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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 25

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Receipts

291 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 399▲ 29 vs year ago 262 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 93, Bulls 30)

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 $258.89/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −199.36 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$258.89

33 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$851

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

$127.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.38

vs VA average

−40.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	579	294.67	1,707	9thin
Medium and Large 1	547	284.14	1,556	13thin
Small 1	543	220.00	1,195	6thin
Medium and Large 3	565	207.50	1,172	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	511	167.50	856	4thin

One grade step is worth $127.17/cwt here — about $851 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

258.89

—

VA average5 barns · 236 hd

284.27

−25.38

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−40.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−199.36

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

67 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	467	205.72/cwt	175.00–222.50	961	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,391	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,556	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	511	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	856	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	284.74/cwt	212.50–299.00	1,555	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,596	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,565	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Natural	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	287.61/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,729	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	255.20/cwt	170.00–269.00	1,621	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	644	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	934	4
Steers	600–650	Small 1	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	278.02/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,840	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,831	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,932	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	707	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,732	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	250.20/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,826	5
Steers	750–800	Small 1	765	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,473	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,323	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 4	313	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	657	2
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	972	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	447	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	972	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,031	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	257.43/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,200	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	905	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	249.62/cwt	192.50–267.50	1,206	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,120	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,058	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,459	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,433	13
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,482	2
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	630	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,213	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,538	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 3	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	787	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	828	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,098	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 4	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,296	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,205	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	968	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,183	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,468	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,474	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,626	4

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 291Last week 399Year ago 262

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 93, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	167.50	167.50
4	600–650	644	145.00	145.00
3	700–750	707	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	470	296.00	296.00
3	550–600	562	284.00	284.00
7	600–650	635	170.00–269.00	255.20
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	780	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	313.00	313.00
12	500–550	546	212.50–299.00	284.74
1	550–600	565	277.00	277.00
23	600–650	601	285.00–288.00	287.61
31	650–700	662	273.00–279.00	278.02
5	700–750	730	250.00–251.00	250.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	700	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	175.00–222.50	205.72
6	500–550	543	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	165.00	165.00
3	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	678	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	565	207.50	207.50
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	790	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	196.00	196.00
2	750–800	758	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	264.00	264.00
4	450–500	483	192.50–267.50	249.62
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
25	550–600	559	261.00	261.00
6	600–650	638	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	192.50	192.50
2	550–600	573	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	630	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	466	254.00–260.00	257.43
13	550–600	562	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	610	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	458	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	515	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	810	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	975	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	277.00	277.00
3	650–700	667	221.00	221.00
4	750–800	753	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	276.00	276.00
2	350–400	380	289.00	289.00
2	550–600	578	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	251.00	251.00
2	450–500	478	252.00	252.00
5	500–550	528	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	465	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	197.50	197.50
1	550–600	555	110.00	110.00

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.