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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 20

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

253 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 98▼ 100 vs year ago 353 · −28.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 132, Bulls 30)

Value Added 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 $223.24/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$223.24

130 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$786

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

$112.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.11

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	240.18	1,413	54
Medium and Large 2	642	224.43	1,440	28
Medium and Large 1-2	518	222.42	1,153	26
Medium and Large 3	454	222.00	1,008	4thin
Large 1-2	638	210.00	1,340	2thin
Small 1	581	185.18	1,076	11thin
Medium and Large 4	491	127.80	627	5thin

One grade step is worth $112.38/cwt here — about $786 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 sale130 hd

223.24

—

VA average8 barns · 1,403 hd

235.35

−12.11

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

Every lot

65 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Small 1	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,353	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,486	7
Steers	—	Small 1	494	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,255	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,603	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	219.88/cwt	187.50–252.00	1,392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	267.00/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,744	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	679	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,684	4
Steers	—	Small 1	740	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,851	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,928	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,821	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	915	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,164	7
Heifers	—	Small 1	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	262.43/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,268	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	913	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,299	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	546	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,081	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,391	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,389	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,388	10
Heifers	—	Small 1Value Added	577	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	866	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,506	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	638	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,517	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	654	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,485	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,542	5
Heifers	—	Small 1	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,062	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	120.00/cwt	90.00–150.00	906	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,907	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	965	4
Bulls	—	Small 1	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,314	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,290	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	Small 2	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Receipts 253Last week 98Year ago 353

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 132, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	179.00	179.00
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	355	80.00	80.00
2	—	560	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	90.00–150.00	120.00
3	—	745	206.00	206.00
10	—	569	244.00	244.00
5	—	659	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	200.00	200.00
2	—	373	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	654	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	227.00	227.00
1	—	500	156.00	156.00
1	—	930	205.00	205.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	253.00	253.00
14	—	654	232.00	232.00
17	—	560	248.00	248.00
9	—	483	258.00–263.00	262.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	198.00	198.00
3	—	678	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	267.00	267.00
2	—	638	236.00	236.00
3	—	322	250.00	250.00
2	—	528	246.00	246.00
4	—	366	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	708	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	220.00	220.00
10	—	653	259.00–269.00	267.00
21	—	549	292.00	292.00
6	—	768	241.00	241.00
1	—	1,390	131.00	131.00
1	—	580	264.00	264.00
2	—	633	187.50–252.00	219.88
1	—	370	281.00	281.00
7	—	484	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	225.00	225.00
4	—	494	254.00	254.00
1	—	740	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	918	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	290.00	290.00
1	—	760	230.00	230.00
2	—	858	220.00	220.00
4	—	679	248.00	248.00
2	—	468	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	285.00	285.00
2	—	578	250.00	250.00
1	—	830	175.00	175.00
1	—	645	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	265.00	265.00
2	—	655	190.00	190.00
2	—	485	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	261.00	261.00
1	—	420	276.00	276.00
4	—	558	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	220.00	220.00

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.