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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 9

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Receipts

208 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 158▲ 15 vs year ago 193 · +7.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 75, Bulls 3)

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 $212.28/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$212.28

128 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$71.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	214.82	1,419	106
Medium and Large 2	582	206.64	1,203	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	295	181.00	534	2thin
Medium and Large 3	360	176.00	634	1thin
Small 1	410	143.00	586	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.82/cwt here — about $833 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 sale128 hd

212.28

—

VA average9 barns · 1,212 hd

223.68

−11.40

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	225.05/cwt	183.00–231.00	839	9
Steers	—	Small 1	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,111	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,189	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	240.09/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,330	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	219.45/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,407	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,424	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	195.62/cwt	175.00–206.00	1,403	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	847	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	917	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,632	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	292	146.35/cwt	141.00–149.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	749	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	190.24/cwt	188.00–190.50	809	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	902	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,014	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,075	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,172	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,175	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,219	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	786	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,352	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	928	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,299	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,118	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,118	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	598	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	945	2

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 208Last week 158Year ago 193

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 75, Bulls 3)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
5	—	622	188.50	188.50
6	—	477	189.00	189.00
9	—	425	188.00–190.50	190.24
11	—	535	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	100.00	100.00
2	—	928	140.00	140.00
3	—	642	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	187.00	187.00
2	—	575	187.00	187.00
4	—	681	179.00	179.00
3	—	292	141.00–149.00	146.35
1	—	405	179.00	179.00
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
4	—	479	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	141.00	141.00
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	384	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	175.00–206.00	195.62
5	—	656	217.00	217.00
29	—	554	210.00–243.00	240.09
9	—	373	183.00–231.00	225.05
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
11	—	457	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	235.00	235.00
29	—	917	178.00	178.00
4	—	745	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	221.00	221.00
2	—	458	166.00	166.00
8	—	641	210.00–225.00	219.45
1	—	370	151.00	151.00
1	—	755	191.00	191.00
1	—	810	183.00	183.00
1	—	345	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	207.00	207.00
3	—	847	185.00	185.00

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.