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Virginia Cattle Company

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

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 12

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

245 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 271▼ 186 vs year ago 431 · −43.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 49, Bulls 23)

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 $226.28/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$226.28

172 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$119.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.63

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	466	250.67	1,169	6thin
Medium and Large 1	680	230.52	1,567	150
Medium and Large 2	589	205.54	1,211	9thin
Medium and Large 3	490	200.00	980	1thin
Small 1	475	131.25	623	6thin

One grade step is worth $119.42/cwt here — about $546 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 sale172 hd

226.28

—

VA average8 barns · 819 hd

209.65

+16.63

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

Every lot

52 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	873	1
Steers	—	Small 1	383	122.75/cwt	115.00–130.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,105	2
Steers	—	Small 1	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	475	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,202	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	508	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,234	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	220.21/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,238	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,365	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	572	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,436	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	622	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,344	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	215.44/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,437	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,401	1
Steers	—	Small 1	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	723	235.12/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,700	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	191.66/cwt	112.50–199.00	1,485	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	149.05/cwt	139.00–152.50	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,022	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,134	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,192	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,285	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	671	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,007	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Heifers	—	Small 1	760	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,148	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	223.28/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,058	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	190.89/cwt	162.50–201.00	1,082	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	835	2
Bulls	—	Small 1	693	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	936	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	922	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Receipts 245Last week 271Year ago 431

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 49, Bulls 23)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
2	—	368	135.00	135.00
4	—	671	150.00	150.00
1	—	760	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	147.50	147.50
7	—	567	200.00	200.00
7	—	659	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	200.00	200.00
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
5	—	648	184.00	184.00
2	—	473	216.00	216.00
1	—	415	214.00	214.00
1	—	585	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	139.00–152.50	149.05
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
1	—	355	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	216.00	216.00
27	—	572	251.00	251.00
4	—	508	243.00	243.00
3	—	935	190.00	190.00
70	—	723	205.00–237.00	235.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	236.00	236.00
4	—	562	218.00–221.00	220.21
1	—	735	187.00	187.00
2	—	635	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	115.00–130.00	122.75
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
3	—	457	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	242.00	242.00
1	—	885	177.50	177.50
1	—	640	214.00	214.00
18	—	667	214.00–216.00	215.44
12	—	775	112.50–199.00	191.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	449	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	135.00	135.00
2	—	478	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	162.50–201.00	190.89
3	—	474	222.00–226.00	223.28
2	—	668	120.00–130.00	124.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.50	122.50
1	—	540	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	227.00	227.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	970	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
1	—	860	92.50	92.50

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.