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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 23

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Receipts

263 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 280▼ 152 vs year ago 415 · −36.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 131, Heifers 110, Bulls 22)

Value Added 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 $290.39/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.86 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$290.39

33 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$30.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs VA average

−19.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	298.66	1,696	24
Medium and Large 2	551	268.33	1,479	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.33/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

290.39

—

VA average8 barns · 377 hd

291.08

−0.69

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−19.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−167.86

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

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,099	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,129	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,183	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,371	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	544	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,474	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	298.66/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,696	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	265.63/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,740	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	240.65/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,778	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,803	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,821	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	766	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,938	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	829	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,865	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,858	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	936	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,881	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,615	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,098	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,801	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,195	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,008	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,177	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	998	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,271	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	249.94/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,402	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,520	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,493	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,550	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,681	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	814	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,538	4
Heifers	800–850	Small 1	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,161	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,962	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4	365	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	796	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,076	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,034	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,086	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,353	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,338	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,464	6
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	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 23, 2024

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

Receipts 263Last week 280Year ago 415

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 131, Heifers 110, Bulls 22)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	208.00	208.00
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	814	189.00	189.00
5	1150–1200	1,161	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	467	252.00	252.00
34	550–600	561	249.00–250.00	249.94
19	600–650	647	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	985	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	677	229.00	229.00
11	750–800	782	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	710	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	243.00	243.00
3	650–700	652	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	289.00	289.00
2	500–550	533	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	276.00	276.00
3	400–450	447	243.00	243.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	648	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	438	236.00	236.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	766	253.00	253.00
13	800–850	829	225.00	225.00
8	900–950	936	201.00	201.00
2	1050–1100	1,098	164.00	164.00
2	1150–1200	1,195	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	301.00	301.00
5	450–500	457	300.00	300.00
24	550–600	568	291.00–299.00	298.66
24	650–700	655	251.00–267.00	265.63
6	700–750	742	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	765	238.00	238.00
3	850–900	868	214.00	214.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	739	240.00–243.00	240.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	297.00	297.00
5	400–450	427	277.00	277.00
4	550–600	560	265.00	265.00

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.