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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 4

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 21Jun 4Jun 11 →

Receipts

1,603 head

▲ 1,396 vs last sale 207▲ 1,184 vs year ago 419 · +282.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 933, Heifers 636, Bulls 34)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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 $310.94/cwt on 298 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −147.31 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$310.94

298 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$610

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

$131.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs VA average

+1.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	324.21	1,707	43
Medium and Large 1	566	313.50	1,773	221
Small 1	556	292.50	1,626	9thin
Medium and Large 2	545	280.87	1,532	22
Medium and Large 4	510	240.00	1,224	1thin
Medium and Large 3	570	192.50	1,097	2thin

One grade step is worth $131.71/cwt here — about $610 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale298 hd

310.94

—

VA average8 barns · 701 hd

309.47

+1.47

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+1.78

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−147.31

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

95 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	6
Steers	350–400	Small 1	368	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,086	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	372	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,004	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,219	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 4	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	412	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,339	10
Steers	400–450	Small 1	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	278.25/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,222	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,501	24
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	246.86/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,140	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	483	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,135	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	326.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,580	61
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	502	329.09/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,652	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,677	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	541	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,758	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	286.15/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,560	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	556	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,626	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	310.89/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,766	161
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	569	319.54/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,818	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,097	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	598	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,854	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	622	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,916	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	629	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,824	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	300.78/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,895	113
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	645	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,693	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	265.32/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,738	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	280.22/cwt	229.00–287.00	1,880	156
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,892	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,438	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	730	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,942	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	257.63/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,917	92
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,733	1
Steers	750–800	Small 1	754	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,704	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,778	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,842	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,890	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,098	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,525	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 4	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 2	288	209.74/cwt	200.00–220.00	604	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 4	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	869	4
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	339	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	864	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	349	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,061	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	217.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	804	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 4	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,160	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	294.74/cwt	245.00–307.00	1,253	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	293.54/cwt	202.00–307.00	1,306	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	448	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,366	12
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	449	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,156	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Natural	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	297.79/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,388	57
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,395	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	18
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	251.83/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,367	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,378	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	267.99/cwt	215.00–276.00	1,490	153
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	597	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,540	44
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	618	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,224	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	625	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,475	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	257.58/cwt	248.00–260.48	1,646	124
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,545	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	229.63/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,685	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,680	13
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	765	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,358	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 4	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,332	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 4	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,135	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,438	8
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	590	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,251	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,465	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.

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