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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 19

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Receipts

425 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 238▲ 87 vs year ago 338 · +25.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 170, Bulls 38)

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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.15/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −172.10 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$286.15

48 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$618

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$94.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

vs VA average

−32.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	304.00	1,721	8thin
Medium and Large 1	561	294.00	1,649	27
Medium and Large 2	548	267.75	1,468	11thin
Medium and Large 3	525	210.00	1,103	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.00/cwt here — about $618 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

286.15

—

VA average10 barns · 719 hd

298.53

−12.38

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−32.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−172.10

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.93, low $382.08, median $458.25 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

88 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,106	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,069	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	232.99/cwt	175.00–283.00	1,083	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,449	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	246.31/cwt	195.00–263.00	1,318	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,557	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,649	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	566	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,721	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	238.62/cwt	160.00–290.00	1,482	27
Steers	600–650	Small 1	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,682	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	209.83/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,372	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	696	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,768	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,797	32
Steers	700–750	Small 1	718	135.12/cwt	100.00–170.00	970	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,846	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,840	11
Steers	750–800	Small 1	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	754	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,862	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,183	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,989	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,901	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	867	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,925	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,720	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Small 2	180	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	369	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	651	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	751	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	931	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,061	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	230.84/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,004	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,079	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	198.25/cwt	178.00–205.00	946	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	488	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	966	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,262	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,125	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,321	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	236.01/cwt	215.00–245.50	1,454	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	651	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,595	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	231.30/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,522	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,538	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	209.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,501	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,197	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,553	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	766	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,655	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	192.13/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,483	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,620	3
Heifers	850–900	Small 1	863	130.22/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,124	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 2	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,056	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	213.73/cwt	170.00–255.00	1,034	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	176.23/cwt	150.00–204.00	925	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	257.15/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,471	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 4	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	213.33/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,254	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,350	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	125.00/cwt	110.00–140.00	856	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 4	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	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 Mar 19, 2024

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

Receipts 425Last week 238Year ago 338

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 170, Bulls 38)

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 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	696	254.00	254.00
4	750–800	754	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	621	160.00–290.00	238.62
32	700–750	709	253.50	253.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	274.00	274.00
11	450–500	472	307.00	307.00
27	550–600	561	294.00	294.00
16	600–650	637	264.00	264.00
11	700–750	745	247.00	247.00
2	750–800	763	155.00	155.00
3	850–900	860	221.00	221.00
1	900–950	945	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	724	255.00	255.00
7	800–850	815	244.00	244.00
13	850–900	867	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	630	160.00	160.00
2	700–750	718	100.00–170.00	135.12
2	750–800	753	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	465	175.00–283.00	232.99
4	500–550	535	195.00–263.00	246.31
7	550–600	556	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
4	650–700	654	180.00–220.00	209.83
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	566	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	616	215.00–245.50	236.01
8	700–750	736	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	730	164.00	164.00
3	750–800	798	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	766	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	226.00	226.00
4	400–450	433	245.00	245.00
7	450–500	489	258.00	258.00
1	500–550	510	165.00	165.00
16	550–600	560	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
10	650–700	658	225.00–232.00	231.30
2	700–750	715	200.00–220.00	209.93
1	1000–1050	1,000	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	720	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	863	115.00–145.00	130.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	200.00	200.00
9	450–500	477	178.00–205.00	198.25
4	500–550	541	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	720	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	435	210.00–238.00	230.84
6	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
10	500–550	548	241.00	241.00
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
11	650–700	663	232.00	232.00
4	750–800	772	175.00–210.00	192.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	651	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	463	233.00	233.00
3	550–600	552	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	484	170.00–255.00	213.73
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	572	242.00–262.00	257.15
3	600–650	643	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	735	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	100.00	100.00
1	400–450	445	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	228.00	228.00
2	500–550	525	150.00–204.00	176.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
6	550–600	588	180.00–230.00	213.33
1	600–650	640	145.00	145.00
2	650–700	685	110.00–140.00	125.00
2	750–800	775	100.00	100.00

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.