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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Receipts

399 head

▲ 203 vs last sale 196▼ 72 vs year ago 471 · −15.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 207, Heifers 124, Bulls 68)

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 $301.87/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −156.38 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$301.87

97 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$73.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs VA average

+1.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	308.00	1,676	11thin
Medium and Large 1	575	304.44	1,750	80
Medium and Large 2	570	267.09	1,522	4thin
Small 1	540	235.00	1,269	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $407 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 sale97 hd

301.87

—

VA average9 barns · 603 hd

296.49

+5.38

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+1.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−156.38

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

51 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small 1	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,135	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,159	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	288.93/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,222	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	260.33/cwt	215.00–283.00	1,211	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	315.34/cwt	308.00–321.00	1,492	16
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	189.04/cwt	165.00–214.00	1,002	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,676	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	267.09/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,522	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	307.40/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,771	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,697	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 4	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	274.38/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,762	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,757	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	286.13/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,894	47
Steers	700–750	Small 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,860	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	902	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,930	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	373	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	877	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,009	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,134	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,237	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	271.40/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,303	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,402	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	263.44/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,441	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,487	34
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	563	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,351	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	223.85/cwt	155.00–246.00	1,392	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	248.77/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,585	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,406	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,064	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,296	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	473	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	899	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 4	488	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,122	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,474	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,224	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,117	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,611	20
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	14
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	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 Jun 18, 2024

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

Receipts 399Last week 196Year ago 471

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 207, Heifers 124, Bulls 68)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	286.00	286.00
10	500–550	544	271.00	271.00
20	650–700	663	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	755	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	286.00	286.00
6	500–550	544	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	563	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	480	254.00–275.00	271.40
1	500–550	535	262.00	262.00
34	550–600	557	267.00	267.00
24	600–650	637	220.00–250.00	248.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	388	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	465	266.00	266.00
14	500–550	547	256.00–264.00	263.44
4	600–650	622	155.00–246.00	223.85
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	301.00	301.00
16	450–500	473	308.00–321.00	315.34
2	500–550	530	165.00–214.00	189.04
78	550–600	576	290.00–311.00	307.40
21	600–650	642	220.00–277.00	274.38
47	650–700	662	220.00–295.00	286.13
3	750–800	750	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	480	195.00	195.00
2	500–550	540	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	301.00	301.00
2	400–450	423	285.00–293.00	288.93
3	450–500	465	215.00–283.00	260.33
4	550–600	570	257.00–277.00	267.09
2	600–650	638	266.00	266.00
3	650–700	658	267.00	267.00
3	900–950	902	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	544	308.00	308.00

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.