.00	191.68
5	—	576	180.00–194.00	191.23
3	—	630	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
1	—	700	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
4	—	635	189.00	189.00
4	—	554	185.00	185.00
2	—	425	180.00	180.00
2	—	375	184.00	184.00
1	—	760	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	152.00	152.00
2	—	570	149.00	149.00
1	—	290	142.50	142.50
2	—	628	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	195.00	195.00
12	—	655	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,070	105.00	105.00
1	—	960	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	147.00–158.00	152.37
2	—	343	223.00	223.00
1	—	465	209.00	209.00
1	—	190	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	890	129.00	129.00
1	—	740	195.00	195.00
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
7	—	461	161.00–231.00	221.24
4	—	560	181.00–215.00	206.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	180.00	180.00
2	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	110.00–129.00	113.81
13	—	322	105.00–180.00	111.00
7	—	418	110.00–188.00	133.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	235.00	235.00
2	—	735	148.00–192.00	170.15
5	—	641	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	490	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	654	226.00	226.00

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.