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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 12

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 29Sep 12Sep 19 →

Receipts

531 head

▲ 290 vs last sale 241▲ 171 vs year ago 360 · +47.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 5435lb feeder bull deleted

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 253, Heifers 218, Bulls 60)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some 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 $245.12/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$245.12

249 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$969

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

$89.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	248.98	1,661	147
Medium and Large 2-3	648	248.00	1,607	24
Medium and Large 2	639	246.57	1,576	37
Medium and Large 1-2	720	240.85	1,734	33
Small 1	566	179.00	1,013	7thin
Medium and Large 3	435	159.00	692	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.98/cwt here — about $969 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 sale249 hd

245.12

—

VA average9 barns · 1,829 hd

240.88

+4.24

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

Every lot

82 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,154	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	261.67/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,204	3
Steers	—	Small 1	463	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	233.86/cwt	219.00–257.00	1,263	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	572	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,510	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,499	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,512	8
Steers	—	Small 1	579	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	207.81/cwt	175.00–224.00	1,299	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,574	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	633	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,620	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	648	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,607	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	667	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,694	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,597	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	250.34/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,675	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	712	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,773	25
Steers	—	Small 1	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,773	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	759	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	772	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,853	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,958	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	943	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,103	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	330	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	226.94/cwt	218.00–234.00	987	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	831	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,095	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,070	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,164	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	222.50/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,168	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	532	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,261	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	561	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,318	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	1,329	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,296	23
Heifers	—	Small 1	577	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,096	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	204.83/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,282	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,415	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	646	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,479	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	220.82/cwt	203.00–221.50	1,442	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	657	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,472	15
Heifers	—	Small 1	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	215.12/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,562	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	729	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,682	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	390	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	240.58/cwt	178.00–255.00	1,015	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	451	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,159	9
Bulls	—	Small 1	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	894	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	549	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,312	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	635	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,061	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	131.53/cwt	117.50–146.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	888	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	805	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,181	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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