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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 3

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

386 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 266▲ 129 vs year ago 257 · +50.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 154, Bulls 70)

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 $236.10/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$236.10

159 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$825

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

$98.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	250.17	1,631	74
Medium and Large 2	549	241.43	1,325	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	647	232.03	1,501	48
Medium and Large 2-3	537	212.22	1,141	9thin
Small 1	628	194.56	1,222	9thin
Medium and Large 3	531	151.75	806	4thin

One grade step is worth $98.42/cwt here — about $825 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 sale159 hd

236.10

—

VA average8 barns · 1,380 hd

238.16

−2.06

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

Every lot

87 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,039	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,181	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	441	1
Steers	—	Small 1	458	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,284	7
Steers	—	Small 1	518	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,010	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,098	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	265.10/cwt	191.00–271.00	1,487	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,411	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,377	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	233.62/cwt	210.00–261.00	1,453	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,342	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,637	12
Steers	—	Small 1	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	233.46/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,569	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,675	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	793	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	847	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,990	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	933	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,006	2
Steers	—	Small 1Value Added	938	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,085	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,018	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	253	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	186.91/cwt	142.50–230.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	944	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	957	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,140	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,154	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	211.37/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,120	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,234	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	560	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	854	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,270	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	596	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,222	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,144	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	161.52/cwt	147.50–180.00	993	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,396	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	217.57/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,375	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,535	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	189.28/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,429	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,654	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,020	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	395	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,123	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	468	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	880	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	179.64/cwt	146.00–206.00	862	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	175.16/cwt	140.00–210.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	538	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	963	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	200.86/cwt	177.50–213.00	1,145	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	8
Bulls	—	Small 1	618	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,066	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	178.98/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,142	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,264	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,369	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,281	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	858	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,266	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,003	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue Oct 3, 2023

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

Receipts 386Last week 266Year ago 257

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 154, Bulls 70)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	212.00	212.00
1	—	750	229.00	229.00
6	—	444	266.00	266.00
1	—	740	117.50	117.50
5	—	562	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	278.00	278.00
28	—	561	191.00–271.00	265.10
1	—	375	277.00	277.00
8	—	751	223.00	223.00
1	—	535	226.00	226.00
12	—	637	257.00	257.00
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
1	—	855	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	97.00	97.00
1	—	740	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	225.00	225.00
17	—	672	220.00–253.00	233.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	622	210.00–261.00	233.62
5	—	707	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	186.00	186.00
3	—	847	235.00	235.00
7	—	793	233.00	233.00
2	—	933	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	200.00	200.00
2	—	653	180.00	180.00
3	—	518	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	207.00–216.00	211.37
1	—	940	176.00	176.00
14	—	632	215.00–218.00	217.57
11	—	487	237.00	237.00
7	—	755	185.00–190.00	189.28
2	—	833	187.00	187.00
22	—	562	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	180.00	180.00
2	—	560	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	167.50	167.50
4	—	458	209.00	209.00
4	—	360	167.50	167.50
3	—	615	147.50–180.00	161.52
3	—	557	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	602	190.00	190.00
7	—	682	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	240.00	240.00
2	—	395	239.00	239.00
7	—	551	224.00	224.00
3	—	483	236.00	236.00
8	—	640	223.00	223.00
1	—	765	195.00	195.00
2	—	330	142.50–230.00	186.91
1	—	890	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	623	224.00	224.00
3	—	550	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	140.00–210.00	175.16
8	—	573	225.00	225.00
4	—	466	241.00	241.00
3	—	858	147.50	147.50
2	—	730	187.50	187.50
2	—	638	173.00–185.00	178.98
1	—	670	189.00	189.00
1	—	765	167.50	167.50
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	325	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	188.00	188.00
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
2	—	618	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	142.50	142.50
3	—	438	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	285.00	285.00
1	—	490	231.00	231.00
3	—	570	177.50–213.00	200.86
1	—	955	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	179.00	179.00
7	—	480	146.00–206.00	179.64
1	—	630	153.00	153.00
2	—	345	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	260.00	260.00
10	—	655	193.00	193.00

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.