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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 9

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Receipts

1,159 head

▲ 981 vs last sale 178▲ 15 vs year ago 1,144 · +1.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 533, Heifers 603, Bulls 23)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.26/cwt on 599 head.

Average price

$197.26

599 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$767

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$84.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

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	667	206.09	1,376	367
Medium and Large 1	651	196.72	1,280	122
Medium and Large 2	585	187.65	1,097	44
Medium and Large 3	470	169.91	799	22
Small 1	560	151.62	849	37
Small 2	318	145.00	462	3thin
Medium and Large 4	502	121.25	608	4thin

One grade step is worth $84.84/cwt here — about $767 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 sale599 hd

197.26

—

VA average8 barns · 1,183 hd

190.41

+6.85

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

Every lot

111 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	168	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	5
Steers	—	Small 2	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	—	Small 1	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	1
Steers	—	Small 1	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	457	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,161	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,225	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,012	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,297	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,295	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	192.41/cwt	157.50–228.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,394	34
Steers	—	Small 1	558	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	876	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,475	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	295	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	598	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,495	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	631	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,615	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	234.92/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,487	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	639	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,642	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	652	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,663	16
Steers	—	Small 1	655	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,097	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	232.24/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,535	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,655	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	122.63/cwt	87.50–157.50	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,594	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	718	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,565	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	846	1
Steers	—	Small 1	729	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,312	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	734	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,541	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	2
Steers	—	Small 1	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	204.08/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,541	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	764	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	219.20/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,681	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	847	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,728	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	883	191.89/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,694	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	914	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,737	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,540	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers55 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 2	110	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	217	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	359	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	741	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	129.29/cwt	115.00–145.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Small 2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	876	6
Heifers	—	Small 1	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	853	7
Heifers	—	Small 2	470	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	226.76/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,084	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,070	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,124	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	168.85/cwt	125.00–216.00	890	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	542	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	970	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	209.28/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,138	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	554	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,274	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,284	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	222.57/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,253	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	565	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	955	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	626	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,333	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	133.29/cwt	115.00–172.50	838	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	158.08/cwt	120.00–208.00	997	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	211.10/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,378	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,247	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	208.20/cwt	166.00–215.00	1,389	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	674	215.45/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,452	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,338	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	726	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	973	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	189.10/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,377	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	729	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,385	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	164.39/cwt	147.50–170.00	1,220	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	186.09/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,425	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	142.23/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,109	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	843	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,265	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,276	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	851	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,455	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	871	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,472	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,315	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,186	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,058	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,047	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	92.98/cwt	89.00–97.00	995	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Small 1	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,107	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	647	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,132	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Receipts 1,159Last week 178Year ago 1,144

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 533, Heifers 603, Bulls 23)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	167.50	167.50
6	—	558	157.00	157.00
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
5	—	729	180.00	180.00
2	—	375	181.00	181.00
3	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	335	50.00	50.00
1	—	420	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	564	261.50	261.50
67	—	664	240.00	240.00
81	—	767	217.00–220.00	219.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	50.00	50.00
2	—	473	214.00	214.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	205.00	205.00
9	—	633	231.00–236.00	234.92
28	—	661	210.00–235.00	232.24
34	—	551	253.00	253.00
20	—	475	273.00	273.00
1	—	1,020	151.00	151.00
1	—	720	117.50	117.50
1	—	915	161.00	161.00
1	—	500	259.00	259.00
19	—	755	200.00–206.00	204.08
4	—	846	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	260.00	260.00
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
2	—	515	157.50–228.00	192.41
2	—	663	87.50–157.50	122.63
6	—	576	240.00	240.00
2	—	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	257.00	257.00
5	—	847	204.00	204.00
34	—	883	191.00–194.00	191.89
12	—	914	190.00	190.00
9	—	734	210.00	210.00
6	—	662	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	250.00	250.00
5	—	457	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	226.00	226.00
13	—	718	218.00	218.00
16	—	652	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	265.00	265.00
24	—	631	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	851	171.00	171.00
75	—	674	210.00–216.00	215.45
11	—	729	190.00	190.00
19	—	554	230.00	230.00
22	—	626	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,058	99.00	99.00
13	—	871	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	815	175.00	175.00
54	—	557	230.50	230.50
18	—	728	186.00–191.50	189.10
56	—	766	181.00–188.00	186.09
69	—	667	166.00–215.00	208.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	210.00	210.00
6	—	363	204.00	204.00
2	—	960	137.00	137.00
2	—	550	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	134.00	134.00
14	—	565	169.00	169.00
10	—	460	145.00	145.00
5	—	640	144.00	144.00
2	—	328	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	742	147.50–170.00	164.39
3	—	527	125.00–216.00	168.85
3	—	393	200.00	200.00
4	—	631	120.00–208.00	158.08
2	—	780	130.00–154.00	142.23
3	—	980	121.00	121.00
34	—	563	220.00–223.00	222.57
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
3	—	845	151.00	151.00
1	—	875	140.00	140.00
27	—	653	208.00–212.00	211.10
13	—	478	224.00–227.00	226.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	629	115.00–172.50	133.29
12	—	544	201.00–210.00	209.28
2	—	1,070	89.00–97.00	92.98
8	—	484	221.00	221.00
3	—	843	150.00	150.00
6	—	653	191.00	191.00
2	—	368	115.00–145.00	129.29
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	117.50	117.50
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	110	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	179.00	179.00
7	—	461	185.00	185.00
6	—	359	162.50	162.50
1	—	910	95.00	95.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
2	—	563	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	202.00	202.00
3	—	373	215.00	215.00
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	490	226.00	226.00
2	—	750	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	175.00	175.00
1	—	365	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	120.00	120.00

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.