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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 19

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Receipts

313 head

▼ 218 vs last sale 531▲ 44 vs year ago 269 · +16.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 119, Bulls 23)

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 $240.02/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$240.02

169 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$960

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$124.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	249.82	1,647	96
Medium and Large 1-2	687	239.32	1,643	37
Medium and Large 2	636	237.50	1,510	24
Medium and Large 3	607	184.00	1,117	5thin
Small 1	659	163.28	1,076	6thin
Small 2	550	125.00	688	1thin

One grade step is worth $124.82/cwt here — about $960 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 sale169 hd

240.02

—

VA average10 barns · 1,749 hd

239.77

+0.25

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

Every lot

81 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,200	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Steers	—	Small 1	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	196.75/cwt	187.50–206.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	192.50/cwt	165.00–220.00	1,059	2
Steers	—	Small 2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	559	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,470	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,321	3
Steers	—	Small 1	590	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	591	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,424	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	619	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,560	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	628	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,513	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,550	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	647	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,553	3
Steers	—	Small 1	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,555	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,183	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	729	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,453	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	765	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,320	1
Steers	—	Small 1	765	156.08/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,194	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	797	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,953	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,073	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,045	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	872	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,176	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,179	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,011	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	184.54/cwt	140.00–215.00	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,117	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	515	156.25/cwt	135.00–167.50	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	538	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,237	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,280	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	590	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,115	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,005	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,438	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	674	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,503	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	703	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,214	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	211.71/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 2	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	380	156.86/cwt	152.50–161.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	152.94/cwt	137.50–167.50	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	197.67/cwt	151.00–221.00	909	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	533	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	999	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	548	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	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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