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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 24

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Receipts

508 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 629▲ 116 vs year ago 392 · +29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 280, Dairy Steers 2, Heifers 181, Bulls 45)

Value Added and most Natural 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 $216.94/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$216.94

279 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,015

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

$96.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	223.93	1,640	181
Medium and Large 1-2	803	220.58	1,771	62
Medium and Large 2-3	503	208.80	1,050	10thin
Medium and Large 2	628	183.55	1,152	14thin
Small 1	754	156.00	1,176	3thin
Medium and Large 3	495	133.33	660	7thin
Large 1-2	795	133.00	1,057	1thin
Medium and Large 4	490	127.50	625	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.43/cwt here — about $1,015 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 sale279 hd

216.94

—

VA average9 barns · 1,454 hd

224.68

−7.74

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	121.66/cwt	87.50–157.50	505	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	911	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,176	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,190	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,205	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	549	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,142	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	249.18/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,388	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	171.15/cwt	107.50–231.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,517	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Steers	—	Small 1	668	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,096	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,529	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	212.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,565	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,666	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,679	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	141.17/cwt	100.00–180.00	1,091	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,057	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,877	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	807	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	924	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,950	5
Steers	—	Small 1	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	927	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,993	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	954	211.16/cwt	196.00–215.00	2,014	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	954	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,155	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	855	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	969	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	468	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	545	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	722	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	219.31/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,241	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	617	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,259	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,277	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,179	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,324	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,259	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	844	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	952	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,752	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,698	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	355	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	248.50/cwt	238.00–252.00	919	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	435	159.09/cwt	145.00–166.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	505	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,237	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,100	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,042	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	870	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,153	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	278	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	452	2

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 24, 2023

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

Receipts 508Last week 629Year ago 392

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 280, Dairy Steers 2, Heifers 181, Bulls 45)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	151.00	151.00
4	—	570	217.00	217.00
2	—	745	160.00	160.00
4	—	370	238.00–252.00	248.50
8	—	478	225.00	225.00
1	—	430	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	145.00–166.00	159.09
1	—	355	127.50	127.50
1	—	505	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
3	—	568	215.00	215.00
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
1	—	870	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	127.50	127.50
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
1	—	700	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	647	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	201.00	201.00
5	—	924	211.00	211.00
7	—	747	223.00	223.00
22	—	802	234.00	234.00
3	—	753	223.00	223.00
6	—	954	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	92.50	92.50
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
2	—	415	87.50–157.50	121.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	100.00–180.00	141.17
3	—	638	215.00	215.00
1	—	875	107.50	107.50
1	—	515	234.00	234.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
2	—	480	248.00	248.00
2	—	568	107.50–231.00	171.15
1	—	815	175.00	175.00
1	—	375	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	140.00	140.00
2	—	668	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	140.00	140.00
13	—	463	254.00	254.00
35	—	737	210.00–215.00	212.40
1	—	760	181.00	181.00
1	—	830	183.00	183.00
33	—	643	236.00	236.00
1	—	895	122.50	122.50
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	925	107.50	107.50
38	—	557	220.00–250.00	249.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	954	196.00–215.00	211.16
28	—	927	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,155	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	208.00	208.00
4	—	434	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	711	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	205.00–207.00	205.98
30	—	652	203.00	203.00
35	—	566	212.00–220.00	219.31
14	—	470	215.00	215.00
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
8	—	754	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	132.50	132.50
2	—	468	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	205.00–210.00	208.33
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
9	—	648	182.00	182.00
11	—	563	210.00	210.00
2	—	665	100.00–120.00	110.00
3	—	735	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	141.00	141.00
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	394	217.00	217.00
3	—	527	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,061	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	844	180.00	180.00
19	—	617	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	952	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	162.50	162.50

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.