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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 26

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Receipts

266 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 313▼ 175 vs year ago 441 · −39.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 138, Heifers 114, Bulls 14)

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 $242.51/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$242.51

135 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,282

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

$95.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

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	729	252.50	1,841	16thin
Medium and Large 1	678	243.57	1,651	100
Medium and Large 2	620	241.00	1,495	15thin
Small 1	587	190.03	1,115	3thin
Small 2	355	157.50	559	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.00/cwt here — about $1,282 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 sale135 hd

242.51

—

VA average10 barns · 1,292 hd

236.97

+5.54

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

Every lot

55 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 2	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	253.81/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,207	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Steers	—	Small 1	520	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,483	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	256.82/cwt	170.00–268.00	1,482	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	584	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,478	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	8
Steers	—	Small 1	620	198.79/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,232	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	235.68/cwt	218.00–244.00	1,485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,601	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	720	240.95/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,735	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	232.93/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,703	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,048	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,107	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,468	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	208.05/cwt	141.00–230.00	928	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	228.74/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,107	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	506	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,194	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,220	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,242	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,278	13
Heifers	—	Small 1	552	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	994	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	159.40/cwt	120.00–179.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,165	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,279	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	144.87/cwt	112.50–177.50	903	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	626	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,402	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	222.32/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,456	16
Heifers	—	Small 1	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	190.97/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,419	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,604	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	1,030	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,028	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,286	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,269	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,401	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.

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