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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 23

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Receipts

405 head

▲ 283 vs last sale 122▲ 153 vs year ago 252 · +60.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 160, bulls 40)

Value Added and 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 $243.71/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$243.71

202 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,067

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

$152.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	252.50	1,637	108
Medium and Large 1-2	658	246.54	1,623	68
Medium and Large 2	539	229.13	1,234	15thin
Medium and Large 3	546	171.80	938	5thin
Small 1	648	168.75	1,093	2thin
Medium and Large 4	437	154.00	672	3thin
Large 1-2	570	100.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $152.50/cwt here — about $1,067 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 sale202 hd

243.71

—

VA average8 barns · 667 hd

239.15

+4.56

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,229	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	460	284.93/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,311	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	907	4
Steers	—	Small 1	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,022	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,513	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	591	274.82/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,624	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	613	261.06/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,600	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	193.30/cwt	95.00–243.00	1,218	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,586	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	664	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,733	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	720	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,670	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	738	225.37/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,663	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Natural	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	2
Steers	—	Small 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	815	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,121	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	835	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,745	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	915	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,775	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,666	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	285	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	766	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	785	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	800	4
Heifers	—	Small 1	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	924	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	444	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	861	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	481	224.12/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,078	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	213.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,027	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	187.97/cwt	155.00–215.00	914	9
Heifers	—	Small 1	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	545	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	546	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,283	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,209	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,088	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	213.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,227	8
Heifers	—	Small 1	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	619	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,349	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	204.99/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,349	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	662	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,291	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	680	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,394	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,119	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	750	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,380	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,497	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,173	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,408	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	261.99/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,129	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	493	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,293	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	551	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,300	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	219.09/cwt	150.00–242.00	1,209	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,072	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,197	1
Bulls	—	Small 1	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	968	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,137	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Receipts 405Last week 122Year ago 252

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 160, bulls 40)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	247.00	247.00
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
3	—	735	216.00	216.00
3	—	460	282.00	282.00
1	—	545	244.00	244.00
2	—	345	242.00	242.00
1	—	925	173.00	173.00
14	—	573	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	243.00	243.00
3	—	630	95.00–243.00	193.30
5	—	442	278.00	278.00
4	—	471	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	137.50	137.50
1	—	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	122.00	122.00
2	—	505	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	187.50	187.50
1	—	815	137.50	137.50
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	280.00	280.00
10	—	845	205.00	205.00
15	—	720	232.00	232.00
11	—	460	282.00–290.00	284.93
22	—	613	259.00–264.00	261.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	835	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	591	265.00–285.00	274.82
11	—	738	225.00–226.00	225.37
10	—	915	194.00	194.00
5	—	664	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
9	—	486	155.00–215.00	187.97
8	—	574	210.00–215.00	213.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	223.00–225.00	224.12
15	—	546	235.00	235.00
11	—	619	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	178.00	178.00
4	—	734	152.50	152.50
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
4	—	374	210.00	210.00
12	—	658	190.00–207.00	204.99
7	—	481	210.00–215.00	213.60
13	—	552	219.00	219.00
1	—	310	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	216.00	216.00
3	—	562	140.00	140.00
3	—	467	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	750	184.00	184.00
4	—	680	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	117.50	117.50
4	—	395	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	195.00	195.00
4	—	363	211.00	211.00
4	—	444	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	254.00–266.00	261.99
4	—	552	150.00–242.00	219.09
2	—	968	117.50	117.50
2	—	548	236.00	236.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	551	236.00	236.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
1	—	785	152.50	152.50
2	—	493	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
2	—	575	157.50	157.50
1	—	925	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	170.00	170.00

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.