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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Receipts

180 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 331▲ 74 vs year ago 106 · +69.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 86, Bulls 25)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, some 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 $199.51/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$199.51

86 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$573

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

$45.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	203.43	1,289	50
Medium and Large 2	539	200.28	1,080	23
Medium and Large 1-2	454	200.00	907	7thin
Medium and Large 3	523	164.88	861	4thin
Small 1	540	162.50	878	1thin
Medium and Large 4	455	157.50	717	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.93/cwt here — about $573 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 sale86 hd

199.51

—

VA average9 barns · 1,448 hd

208.42

−8.92

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Steers	—	Small 1	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,074	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,017	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	249.27/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,182	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,412	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	238.29/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,513	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	641	226.78/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,454	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	803	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,931	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	853	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,077	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,032	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,094	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	540	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,118	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	206.81/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,154	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	168.49/cwt	137.50–200.00	1,019	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,303	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	676	210.65/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,424	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,437	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,179	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	219.75/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,066	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	547	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,056	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,272	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	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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