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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 29

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 12 →

Receipts

241 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 190▼ 82 vs year ago 323 · −25.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 105, Bulls 22)

Value Added 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 $228.45/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$228.45

113 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,273

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

$104.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	718	242.37	1,741	72
Medium and Large 2	644	233.11	1,501	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	668	208.80	1,395	10thin
Small 1	631	165.83	1,047	6thin
Medium and Large 3	558	158.00	881	6thin
Medium and Large 4	340	137.50	468	1thin

One grade step is worth $104.87/cwt here — about $1,273 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 sale113 hd

228.45

—

VA average8 barns · 752 hd

233.86

−5.40

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Steers	—	Small 1	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,222	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	2
Steers	—	Small 1	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,011	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,403	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,449	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,064	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	245.44/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,583	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	2
Steers	—	Small 1	693	160.48/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,112	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,462	4
Steers	—	Small 1	708	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,197	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,752	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,725	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	814	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,962	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,223	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,748	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	224.74/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,036	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,061	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	205.74/cwt	159.00–223.00	1,113	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,236	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,278	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,422	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,470	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	703	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	777	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,856	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,087	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	548	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,101	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,219	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,228	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,214	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,340	3

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 Aug 29, 2023

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

Receipts 241Last week 190Year ago 323

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 105, Bulls 22)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	163.00	163.00
1	—	465	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	648	219.50	219.50
8	—	461	223.00–225.00	224.74
5	—	734	219.00	219.00
21	—	572	216.00	216.00
2	—	928	200.00	200.00
1	—	855	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	541	159.00–223.00	205.74
1	—	710	157.50	157.50
7	—	659	223.00	223.00
2	—	478	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
2	—	495	220.00	220.00
3	—	650	230.00	230.00
1	—	920	190.00	190.00
5	—	737	234.00	234.00
6	—	548	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	191.00	191.00
4	—	696	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	814	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
2	—	665	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	220.00	220.00
9	—	736	238.00	238.00
1	—	535	189.00	189.00
10	—	553	262.00	262.00
1	—	880	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	252.00	252.00
18	—	645	245.00–247.00	245.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	177.00	177.00
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
2	—	708	169.00	169.00
2	—	693	155.00–166.00	160.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	227.00	227.00
4	—	548	201.00	201.00
1	—	615	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	188.00	188.00
4	—	554	220.00	220.00
3	—	757	177.00	177.00
2	—	483	225.00	225.00
1	—	710	171.00	171.00
1	—	540	207.00	207.00

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.