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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jul 25

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Receipts

264 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 121▼ 150 vs year ago 414 · −36.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 100 lb feeder heifer deleted

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 116, Bulls 16)

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 $227.98/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$227.98

132 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$719

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$70.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.09

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	657	243.62	1,601	29
Medium and Large 1	644	232.18	1,495	72
Medium and Large 2	530	208.76	1,107	25
Small 1	513	185.50	951	4thin
Large 1-2	610	177.00	1,080	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	173.00	882	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.62/cwt here — about $719 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 sale132 hd

227.98

—

VA average8 barns · 883 hd

223.89

+4.09

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	993	3
Steers	—	Small 1	463	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,188	6
Steers	—	Small 1	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,041	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	972	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	238.21/cwt	214.00–241.00	1,341	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,276	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	610	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Steers	—	Small 1	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	653	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,600	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,557	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,603	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,718	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,476	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	925	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	954	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,054	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	547	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	23
Heifers	—	Small 2	570	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,047	10
Heifers	—	Small 1	580	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	940	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	181.58/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,139	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	644	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,127	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,208	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	880	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	493	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	165.00/cwt	157.00–173.00	850	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,183	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.

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