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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 30

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Receipts

321 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 263▲ 163 vs year ago 158 · +103.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 112, Bulls 13)

Value Added and some 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 $283.16/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −175.09 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$283.16

32 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$513

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

$102.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.83

vs VA average

−25.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	301.20	1,667	25
Medium and Large 2	542	222.00	1,204	6thin
Medium and Large 3	580	199.00	1,154	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.20/cwt here — about $513 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 sale32 hd

283.16

—

VA average8 barns · 355 hd

294.99

−11.83

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−25.45

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−175.09

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

68 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 2	390	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,057	1
Steers	450–500	Small 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,337	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,405	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1	485	176.91/cwt	125.00–231.00	858	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,293	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	520	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,570	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	546	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,305	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,692	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,154	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,679	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	640	268.19/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,716	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,500	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	668	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,703	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	692	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,695	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,770	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	715	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,594	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,598	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,688	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,414	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	218.21/cwt	208.00–219.25	1,946	62
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,591	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	807	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	942	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	899	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,091	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	246.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,167	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	480	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	684	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,227	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	244.31/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,366	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	589	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,443	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 4	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,226	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,376	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,526	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	668	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,349	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Natural	672	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,539	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	722	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,567	8
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	778	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,400	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,417	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,594	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,365	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,680	2
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2Value Added	940	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,481	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,370	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	798	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	799	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,045	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,294	4
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	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 30, 2024

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

Receipts 321Last week 263Year ago 158

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 196, Heifers 112, Bulls 13)

Value Added and some Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	589	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	598	205.00	205.00
6	650–700	650	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	722	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	483	254.00	254.00
12	550–600	559	237.00–245.00	244.31
1	600–650	640	130.00	130.00
8	650–700	655	233.00	233.00
3	750–800	787	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	815	167.50	167.50
2	900–950	913	184.00	184.00
1	950–1000	965	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	940	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	195.00	195.00
3	350–400	357	226.00	226.00
2	400–450	418	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	668	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	180.00	180.00
4	450–500	474	235.00–250.00	246.28
2	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	620	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	672	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	256.00	256.00
5	400–450	428	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	797	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	778	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	705	251.00	251.00
9	750–800	761	210.00	210.00
62	850–900	892	208.00–219.25	218.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	302.00	302.00
15	600–650	640	261.00–270.00	268.19
14	650–700	668	255.00	255.00
5	750–800	770	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	297.00	297.00
20	550–600	562	301.00	301.00
11	600–650	636	264.00	264.00
2	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	840	201.00	201.00
1	850–900	870	162.50	162.50
1	950–1000	950	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	125.00–231.00	176.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	271.00	271.00
4	450–500	469	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	251.00	251.00
1	550–600	555	125.00	125.00
3	650–700	662	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	546	239.00	239.00
3	650–700	655	229.00	229.00
6	700–750	715	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	692	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	266.00	266.00
4	550–600	560	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	585	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	755	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	242.00	242.00
1	400–450	430	243.00	243.00

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.