Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2023-06-06

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 6

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 23Jun 6Jun 13 →

Receipts

419 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 369▲ 86 vs year ago 333 · +25.8%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 198, Bulls 54).

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.59/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$197.59

196 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,037

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$136.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.31

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	211.80	1,196	93
Medium and Large 2	502	211.40	1,062	30
Medium and Large 1-2	654	210.08	1,373	30
Medium and Large 2-3	520	206.00	1,071	7thin
Medium and Large 3	444	149.55	664	22
Small 1	492	138.83	684	6thin
Medium and Large 4	369	111.83	413	6thin
Small 2	213	75.00	159	2thin

One grade step is worth $136.80/cwt here — about $1,037 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 sale196 hd

197.59

—

VA average10 barns · 2,180 hd

211.90

−14.31

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

Every lot

86 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	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,119	6
Steers	—	Small 1	469	168.13/cwt	165.00–180.00	789	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	184.78/cwt	122.50–200.00	894	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	493	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,311	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	262.66/cwt	231.00–267.00	1,387	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,319	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,454	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	573	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,507	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	598	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	239.82/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,525	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,434	4
Steers	—	Small 1Natural	672	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	682	230.36/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,571	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	706	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,624	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	—	Small 1	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,663	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	1,111	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,066	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	234	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Small 2	230	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	161	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	247	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	340	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	982	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	217.81/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,032	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,066	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	512	222.57/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,140	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,146	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,009	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	520	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,071	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	214.33/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,136	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,212	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	214.73/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,211	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,269	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	609	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,343	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,331	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	203.30/cwt	172.50–206.00	1,315	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	653	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,417	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,382	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,300	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	805	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,542	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	263	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	183.50/cwt	159.00–208.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	362	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	393	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	395	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	780	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	445	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	468	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,050	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	176.94/cwt	138.00–208.00	920	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,200	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,142	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	143.58/cwt	121.00–155.00	919	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,077	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Receipts 419Last week 369Year ago 333

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 198, Bulls 54).

Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	211.00–215.00	214.33
6	—	429	229.00	229.00
1	—	235	105.00	105.00
30	—	564	214.00–221.00	214.73
12	—	476	224.00	224.00
4	—	743	175.00	175.00
12	—	647	172.50–206.00	203.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	181.00	181.00
7	—	512	214.00–226.00	222.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	224.00	224.00
5	—	423	225.00	225.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	195	120.00	120.00
5	—	658	210.00	210.00
1	—	745	186.00	186.00
2	—	345	214.00	214.00
10	—	474	199.00–220.00	217.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
3	—	448	146.00	146.00
1	—	725	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	876	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	218.00	218.00
4	—	514	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	75.00	75.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
2	—	505	148.00	148.00
1	—	395	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	89.00	89.00
1	—	515	196.00	196.00
5	—	368	165.00	165.00
6	—	450	157.50	157.50
3	—	283	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
5	—	569	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	609	220.50	220.50
8	—	653	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	80.00	80.00
1	—	230	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	215.00	215.00
6	—	628	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
5	—	536	246.00	246.00
1	—	720	210.00	210.00
6	—	437	256.00	256.00
4	—	670	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	260.00	260.00
2	—	910	185.00	185.00
24	—	1,111	186.00	186.00
8	—	573	263.00	263.00
6	—	493	266.00	266.00
11	—	682	230.00–231.00	230.36
6	—	706	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	557	261.00	261.00
1	—	395	241.00	241.00
20	—	636	229.00–241.00	239.82
8	—	528	231.00–267.00	262.66
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
10	—	475	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
5	—	469	165.00–180.00	168.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	122.50–200.00	184.78
1	—	560	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	857	194.00	194.00
3	—	778	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	187.50	187.50
1	—	445	177.50	177.50
3	—	362	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	548	219.00	219.00
4	—	475	221.00	221.00
3	—	640	121.00–155.00	143.58
1	—	735	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	172.00	172.00
2	—	450	221.00	221.00
3	—	568	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
2	—	335	159.00–208.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	162.50	162.50
7	—	520	138.00–208.00	176.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	171.00	171.00

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.