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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 20

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Receipts

471 head

▼ 1,393 vs last sale 1,864▲ 222 vs year ago 249 · +89.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 253, Heifers 186, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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 $238.52/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$238.52

250 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$905

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

$120.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

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	542	268.96	1,456	80
Medium and Large 1	596	234.91	1,399	122
Medium and Large 2	527	205.73	1,084	39
Small 1	452	167.00	754	3thin
Medium and Large 3	500	161.71	809	3thin
Small 2	372	148.33	552	3thin

One grade step is worth $120.62/cwt here — about $905 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 sale250 hd

238.52

—

VA average9 barns · 1,585 hd

226.77

+11.76

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

Every lot

74 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Steers	—	Small 2	343	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	566	2
Steers	—	Small 1	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	208.80/cwt	162.00–224.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	169.56/cwt	147.50–192.50	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	384	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	998	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	782	1
Steers	—	Small 2	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	156.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	479	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,265	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,086	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	244.06/cwt	213.00–245.00	1,362	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	561	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,518	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	142.54/cwt	132.50–152.50	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	623	244.47/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,523	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	188.67/cwt	167.00–210.00	1,179	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	230.02/cwt	166.00–239.00	1,486	24
Steers	—	Small 1	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,141	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	225.38/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,670	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	186.92/cwt	165.00–210.00	1,439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	864	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,274	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Small 2	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	683	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	414	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	181.31/cwt	156.00–205.00	763	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	918	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	471	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,060	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,003	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,058	15
Heifers	—	Small 2	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	212.12/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,122	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,157	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	551	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	13
Heifers	—	Small 1	563	139.78/cwt	130.00–150.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	580	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,299	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	609	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,297	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	163.38/cwt	132.00–194.00	1,010	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,312	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,361	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	185.18/cwt	179.00–205.00	1,363	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	440	168.67/cwt	162.00–182.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,052	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,013	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,458	5

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.

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