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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 23

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 16May 23Jun 6 →

Receipts

369 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 278▼ 86 vs year ago 455 · −18.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Dairy Steers 1, Heifers 142, Bulls 12)

Value Added and Most 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 $235.36/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$235.36

211 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$164.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

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	508	245.05	1,245	38
Medium and Large 1	536	242.74	1,300	137
Medium and Large 2	479	216.39	1,036	27
Medium and Large 3	524	150.75	790	4thin
Small 1	422	149.00	629	3thin
Small 2	262	121.00	317	1thin
Medium and Large 4	780	81.00	632	1thin

One grade step is worth $164.05/cwt here — about $613 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 sale211 hd

235.36

—

VA average8 barns · 1,024 hd

230.02

+5.35

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

Every lot

70 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	605	1
Steers	—	Small 1	262	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	317	1
Steers	—	Small 2	262	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	843	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	220.68/cwt	220.00–221.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	428	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,074	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,014	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	467	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,186	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,142	18
Steers	—	Small 1	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	501	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,227	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Steers	—	Small 1	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	205.36/cwt	131.00–223.00	1,117	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	242.30/cwt	131.00–246.00	1,330	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,354	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	581	244.49/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,420	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	597	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,433	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,546	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	660	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,577	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	780	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	188.04/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,523	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	288	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	857	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	449	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	938	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	452	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	927	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	455	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	975	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	509	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	993	10
Heifers	—	Small 1Natural	509	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	993	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	530	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,039	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,072	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	169.81/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,095	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,150	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	869	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,443	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,198	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	892	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	783	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,264	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 369Last week 278Year ago 455

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Dairy Steers 1, Heifers 142, Bulls 12)

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	459	221.00	221.00
1	—	588	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
7	—	544	131.00–223.00	205.36
1	—	650	221.00	221.00
3	—	383	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	231.00	231.00
5	—	337	250.00	250.00
31	—	549	131.00–246.00	242.30
18	—	468	244.00	244.00
1	—	730	208.00	208.00
2	—	810	185.00–191.00	188.04
2	—	390	254.00	254.00
1	—	588	145.00	145.00
3	—	424	220.00–221.00	220.68
2	—	653	235.00	235.00
12	—	644	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	251.00	251.00
8	—	597	240.00	240.00
12	—	501	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	121.00	121.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	467	254.00	254.00
4	—	660	239.00	239.00
32	—	581	243.00–245.00	244.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	148.00	148.00
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
2	—	465	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	167.00	167.00
1	—	810	156.00	156.00
1	—	550	179.00	179.00
1	—	275	208.00	208.00
1	—	490	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	176.00	176.00
1	—	305	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	146.00	146.00
1	—	288	131.00	131.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
2	—	560	135.00–140.00	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
1	—	890	136.00	136.00
1	—	288	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	106.00	106.00
1	—	940	130.00	130.00
1	—	643	161.00	161.00
11	—	483	200.00	200.00
20	—	564	190.00	190.00
7	—	657	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	161.00–172.00	169.81
1	—	215	151.00	151.00
7	—	558	180.00	180.00
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	869	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	530	196.00	196.00
13	—	449	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	220.00	220.00
8	—	376	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	452	205.00	205.00
10	—	509	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	509	195.00	195.00

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.