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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 16

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Receipts

280 head

▼ 228 vs last sale 508▼ 108 vs year ago 388 · −27.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 117, Heifers 136, Bulls 27)

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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.66/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −132.88 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$232.66

23 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs VA average

−31.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	248.00	1,332	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	595	234.00	1,392	3thin
Medium and Large 1	544	231.26	1,257	16thin
Medium and Large 3	585	205.00	1,199	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

232.66

—

VA average11 barns · 668 hd

240.69

−8.03

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−31.86

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−132.88

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.58, low $319.91, median $365.54 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

71 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	897	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,054	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,151	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,355	7
Steers	450–500	Small 1	473	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,026	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	525	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,580	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,439	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,668	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,659	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,434	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	573	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,295	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	601	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,659	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	255.31/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,629	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	650	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,599	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,713	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,757	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	673	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,736	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	706	246.46/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,740	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,687	1
Steers	700–750	Small 1	720	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,411	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 4	750	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	375	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,964	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	777	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,849	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,833	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,793	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Small 2	278	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	264	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	916	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	227.39/cwt	205.00–251.00	864	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,136	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	223.58/cwt	176.00–248.00	1,033	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	985	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,224	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	186.41/cwt	145.00–200.00	953	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,332	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,373	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,392	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	614	236.74/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,454	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,064	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	634	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,471	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	224.11/cwt	202.00–227.00	1,466	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,393	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,536	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,544	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,571	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	763	208.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,588	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,457	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,431	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,175	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	866	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,071	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 4	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,153	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,063	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	835	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,380	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	191.04/cwt	151.00–220.00	1,194	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,209	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	775	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,232	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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Receipts 280Last week 508Year ago 388

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 117, Heifers 136, Bulls 27)

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	301.00	301.00
4	650–700	663	265.00	265.00
7	750–800	767	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	294.00	294.00
2	500–550	535	269.00	269.00
12	550–600	555	299.00	299.00
3	600–650	638	251.00–264.00	255.31
8	650–700	654	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	715	236.00	236.00
1	850–900	890	206.00	206.00
2	900–950	915	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	246.00	246.00
14	700–750	706	235.00–251.00	246.46
3	750–800	777	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	217.00	217.00
2	550–600	573	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	720	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	281.00	281.00
3	450–500	453	254.00	254.00
1	550–600	560	256.00	256.00
1	750–800	780	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	673	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	301.00	301.00
11	600–650	601	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	251.00	251.00
2	450–500	478	256.00	256.00
4	500–550	511	145.00–200.00	186.41
11	550–600	556	247.00	247.00
9	650–700	654	202.00–227.00	224.11
5	700–750	748	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	167.50	167.50
1	950–1000	970	147.50	147.50
1	1150–1200	1,175	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	650	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	205.00–251.00	227.39
1	400–450	410	190.00	190.00
3	450–500	462	176.00–248.00	223.58
3	500–550	537	248.00	248.00
7	600–650	622	171.00	171.00
3	650–700	660	211.00	211.00
2	700–750	718	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	585	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	234.00	234.00
18	650–700	695	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	614	233.00–238.00	236.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	763	200.00–210.00	208.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	634	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	276.00	276.00
3	400–450	447	258.00	258.00
3	550–600	568	243.00	243.00
3	600–650	625	151.00–220.00	191.04
1	650–700	695	174.00	174.00
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	190.00	190.00
3	400–450	440	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	231.00	231.00
1	500–550	505	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	700	211.00	211.00

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.